Civics
The significance of rights in a democracy
Practice questions
Why does absence of rights make even electoral victory insufficient in democracy?If a government suppresses basic freedoms even through a law, which importance of rights becomes clear?Calling rights the soul of democracy reflects which deeper idea?In democracy what do rights remind the majority?Treating citizens as rights-holders shows what change in the state-person relationship?If access to court is absent, which weakness of rights becomes most clear?What is the deeper significance of freedom of expression in democracy?In which situation does suppression of rights hurt democratic legitimacy the most?The right to equality is linked not only with equal law but with which social goal in democracy?What is the most important institutional effect of democratic rights?Which analysis best explains the importance of rights in minority protection?If citizens are denied information, which democratic function of rights will weaken?Why can rights be called an instrument of social justice?What do reasonable restrictions on rights clarify?If freedom of expression is used to incite violence, what does democracy do?How does civil society help protect rights in democracy?Why are constitutional rights considered more secure than ordinary laws?In which situation will elections exist but the real meaning of democracy remain weak?What is the correct meaning of calling a right a valid claim?How should the relation between rights and duties be understood in democracy?