14/6/2021 Unit Activity: Balancing Liberty, Order, and Democracy

Task 1

Balancing Liberty, Order, and Democracy

A balancing act occurs in US government and society between the rights of individuals and the maintenance
of the common good, which can affect the whole country.

Part A
Write a 250- to 500-word argumentative essay on one of the listed topics. Choose a topic that you find
interesting or is somehow relevant to you:

Why are there laws limiting the freedom of speech?

Why is it important to balance majority rule with minority rights?

Is the use of civil disobedience warranted in response to laws that some people feel are unjust?

What is the correct balance between protecting the freedom of religion, maintaining the separation of
church and state, and protecting people from discrimination?

In the space provided below, explain a little about the topic you’ve chosen and why you chose it. In your
answer, note a time in history when this issue has come up or a current event that relates to the issue. A few
resources and examples are provided below, but you are also encouraged to find and use your own sources
and examples. The resources provided demonstrate only a few of the many ways that the listed topics can
be interpreted.

You can use the following resources as you work through this activity:

Freedom of speech and limits on rights

Majority rule and minority rights

Majority rule versus minority rights

Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

Civil disobedience: the Greensboro sit-in

Balancing freedom of religion with the rights of individuals

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Answer:
Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to comply with certain laws or pay charges as
a peaceful form of protest. It is fervently challenged whether gracious noncompliance may be
a substantial frame of protestsince it includes breaking laws. Henry
Thoreau defended respectful challenge by contending that he would notpay charges to a government
that commits unreasonable acts. I chose this theme since of the Black Lives Matter challenges that have
been happening since June. Amid the challenges, curfews were set to disband
the dissents but nonconformists denied to suffer the policemen implementing the curfews. I think this
is often an case of respectful noncompliance and this address is significant to modern events.

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Part B
Now that you’ve started to think more about your topic, it’s time to write your essay. Use the Process
section to help you write a well-structured response to the question you’ve picked.

Process

Follow the steps below to complete your essay, and use the links provided to assist with your research and
writing. When you have finished your essay, use the drop box to submit it to your teacher.

1. Gather sources. Begin by gathering additional sources —either online or otherwise—to support the
views you present in your essay. For each source, consider these questions:
Who authored the document?

What is the purpose of the document?

When was the document written?

What significant historical event or movement does the document represent?

2. Read and evaluate sources. Examine each source and think about how you will use it to support a
thesis. Be an active researcher by asking the following questions about each source you reference:
What is the credibility of the source?

Is there any noticeable bias?

How does the author form his or her argument?

What important themes, main ideas, and arguments are presented in the document?
3. Write your essay. Refer to your notes and the provided documents to write a short essay . Be careful
to keep the following ideas in mind:
To avoid plagiarism, make sure to cite your sources properly with in text citations and a works
cited page .

When you finish, reread the essay to check for all of the points above, and then proofread it to
be sure your work doesn’t contain errors in grammar or spelling.

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Answer:
Respectful insubordination is justified in reaction to laws that individuals feel are out of
line since respectful insubordination can be utilized as a device to battle bad
form and pitilessness and permits individuals to stand up for
others. Civil disobedience is justified in reaction to laws that individuals feel
are unreasonable since gracious noncompliance can be utilized as
a device to battle treachery. Agreeing to History.com, Rosa Parks denied to provide up her situate to a
white individual indeed in spite of the fact that Jim Crow laws required it. Parks was fined and captured.
This activity motivated the Montgomery Transport Boycott which made a difference the cause of the
budding Civil Rights development. This development driven to the abrogation of Jim Crow laws which
gave African-Americans equal rights. In this case and numerous other like
it, respectful noncompliance is vital to start alter. Administrators would not have tuned in to
the dark community through other implies since they were moment lesson citizens at the
time. That's why civil disobedience was essential to
make change.Civil disobedience is warranted in reaction to out of
line laws since it permits individuals to stand against bad form for others. In today’s modern “Black Lives
Matter” or BLM protests against police brutality, civilians utilize gracious noncompliance to
induce over their message. In June, curfews were ordered all around California in arrange to
urge individuals to go domestic rather than protest. In any case, dissidents chosen to not take
after the time limit since their message was much more vital. Inside the positions of nonconformists,
there were numerous diverse ethnicities and bunches of individuals. Not as it were were African
Americans present, but too Latinx individuals, Caucasians, Asians, and other bunches. Individuals of
other bunches chosen to come together
to utilize their benefit for great. Respectful noncompliance against injustice is fundamental since
it permits individuals to stand up for each other and also make a change

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