Question

Which situation best illustrates how the principle of limited government aims to protect individual rights?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Citizens cannot be punished for speaking out against the government

Explanation:

Th government in which the powers are written in the constitution and its powers, roles are limited. Such governments can only have those powers which people give it. It has been part of the political tradition in UK so it is not written in the British constitution but in US it is mentioned in the constitution.

United states constitution and Magna Carta are two documents that are important documents that limit government power. Magna Carta was the first government that prevented the government from encroaching upon individual liberty.  

In US the federal government cannot exercise any other power apart from the ones granted by the constitution. Limited government is an  important  idea in the history of liberalism.

In democratic countries civil liberties are written in the constitution and the government cannot encroach upon it, government's power is limited by constitution and it is drafted by the people.

Answer 2

The correct answer here is B - the situation that best illustrates how the principle of limited government aims to protect individual rights is the fact that citizens cannot be punished for speaking out against the government. This is certainly true of democratic countries, however there are still a lot of countries such as the dictatorship of North Korea.