Question

Imagine that an exchange student from China visits your class. While your teacher discusses how the United States has a limited government, the Chinese student raises his hand and asks why the government has limited power. Which point best highlights why the US government has limited power?
A limited government means citizens pay fewer taxes.
A limited government helps people avoid breaking the law.
A limited government protects individual freedoms.
A limited government prevents businesses from being too powerfu

Answer 1

The correct answer is that A limited government protects individual freedoms. In a totalitarian government, the government has to power to revoke any of your rights at any point (that is, if you had rights to start with). However, the United States believed in a government where the people were the government, and therefore, limited the governments power so that the people would maintain the basic human rights.