Answer: b. Debates over the federal government’s role in the economy
Explanation:
The petition's title was "Remonstrance against Increase of Duties on Imports," and it represented the interests of the laissez-faire capitalists of the early 1900s who were against increasing taxation by the government. This issue was part of the much more complex debate about how much influence should the federal government have over the economy.
The civil liberties that are guaranteed by the American Bill of Rights and protected from government interference and abuse recognize people's unalienable or natural rights - "the great rights of mankind," as James Madison stated. These rights are freedom of religion; freedom of speech, press, petition and assembly; privacy; due process of law; and equality before the law.
