1. Discuss some areas where individual freedom (or free enterprise) may conflict with social needs. What is your position on these issues?

People in California, as everywhere else in a capitalist democracy,

must continually reassess choices regarding individual freedom

and social justice. Civil liberties, such as freedoms of speech, press, and

association (which restrict government powers), may conflict with civil

rights, which often require government protections. California’s appellate

courts have often been asked to rule on the rights of individuals vs. the

rights of the community. Should homeless people be allowed to sleep on

public streets, or does their presence create a risk for the community?

In Santa Barbara and Laguna Beach, the American Civil Liberties Union

has filed cases challenging those cities’ antisleeping ordinances, resulting in Laguna Beach revoking its policy.1 Should high school students

be permitted to wearT-shirts with “offensive” language? And is it okay

for a sixth-grade girl to do a class presentation about Harvey Milk, the

gay San Francisco Supervisor who was assassinated in 1978? All of these

issues have resulted in court decisions; in the case of the sixth grader,

after the court acted, she received an apology from the school district for

its violation of her freedom of speech.2

Explanation:

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