Re: The American Revolution arose partly in response to British general se
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31 May 2021, 00:46
Wow! A nice one.
The American Revolution arose partly in response to British general search warrants, which gave arbitrary and intrusive powers to government officers. Thus, the founders created the Fourth Amendment to protect against unreasonable and warrant-less intrusions of privacy by a powerful and partisan federal government. During the 20th century, countless dictators have used arbitrary and intrusive surveillance to monitor and suppress dissidents.Any democracy that does not enforce equally extensive protections will systematically suppress dissent.
The last sentence is our conclusion and and we need to weaken it.
(A) The United Kingdom’s parliamentary system does not have such extensive protections but has never systematically suppressed dissent. - Yes. In the UK there are no extensive protection yet dissents are never suppressed systematically.
(B) Many dictators have been very beneficial and constructive leaders for their countries. - This is not relevant to the conclusion.
(C) Many democracies have haphazardly used surveillance to monitor dissidents and suppress dissent during times of war. - In line with the conclusion but we are asked to weaken the conclusion.
(D) Some dictators have been supported by the United States. - Out of scope
(E) At least some countries in the former Soviet Union now have democratic elections but still suppress dissent. - Again - not a weakener.