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The Rule of Law is violated when:
- (a) Laws are applied equally to all
- (b) Courts review government actions
- (c) Powerful individuals are treated above the law
- (d) Citizens challenge laws through legal means
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In short:
The correct option is (c) - the Rule of Law means no one is above the law.
- The correct option is (c) Powerful individuals are treated above the law.
- The Rule of Law rests on the idea that no one is above the law.
- Treating powerful people as exceptions breaks exactly that idea.
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Applying laws equally to all is the Rule of Law working, which is equality before law.
- (b) Courts reviewing government actions upholds it, by keeping the government within the law.
- (d) Challenging a law through legal means uses the procedure established by law, which is allowed.
Revision: Which one breaks the Rule of Law
Laws applied equally
upholds it
Courts review government
upholds it
Powerful placed above the law
BREAKS it
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Only (c) - because no one is above the law
