yes
yes
sure, why not?
Bill of Rights protects the individual rights.Bill of rights protects the individual rights.
It depends. Laws shouldn't violate our individual rights in the first place, but also we give up some rights and freedom for protection of other rights. (The Social Contract)
The man running for president promised to defend the individual rights of every citizen by passing new laws and keeping taxes low.
Not many. As we know a theocracy is defined as a government set up, in which god/deity is the surpereme ruler. it's Rules and customs are based on the particular religion. So for example, if the United States were a theocracy, it would be Mandatory to go to church on Sundays. It would be illegal to believe in other gods. You have no rights. The only right you have, is what preached by the church.
The form of government you are referring to is a theocracy, where the ruler governs with divine authority and is both the political and religious leader of a society. Examples include ancient Egypt with the pharaohs and the Vatican City with the Pope.
The Massachusetts Colony was a theocracy.We did not want a theocracy, we wanted the separation of church and state.
They did not care about individual rights
No, Nathaniel Hawthorne did not agree with theocracy. In his works, such as "The Scarlet Letter," he often critiqued the oppressive and hypocritical nature of Puritan society, which was intertwined with theocracy in colonial New England. Hawthorne's writing demonstrates his skepticism towards theocracy and its implications on individual freedom and morality.
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia created the October Manifesto in 1905 in response to the Russian Revolution of 1905. The manifesto promised to grant civil liberties and create a legislative assembly called the Duma, marking the beginning of Russia's transition into a constitutional monarchy.