Most western democracies have rights such as the freedom of speech and freedom of religion. True or False

The correct answer is True

Secularism is based on two principles: one, independence and autonomy between the State and religious communities, without State interference in strictly religious matters, rites and creeds, nor the embarrassment of a particular religion with the State; another, freedom of belief. Thus, contrary to what seems at first sight, the secular state is not opposed to religion, it is not synonymous with an atheist state, but, on the contrary, it allows the coexistence of various religious beliefs or communities in its territory.

The right to religious freedom was declared as a fundamental human right in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which further recognized that freedom of thought and conscience is inherent in the right of belief.

the united states has a federal government. the president is the head of the federal government of the united states. however, each state forms its government for administration purposes. the powers of the state governments are exercised within restricted state boundaries. and citizens participate in this government by voting.

earlier philosophers whose work influenced the enlightenment included bacon, descartes, locke, and spinoza. the major figures of the enlightenment included beccaria, diderot, hume, kant, montesquieu, rousseau, adam smith, and voltaire. it spread the ideas of the enlightenment across europe and beyond.