Question

What did the court assert in Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts?
(1 point)
Responses

The government does not have the right to deny individual liberty even when it serves the common good.
The government does not have the right to deny individual liberty even when it serves the common good.

The federal government has the right to ignore decisions made by state courts.
The federal government has the right to ignore decisions made by state courts.

Individuals have no right to refuse or oppose a government order upheld by the courts.
Individuals have no right to refuse or oppose a government order upheld by the courts.

The government can overrule a claim of individual rights to protect the common good.

Answer 1

The government can overrule a claim of individual rights to protect the common good.

(Background: In Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the Court upheld a state’s mandatory vaccination law, ruling individual liberty may be limited for public health and safety.)