. Why is it so important that people know their rights? In this scenario, what is the relationship between being told and understanding one's rights, and actually being
protected by them?

If you go to court or a cop pulls you over for no reason.

Explanation:

If you have to go to court and you are not granted the opportunity to get an appointed lawyer is fine because that's the law and I don't recommend that you should represent yourself because lawyers are generally the ones that understand the situation more if you talk to them about it, they study and make the defense, but that's not the point. If a court doesn't allow you to bring witnesses, that goes against your rights because you were not granted a witness when it states in the sixth amendment to the U.S that people shall be granted a witness or shall be confronted by one. You need to know your rights because if you are accused of something you didn't do, then you can be falsely punished or jailed for that mistake. But remember anything you say can be used against you, so be careful. Not saying this will happen to you I'm just saying in case you need to know.

dear friend:

  i hope this letter finds you in soaring spirits and vibrant health. as you had expressed the wish to know about culture, traditions, and unity of india in your previous letter, in the following lines i have tried my best to give you glimpses of our culture, traditions, and unity. you will be amazed to know that our culture is the oldest culture in the world and the birth place of hinduism, buddhism, jainism, and sikhism. you won’t find any other culture as varied and multi-colored, multi-lingual as ours. each region has its own unique culture, traditions, language. there are 22 official languages in india.

  basically, india is a spiritual country with orthodox traditions. for example the people of india believe in traditions set by their wise forefathers. arranged marriages, joint-family system, universal brotherhood, vegetarianism, celebrating festivals such as diwali, holi, eid, etc., are the salient features of our culture and traditions.

  another unique aspect about our country is ‘unity in diversity’. in spite of the multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-traditional, multi-cultural society, people live peacefully together, respecting one another’s views, cultures, traditions, and differences. i am sure you would love to visit india soon, and have a first-hand experience of the multi-colored culture. give regards to uncle and aunt. do visit india with your family and experience our hospitality.

your friend,

an informal structure in a bureaucracy would be something like so-called "office politics". where there's a formal structure set up for the organization, but then an informal subculture as well that has a way of organizing the bureaucracy further. this can be positive because it sets up an added degree of organization, albeit informal, within the bureaucracy.