> 選挙権は国民の権利 **でも** あれば、同時に義務 **でも** ある。

I just came across this sentence in my textbook. I notice that the sentence
use "でも" instead of simply "も." What's the difference between "でも" and "も" in
this context?
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でも in 国民の権利でもあれば、同時に義務でもある
Xでもある and Xもある are different. Xでもある is Xである with も ("also") added after で.
Xもある is the same as Xがある but が is replaced by も ("also").

  * Xである = is X
  * Xでもある = is also X
  * Xがある = there is X
  * Xもある = there is also X

Compare the following sentences:

  * 冷蔵庫にはリンゴ **もあり** 、バナナ **もある** 。  
In the fridge, there is an apple, and there is a banana, too.

  * 彼の好きな食べ物はリンゴ **でもあり** 、バナナ **でもある** 。  
His favorite food is an apple, and a banana, too.

Here the sentence wants to say "選挙権 **is** 国民の権利 and also 国民の義務", so でもある is
the correct option.

(BTW 選挙権は国民の義務である seems to be a wrong opinion to me, but that's another
story.)
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