POLS 34102 Lecture 4: CH 04 OBJECTIVES AND EXERCISES
29 Jun 2018
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CH 04 OBJECTIVES AND EXERCISES
Topic Chapter Goal Related Exercises
A Brief History of the Bill of
Rights
Explain the origins and evolution of the civil
liberties in the Bill of Rights as they apply to the
federal government and the states.
By the Numbers: Executions
and the Murder Rate per State
The First Amendment and
Freedom of Religion
Describe how the First Amendment protects
freedom of religion.
Simulation: You Are a Civil
Liberties Lawyer
Who Participates?: Religious
Affiliation and Freedom of
Religion
The First Amendment and
Freedom of Speech and the
Press
Describe how the First Amendment protects free
speech and freedom of the press.
Simulation: You Are a Civil
Liberties Lawyer
The Second Amendment and
the Right to Bear Arms
Explore whether the Second Amendment means
people have a right to own guns.
By the Numbers: Executions
and the Murder Rate per State
Rights of the Criminally
Accused
Explain the major rights that people have if they are
accused of a crime.
Who Are Americans?: Who Is
in Prison?
By the Numbers: Executions
and the Murder Rate per State
The Right to Privacy Assess whether people have a right to privacy under
the Constitution.
Video Exercise: Apple versus
the FBI
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Document Summary
Explain the origins and evolution of the civil liberties in the bill of rights as they apply to the federal government and the states. Describe how the first amendment protects freedom of religion. The second amendment and the right to bear arms. Describe how the first amendment protects free speech and freedom of the press. Explore whether the second amendment means people have a right to own guns. Explain the major rights that people have if they are accused of a crime. Assess whether people have a right to privacy under the constitution. By the numbers: executions and the murder rate per state.
