Chapter Five: Civil Liberties

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Guiding Questions

• What are civil liberties?

• What role does the Supreme Court play in protecting these liberties at the federal and state level?

• Why is the 14^th Amendment important in the context of civil liberties?

• How does the Supreme Court balance individual’s rights and society’s rights?

• How free is free speech?

• What about speech that offends or scares people—is this speech protected by the First Amendment?

• Should the press ever be restrained? If so, under what conditions?

• How does the Supreme Court decide cases involving religion?

• Should prayer in school be allowed? What if this is what the majority wants?

• What issues arise frequently regarding the 4^th Amendment?

• What is the exclusionary rule? Is it essential to the protection of individual liberties or does it interfere with the ability of the police to do their jobs?

• Has the Court placed too many restrictions on capital punishment? Explain!

• Where in the Constitution do you find the right to privacy? How did the Court derive the right to privacy?

• Has the Court extended the right to privacy too far?

• Have judges gone too far in protecting civil liberties in our nation?

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