Friday, March 30, 2012

Ch 4 - The Right to Privacy

Explain if there is or is not a 'right to privacy'?
What did was the ruling in the 1965 Griswold v Connecticut case? Do you agree or disagree with the decision
What did was the ruling in the 1973 Roe v Wade case? Do you agree or disagree with the decision?
What did was the ruling in the 1992 Planned Parenthood v Casey case? Do you agree or disagree with the decision?

Ch 4 - Capital Punishment

What did was the ruling in the 1972 Furman v Georgia case? Do you agree or disagree with the decision?
What did was the ruling in the 1976 Gregg v Georgia case? Do you agree or disagree with the decision?
What did was the ruling in the 1976 Woodson v North Carolina case? Do you agree or disagree with the decision?

Ch 4 - The Right To Counsel

What amendment includes the right to counsel?
What supreme court case deal with the right to have an attorney?
Explain if  you agree or disagree with this supreme court decision.

Ch 4 - Self-Incrimination

Which amendment concerns self-incrimination?
What supreme court ruling established guidelines for police questioning of accused persons?
Explain why you agree or disagree with this ruling?

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ch 4 - Exclusionary Rule

What Supreme Court ruling created the 'exclusionary rule'?
Do you agree or disagree with the ruling?

Ch 4 - The Right to Bear Arms

What second amendment issues has the Supreme Court ruled on in the past?
Do you agree or disagree with those ruling?

Ch 4 - Miller v California

What did the Supreme Court rule in Miller v California?
Explain if you agree or disagree with the courts ruling.

Ch 4 - Freedom of the Press

Select one Supreme Court ruling concerning Freedom of the Press, explain the ruling, and tell if you agree or disagree and why.

Ch 4 - Prior Restraint

Define 'prior restraint'.
Explain if you think the government should or should not have the power of prior restraint.

Ch 4 - Religious Rulings

Select one Supreme Court ruling concerning Freedom of Religion, explain the ruling, and tell if you agree or disagree and why.

Ch 4 - Freedom of Religion

What is the 'establishment clause'?
What is the 'free exercise clause'?
Do you agree or disagree with these ideas contained in the first amendment?

Ch 4 - Incorporation Doctrine

What is the 'incorporation doctrine'?
Why is the incorporation doctrine important?
Do you agree with the idea of the incorporation doctrine?

Ch 4 - Fourteenth Amendment

What is the "equal protection clause' and why is it important?
What is the 'due proceess clause' and why is it important?


Ch 4 - Freedom of Speech

What did the Supreme Court say in Barron v Baltimore?
What did the Supreme Court rule in Gitlow v New York?
Which ruling do you agree with and why?

Ch 4 - The First Amendment

What rights are protected by the First Amendment?
Which of these rights is most important? Explain.

Ch 20 - Foreign Aid

When it comes to foreign aid, is the United States a generous nation? Defend you answer.

Ch 20 - Balance of Trade

What is a 'balance of trade'?
What are the concerns regarding America's balance of trade?

Ch 20 - The International Economy

Define 'interdependency'. Is interdependency a good thing? Explain.
Define 'globalization'.Is globalization a good thing? Explain.

Ch 20 - Nuclear Proliferation

Can the spread of Nuclear weapons be stop?
If yes, how?
If no, why not?

Ch 20 - Defense Spending

What are the major costs involved with defense spending?
Does the United States spend too much on defense? Explain your answer.

Ch 20 - The War on Terror

What is 'The War on Terror'?
What are some of the major events related to The War on Terror.
 

Ch 20 - Containment / Cold War

Define 'containment'.
What was the 'cold war'?
What was the most important event in the cold war? Defend you answer.

Ch 20 - Isolationism

What is 'isolationism'?
How did isolationism became of major part of U.S. foreign Policy?
Explain why we should or should not return to a more 'isolationism' style of foreign policy.

Ch 20 - U.S. Policymakers

Identify the four (4) major policy makers concerning foreign policy in the United States.
Which of these do you think is most important? Explain.
Which of these do you think has too much power? Explain.

Ch 20 - World Organizations

Name the five (5) major 'actors on the world stage'.
Rank these five in order of importance and explain why.

Ch 20 - Instruments of Foreign Policy

What are the three major tools of foreign policy.
Which one of these are most important and why?