Directions for Civil Liberties Activity

1. Take student questionnaire on Student Worksheet to make your opinions clear.

2. Look over the key amendments on the civil liberties-amendments sheet

3. Look over wartime examples

4. Look over court cases

5. Look over detention and military.

6. NOW, the work part:

a. Based on the amendments and the stories of the cases, how should each of the

cases in the court case sheet be decided and why?

b. Summarize the arguments for and against detention and military commissions. Add

something from each person’s comment to the summary.

c. Which side of each argument is the most compelling and why?

d. Who has the Constitution on their side?

e. In 2011, where are we as a nation on the issue of national security versus individual

rights and civil liberties? Give me a full paragraph on your opinion of our current

situation.

f. A-E are due at the bell. Not more than 3 people in a group.