SHS Alternative Education: Chapter 4: Videos about YOUR Rights

1. The ACLU is the American Civil Liberties Union. What is its purpose/mission?

2. What is the ACLU’s argument for defending hate groups’ right to free speech?

3. Besides protecting freedom of speech, which of the ACLU’s projects do you find most interesting? Why?

1. Why was Versey arrested?

2. Can protests lead to violence?

3. Is a “free speech zone” a good solution to this? Why (not)?

1. What is Gordon Johnston’s job?

2. What did he get the Supreme Court to decide? Why?

3. What do you think of “pat downs” at large sporting events or concerts? Why?

1. Give an example of a President before Bush who suspended civil liberties and rights during a time of war.

2. What did the Bush administration do that some people think was illegal?

1. Where did Williams grow up?

2. Why did she believe that she needed to go away to college?

3. What did the University of Chicago start doing in the 1960s?

4. How many of the 500 graduated?

5. Why does Williams argue in favor of affirmative action?

1. In 2011, NYC police stopped people _____________________________ times.

2. How often does/has Tyquan been stopped and frisked?

3. What makes Tyquan “suspicious”?

4. Why has he been detained in a police precinct?

5. _________________% of those stopped in 2011 were not arrested or ticketed.

6. What are at least two items of Drew’s mental checklist when he sees a police officer?

7. What is broken window theory?

8. ________________% of those stopped were black or Latino.

9. Stops are __________________________ without reasonable suspicion of a crime.

10. What do you think constitutes “reasonable suspicion of a crime”?

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