Week 4

Agenda 9/18

Civil Rights: The Journey, The Movements

1. Sunday Shows
2. What does equality mean in US politics?
3. What’s the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?
4. What struggles have women and minorities endured in the fight for equal/civil rights?
5. How did equal/civil rights movements affect US politics and public policy?
   1. Women’s movement
   2. Gay rights movement
   3. Civil Rights Movement
6. What are civil rights today?
   1. What challenges do minorities face?
   2. What’s been Obama’s legacy/impact on race in America?

Dec 4, 2014

Michael Che -- now, one of the news anchors on SNL -- attempts to find a safe location to report about the recent shooting of an unarmed black man.

Agenda 9/20

1. Wrap up discussion on civil rights
2. Bill of Rights & Civil liberties
   1. What was the rationale for adopting the Bill of Rights into the Constitution?
   2. How does the Bill of Rights relate to the values/principles of American democracy?
   3. How does the Supreme Court interpret the first 10 amendments?
      1. Is hate speech constitutional?
      2. Do we have a right to privacy?
   4. Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era
      1. How much privacy are we willing to give up in order to ensure physical security?
      2. Should the government be allowed to spy on American citizens without a warrant if it is in the name of national security?