General Instructions:
respond to the questions below. Single space your answers with 12 point font. Write at least one page per question – you may write more. Use headings and keep the paper well organized. If you copy and paste the question into your response, please ensure that you write one page at least. You may collaborate and you may use any sources you wish including our text, videos, slides, and outside sources. You may use your PCAs but do not simply cut and past them (particularly for the short answers in Q#1).
Question #1: use the DIRE structure (Define, In other words, Relevance, Example) to explain five out of the eight concepts below. Your choice.
A Exclusionary Rule
B Fourth Amendment
C Nationalization of US Constitution
D Searches not requiring a warrant
E Stop and Frisk
F Probable Cause
G Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
H Reasonable Suspicion
Question #2: For the past two months we have been considering the tension between liberty and security. Write a one-page response to the questions below:
A. Does the tension result in a balancing of important rights, or an erosion of important rights?
B. What is the US Supreme Court’s role in resolving this tension over time?
C. What role do the police play in balancing the interests of liberty and security?
D. What recommendations would you make to improve the ability of police and the courts to balance the sometimes conflicting interests of liberty and security?
