Rights, Liberty, Medicine Learning Activity & Class Discussion

As always, there are several parts to this Discussion Assignment, so please read carefully, and do this assignment when you have time to “dig in.”

PART ONE:

Watch this video (Links to an external site.). There is also a transcript below it.

PART TWO: 

Read the six articles here (Links to an external site.).

Please be very thorough for this discussion for three reasons:

• This discussion is worth more points as there is no quiz this week
• This discussion will prepare you for your first essay which will be related to the topic you discuss
• You will learn a lot, I promise!  

PART THREE:

4. Refer to “Categories of Rights and Protections” in reading 4.2, from Module Four – Civil Rights and Libertiesand think about then discuss which areas from that reading apply to two pointsfrom the video (Links to an external site.), and to one point from the six articles (Links to an external site.). 
5. Discuss: Does the Lemon Test, Blue Laws, or Free Exercise Clause apply to any of the ideas from the video(Links to an external site.), or the six articles(Links to an external site.). 
6. How would you apply the ninth and/or tenth amendment to the issues discussed in the video(Links to an external site.), and the six articles(Links to an external site.)?
7. Name five laws, rulings, or situations that you believe directly contributed to the issues discussed in the video(Links to an external site.), and explain how you feel they are connected.

V. Using one of the issues you discussed in “IV”, explain how it relates to concerns that were raised in at least one of the six articles (Links to an external site.)