Your Rights: Personal Privacy

Question 1

Based on what you learned in the lesson, what is the right to privacy?Give your response in the form of at least two complete sentences.

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The right to privacy is the principle that individuals have the right to keep their personal information from being made public. Additionally, it encompasses the right to make personal decisions about one's own life without unreasonable government interference or intrusion.

Question 2

Which ideas are included in your response? Check any that apply.

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People have unenumerated rights.; Those rights are still protected.; Those rights cannot be denied.

Question 3

disparaged✔ unenumeratedconstrued

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✔ unenumerated; Rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution are considered and are protected by the amendment.: unenumerated; Rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution are considered and are protected by the amendment.: Ninth; The Third and Fourth amendments imply that the government cannot intrude in a person’s .: home; The Fifth Amendment allows you to keep private any information that might make you .: look guilty of a crime

Question 4

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.

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✔ agrees with; In Justice Goldberg's concurring opinion, he the court's decision.: agrees with; According to the justice, the Ninth Amendment additional basic rights for people in the United States.: protects

Question 5

FirstThird✔ Ninth

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✔ Ninth

Question 6

✔ protectslimits

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✔ protects

Question 7

✔ homethoughtsdecisions

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✔ home

Question 8

look embarrassed✔ look guilty of a crimefeel bad about something

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✔ look guilty of a crime

Question 9

According to the court, the right to privacy is protected by the Fourteenth Amendment because that amendment:

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restricts state actions and preserves individual liberty.

Question 10

How has the right to privacy changed because of Griswold and Roe?Give your response in the form of a short paragraph.

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The right to privacy changed significantly as a result of Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade by becoming a recognized constitutional protection. In Griswold, the Supreme Court established that the Bill of Rights creates 'zones of privacy' that protect the right of individuals to make personal decisions about contraception. Roe v. Wade expanded this right to include a woman's decision to have an abortion. Together, these cases established that the government cannot easily interfere in private matters regarding reproductive healthcare and bodily autonomy.

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