Chapter 4

1. Freedom of Speech:  How important is it?  Does the freedom "go too far"? What areas of speech should be protected?

Freedom of speech is a wonderful concept but can be taken advantage of if not careful.  People often use the excuse of freedom of speech to just say anything they want in public settings which is not good.  People need to have restrictions when it comes to their freedom of speech.

2. Freedom of Religion:  Is separation of church and state necessary?  Why or why not? 

It is very important to have freedom of religion.  If we did not have separation of church and state, it would be virtually impossible to teach all the religions of the world which would only be the fair way to go about it.  There are hundreds of different religions and a school could not choose just Christianity to be taught in school.  Separation of church and state is very necessary for our country to thrive.

3. Criminal Procedure: Are defendant's rights crucial to our system of government?  Why or why not?  Many argue that defendant has too many rights - do you agree?  Why or why not?

  Accused criminals should have some rights until they are convicted. After that happens all their rights should be taken away.  I don’t think necessarily that defendants have too many rights because many of them are actually innocent so they deserve what rights they have