3.6 Amendments: Balancing Individual FREEDOM vs. PUBLIC SAFETY: 2nd, 4th, 8th Amendments

Which amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment? BTW.. you MUST know each of these by heart!

• 2nd

• 4th

• 8th

When can you (legally) lose your life, freedoms or property?

• When the government says so

• After due process

Which amendment is accompanied with the death penalty/capital punishment?

• 2nd

• 8th

• 4th

President Obama was attempting to uphold which of the following by issuing Executive Orders after Sandy Hook?

• Individual Freedom

• Public Safety

The 4th Amendment guarantees you...

• the right to bear arms

• protection from unreasonable search and seizure/warrants

• protection from cruel and unusual punishment

The struggle to balance individual freedom with public safety continues. Of these 3 Amendments (2nd, 4th and 8th) which do you think will continue to be debated by SCOTUS and why?