Grand Canyon University Constitutional Issue Discussion

Assignment: Select one topic from the following list of two constitutional issues. The topic you select should also be used as the topic for your Week 2 and 3 written assignments:

• Privacy rights

The thesis of the paper will be a statement identifying how the concepts of federalism, civil liberties, and civil rights are implicated in and affected by this topic.

Introductory paragraph that provides a brief background regarding the topic and introduces the main thesis.

• In-depth discussion of the implications for federalism related to the topic.

o Explain how and why federalism has a positive and negative impact on the selected topic.

? Provide one real-world positive example.

? Provide one real-world negative example.

? Utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to support your explanation.

• In-depth discussion of the implications for civil rights related to the topic.

o Explain how and why civil rights are positively and negatively affected by the selected topic.

? Provide one real-world positive example.

? Provide one real-world negative example.

? Utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to support your explanation.

• In-depth discussion of the implications for civil liberties related to the topic.

o Explain how and why civil liberties are positively and negatively affected by the selected topic.

? Provide one real-world positive example.

? Provide one real-world negative example.

? Utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to support your explanation.

• Concluding paragraph that summarizes the main findings and restates the thesis.