December 1st - 4th

  • ISIS Views
    • It aims to establish a caliphate, or Islamic state in Sunni

Sunni - the tradition in this case refers to practices based on precedent or reports of the actions of the Prophet Muhammad and those close to him.

Shia- The Shia claimed the right of Ali, the son in law of Muhammad, and his descendants to lead the Islamic community.

  • AL Qaeda
    • It seeks to rid Muslim countries of what it sees as the profane influence of the West and replace their governments with fundamentalist Islamic regimes.

Why these Groups are dangerous

  • They think they are losing their culture
  • Hate Western Countries
  • Will die for their religion
  • Terrorist

Biodiversity

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

  • Human Activity
    • Population
      • As population rises so does the need for natural resources and land to build homes
      • the higher the population the higher the demand for everything
    • Forestry
      • More and Mare wood is need for various items
      • limited supply
      • habitats for animals
    • Fishing
      • Over fishing of certain fish
      • numbers of other species to incline and decline
      • he introduction of a new species into a different
    • Pollution
      • As the amount of pollution rises the number of species falls
      • dumping and trash in oceans
      • pumping in the atmosphere
  • Hot Spots
    • A biodiversity hot spot is a biographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction
  • What's being done?
    • There are people out trying to stop logging so they chain themselves to tress
    • Foundations and national parks for wildlife

Right of Privacy - The right of a person and one's personal information is protected from pubic security

  • Examples
    • Home address
    • Age, date of Birth
    • Blood Type
    • Ethnicity
    • Religious belief
  • Major Acts that relate to privacy
    • Privacy Act
      • Protects the privacy of individuals
      • controls personal information collected by government institutions
    • The Access to Information Act
      • Government information should be available to public
      • Limited and specific
    • Video Privacy Protection Act
      • Videotape service providers can't disclose rental records without written consent
      • Rental stores must get personal information related to rentals within a year of when no longer needed
  • Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
    • Forbids any person to obtain any drug or article to prevent conception
    • Licensed physician gave birth control to couple
  • Stanley v. Georgia (1969)
    • State laws prohibiting the possession of obscene material
    • Instead of bookmaking they found obscene material
    • Has the right to read whatever he wants
  • Roe v Wade (1973)
    • Single pregnant women
    • right to have an abortion
  • Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
    • Bartender from gay bar
    • same sex intercourse
  • Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
    • Police came to house
    • report of weapons disturbance
    • same sex intercourse

When was the Right to Privacy Established?

  • Roe v. Wade case in 1972
    • Women should have the right to terminate a pregnancy
    • Fundamental- it is a human right

Privacy in the Constitution

  • Not stated specifically in the Constitution
  • Supreme Court is to decide the constitutionality of a law or government action
  • The majority of Justices on the Supreme Court believe the "right to privacy" is a basic human right.

Constitutional Rights

  • 1st Amendment protects the privacy of beliefs
  • 3rd Amendment protects the privacy of the home against the use of it for housing soldiers
  • 4th Amendment protects privacy against unreasonable searches
  • 9th Amendment says that the "enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people."
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