GOVT 2305 Week 3 Assignment

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Lesson 3 Writing Assignment

For this assignment, choose ONE of the writing prompts and write a minimum 300 word essay.  For more detailed instructions, review the Instructions for Lesson Writing Assignments

**Do not use quotations or paraphrases from any sources for this assignment. You can use sources, of course, but do not quote them or paraphrase them. This essay is short, and it needs to be obvious from YOUR words that you understand the material.**

This paper must be between 300 and 450 words long. You will lose points if your paper is too short or too long. Do not turn this assignment into a mini-research paper. A one- or two-sentence intro, response to all parts of the prompt, and a one- or two-sentence closing is all you need. Turning it into a 500+ word essay complete with intro paragraph, paragraph for each major support, and closing paragraph is not what is needed for this assignment.

Also, you are expected to maintain formal, academic standards. Do not make your paper chatty. Do not use first or second person (I, we, you). Edit your work. Then edit it again. Then again. Use spellcheck. Do not turn in a rough draft -- it will make a very low grade. Put a heading on your paper. Put a title on your paper (the name of the assignment is not a title). Use the skills learned in Freshman English. The expectations enumerated in this paragraph are those expected in all academic and professional writing, and failure to achieve proper academic standards affects the grade. This is a university-level class, and university-level work is expected.

Format your paper. Formatting your paper consist of putting a heading on it and putting a title. The name of the assignment is not a title. The name of the assignment should be given in the heading. Don't use a cover sheet.

It is not necessary to copy the prompt. Copying the prompt does not count toward the required word count. Works cited entries do not count toward the required word count.

1)  Read the Pew Research article, “Americans feel the tensions between privacy and security concerns.” How should the government balance the tensions between privacy and national security concerns? Is the Constitution clear about potential conflicts between privacy and national security? How much privacy should Americans expect in an age where information about people is so readily available?

2)  Chapter 6 briefly discusses judicial interpretivists and strict constructionists. For more discussion on the issue read “How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means?” How does a strict constructionist (originalist) interpret the Constitution compared to a judicial interpretivist (non-originalist)? Do you think the Constitution should be interpreted literally or is it an evolving document that needs to be interpreted differently over time?  Why?