Civics -- Green/Raby

Right to Privacy

There is no “explicit” right to privacy found in the U.S. Constitution.

“Zones of Privacy” come from:

1st A: freedom of speech.
3rd A: have home free from soldiers during peacetime.
4th A: protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
5th A: right to remain silent.
9th A: unspecified rights kept by the people.

• Bill of Rights only protects you from actions by the Government.

Right to Privacy Opinion Poll

1. The “zone of privacy” should protect the sexual conduct of two consenting adults of the opposite sex.

Agree Undecided Disagree

2. The “zone of privacy” should not protect homosexual conduct.

Agree Undecided Disagree

3. Guards in a prison, which has had several stabbings, should be able to strip search the in-mates everyday.

Agree Undecided Disagree

4. The police should be able to place a device on your phone that records all of the numbers dialed.

Agree Undecided Disagree

5. The police should not be able to record the websites that you visit while surfing the World Wide Web.

Agree Undecided Disagree

6. Student athletes should be subject to mandatory urine tests.
Agree Undecided Disagree

7. The Government should be able to look at your e-mails in search of terrorist plots.

Agree Undecided Disagree