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This short answer essay is meant to gauge both your class engagement and retention of our content. Please respond to the four questions posted below. In order to receive full credit, you must address specific quotes and sections from the book American Government 3ELinks to an external site., and cite the specific subsection or page you found it on, this is required to get full credit. This shows that you are directly engaging with course materials. Focus on connecting key terms from the texts, and show how the quote you chose relates to the question being asked. Whenever there is a key term, make sure you define it in your own words. To reiterate, your answer has two main components, quotes, and explanations in your own words. Your responses should be no longer than 2-3 paragraphs. They are not full essays. Please make sure to answer each specific part of every question. You may also want to provide additional real-world examples taken from the readings and lectures.

Question 1. Using Chapter 4, A) How central are civil liberties to the foundation of the Constitution, and how do they differ from civil rights? B) Were civil liberties comprehensively applied across different states immediately? If not, how were they applied? C) How does the right to privacy differ from other civil liberties? D) What are some major examples of the right to privacy in the modern context? Give three quotes from the text to support your answer.

Question 2. Using Chapter 5, A) Explain the status of African American civil rights after the civil war. B) What key SCOTUS cases framed the civil rights movement for African Americans? I.E. cases in the early era and at the culmination of the movement. C) How were the issues of African American civil rights largely remedied in the 1960s, and what are the Constitutional justifications for these remedies? D) Name how the Civil Rights movement for African Americans was similar or connected to at least one other group's pursuit of civil rights. Give three quotes from the text to support your answer.

Question 3. Using Chapter 6, A) Why is polling critical to understanding politics? B) Where do personal political opinion and public opinion come from? C) What are the components of a good poll? D) What are some of the effects of polls on politics? Give three quotes from the text to support your answer.

Question 4. Using Chapter 8, A) What factors influence how the media covers political issues? B) How do these standards influence the way the public thinks about policy problems, political events, and electoral contests? C) What could the media do to improve how Americans think about such important political problems? Give three quotes from the text to support your answer.