https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s en-us 2018-01-22 02:46:47 UTC 2018-01-22 12:48:52 UTC hello@padlet.com camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223290587 Affirmative action involves governments and private employers taking steps to remedy past and current discrimination in employment and education. It goes beyond merely stopping or avoiding discrimination. For example, a university might take affirmative action by starting a program to attract more applications from students who are members of minority groups. Some affirmative action is required by governments, but many businesses use it voluntarily.]]> 2018-01-22 12:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223290587 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223292044 In colonial times and through the American Revolution, it was common for groups of men in one town or region to form militias. These were groups of people who owned guns and were ready to defend the town, even though they were not professional soldiers. Without these well-armed militias, America could not have won the war against the British and gained independence.]]> 2018-01-22 12:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223292044 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223292345 Efforts by the government to regulate firearms are very controversial. Most Americans who own firearms own them legally and use them lawfully. They believe that “guns don’t kill people, people do,” so to them limiting gun ownership is misguided. They believe passionately that their liberty and perhaps their safety will be at risk if gun ownership is restricted. Supporters of gun control laws believe that the relatively easy availability of firearms contributes to violent crime, accidental shootings, and suicide. They point out that the United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world.]]> 2018-01-22 12:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223292345 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223292697 Although the words “right to privacy” or “right to be let alone” do not appear anywhere in the U.S. Constitution, many people contend that privacy is a basic right that should be protected against unreasonable interference from the government. Some states have passed privacy laws or added a right to privacy to their state constitutions. Others believe that the Supreme Court has gone too far in recognizing a right to privacy, arguing that that right does not appear anywhere in the Constitution.]]> 2018-01-22 12:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223292697 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223293122 The Patriot Act and its revisions broadened the definition of who could be seen as a terrorist and expanded the government’s power to detain, investigate, and prosecute suspected terrorists. The FISA court can approve wiretaps to monitor an individual’s telephone and Internet communications, even if the government has not met the standards of proof that would be required by a non-FISA court. Evidence that was authorized secretly by the FISA court can now also be used in criminal trials. In some cases, the government can delay notifying people that their houses or apartments have been searched until long after the search has taken place.]]> 2018-01-22 12:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/xo61utv9br1s/wish/223293122