Describe the primary differences in the role of citizens in government, among the federal, confederation, and unitary systems.

1- Describe the primary differences in the role of citizens in government, among the federal, confederation, and unitary systems.
2- How does the federal government shape the actions of state and local governments? Write your answer based on doing a bit of research on how the federal government has influenced the actions of NY state and local governments, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3-Describe how you understand the Establishment Clause and the related Lemon Test.
4-Is burning the US flag protected by the First Amendment? Explain by referring to the relevant court case discussed in the reading.
5-What does it mean when someone says Im taking the Fifth?
6- P. Williams writes in her essay, that the war on terror is a new type of war. Whats new about it, how is it different from traditional wars?
7- In what ways does the Roving Wiretaps of the Patriot Act seem to violate the Bill of Rights? Which amendment(s) does it seem to violate and why
8- What about Sneek and Peek Warrants?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/02/humanrights.usa question 6,7,8
https://legacy.npr.org/news/specials/patriotact/patriotactdeal.html question 6,7,8
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/4-3-the-rights-of-suspects question 3,4,5
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/4-2-securing-basic-freedoms question 3,4, 5

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