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Title: Would you be a Spy?
Ch 7.1: The Mauryan Empire of India CLASSWORK 2/2/19
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A cyborg dragonfly! Government means of surveillance continue to get more and more advanced – you’ve been bugged!
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The Situation You are a weaver working at your loom when a stranger enters your shop. You fear it is one of the emperor’s inspectors, coming to check the quality of your cloth. The man eyes you sternly and then, in a whisper, asks if you will spy on other weavers in your neighborhood. If you take the job you will be paid the equivalent of 4 years earnings. But you would have to turn in one of your friends, whom you suspect is not paying enough sales tax to the government.
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Spying: Examine the Issues Answer the following Qs in your Ntbk
Do citizens have the responsibility to turn in people who are committing crimes? WHY? Explain your answer – give reasons. What kind of tensions might exist in a society where people spy on each other? Explain Is it right for a government to control people by spying on them? Why? / Why Not?
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Issue Q #1 Do citizens have the responsibility to turn in people who are committing crimes? Mr F’s Ans: YES! Being a citizen means you need to take responsibility, its like voting, if you don’t do YOUR PART, don’t complain (about crime)! Follow up Q: If you know someone has committed a crime and you don’t tell anyone about it, are you helping the criminal?
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Issue Q #2 What kind of tensions might exist in a society where people spy on each other? Tension = Stress Possible Answer: No Trust, no privacy, people lying and making up “dirt” just to get rid of someone they don’t like or agree with. Follow up Qs: How would you react if you knew someone was spying on you? Would you be able to trust anyone?
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Issue Q #3 Is it right for a government to control people by spying on them? To Control by spying – NO – but if citizens don’t act responsibly – what choice is there? Follow Up Q: When a government spies on its own people, is it a violation of their rights? Is it Constitutional?
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The 4th Amendment (US Constitution)
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…
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