1. What is the right to privacy and what is the constitutional basis for it? Discuss two areas of law that directly involve questions about how far the right to privacy extends. In your answer, be sure to mention at least one Supreme Court case for each area of law.
2. Describe the piecemeal nationalization of the Bill of Rights throughout American history. In particular, discuss the Supreme Court's pre-Civil War interpretation of the scope of the Bill of Rights, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the process of selective incorporation.
3. The right to "bear arms" is one of the most controversial liberties in contemporary American politics. Explain the origins of this controversy by discussing the constitutional basis for the "right to bear arms," the existing variation in gun regulations across states, and the Supreme Court's recent decisions on the constitutionality of gun control laws.