Assignments
Activities so far
As you proceeded through Module 5, you should have participated in the following online activities: poll questions and readings.
If you have not, please make sure you go back and complete these before proceeding. Further activities for this unit are listed below.
- WEBLINK READING : Bowers v. Hardwick
- Poll Question: Could either paternalism or public health be construed as moral reasons to uphold the criminal statute against sodomy?
- Poll Question: Do you agree with the Bowers decision?
- WEBLINK READING : Lawrence v. Texas
- Poll Question: Do you agree with the Lawrence decision?
- Poll Question: Should sodomy be criminalized?
- Poll Question: Are civil unions a good solution to the gay marriage issue?
- WEBLINK READING : Goodridge v. Department of Health
- Poll Question: Did the Massachusetts court reach the right decision in Goodridge ?
- Poll Question: Should the U.S. have a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage?
- Poll Question: Should all states be required to allow gay marriages?
- Poll Question: Is homosexuality a vice?
Discussion Questions
Choose one of the following: sodomy laws, civil unions, or gay marriages and answer the following on the Discussion Board.
- Should this be permitted or prohibited?
- What legal arguments support your position?
- What role does privacy play in your answer?