Handout A: Rights Attitude Inventory

Directions: Decide how much you value each of the following rights – very important, somewhat important, or not important.

• Freedom of speech
  • The right to express your ideas freely.
• Freedom of religion
  • The right to practice your own religion freely.
• Right to a jury trial
  • The right to a fair trial judged by a jury of fellow citizens.
• Freedom of the press
  • The right to print and distribute writing and news freely.
• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishments
  • The government may not punish criminals in cruel or unusual ways.
• Right to keep and bear arms
  • The right to own and use weapons
• Right to control your own property
• Freedom of assembly
  • The right to gather peacefully with others and to protest.
• Freedom from quartering troops in your home
  • The government cannot make citizens let military troops stay in their homes.
• Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures
  • The government cannot search or take citizens’ property without good reason or without following the law.