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Exposing China's Digital Dystopian Dictatorship

Examine how China’s policies as shown in the film would violate both the following Amendments to the US Constitution.
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Portion of the US Constitution This means... According to the film, how would the
Chinese policies be violating the US
Constitution?

Article I, Section 9, Clause 2, A writ requiring a person under arrest to be This one is like they can't deptermine
"The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus brought before a judge or into court, until they have seen a judge and will
shall not be suspended, unless when in especially to secure the person's release know how the rest will turn out to be until
cases of rebellion or invasion the public unless lawful grounds are shown for their that court date.
safety may require it." detention.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 These are laws that make illegal an act that This makes them by breaking the rules if
“No...ex post facto Law shall be passed.” was legal when committed, increases the they change the penalties before judge if
penalties for an infraction after it has been a police officer decides it for the judges
committed, or changes the rules of evidence that is breaking the rule for the laws
to make conviction easier. The Constitution
prohibits the making of ex post facto law.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 A bill of attainder is an act of a legislature This breaking from them if they are
“No Bill of Attainder Law shall be passed” declaring a person or group of persons guilty making someone guilty just because not
of some crime and punishing them, often enough money and punishing them for
without a trial. something they most likely didn't do

Article III, Section 3, Clause 2 Your family members cannot be punished for I think this would be breaking law if they
“no Attainder of Treason shall work your crimes against the state were able to get someone or accuse
Corruption of Blood” someone in their family to do their
punishment

Amendment I Meaning religion should not play in the press I think this could be broken in many ways
Congress shall make no law respecting an or freedom of speech if someone has a certain judge that is
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the string with punishments they don't give
free exercise thereof; or abridging the them a chance to be able to tell their
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the story or sympathy maybe they are in the
right of the people peaceably to assemble, wrong but government needs to make
and to petition the Government for a redress that better
of grievances.

Amendment IV People putting their safety in the person or I think this can be breaking when
The right of the people to be secure in their their surroundings. The issues of warrants. searching in many ways. I think
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against The oath of affirmation and when being sometimes they can lie about what they
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall searched find or what they did look for. Sometimes
not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, some departments are serious of what
but upon probable cause, supported by Oath they do
or affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized.

Amendment V No answer for the capital and the crimes. The I think this can be broken by police if
No person shall be held to answer for a jury being able to arise from the land or someone is making their situation more
capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless forces. The service with the public danger, dangerous by trying to interfere with what
on a presentment or indictment of a Grand putting someone's life in danger. With being they are doing and then charging them
Jury, except in cases arising in the land or witness or if it was a private resideident with something they come up with on the
naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual post to make someone get a sentence.
service in time of War or public danger; nor As well as being witnesses how do they
shall any person be subject for the same know they are saying true information or
offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or false.
limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal
case to be a witness against himself, nor be
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without
due process of law; nor shall private property
be taken for public use, without just
compensation.

Amendment VI Accusing traffic or if they need to go to jury I think with this it can be the public trial if
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall because they did not accorparet with what they don't do this or if its speeding
enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by happened. Not following the law. dashcams I think are important in this
an impartial jury of the State and district situation as well as police officers having
wherein the crime shall have been a camera on their chest without turning it
committed, which district shall have been off.
previously ascertained by law, and to be
informed of the nature and cause of the
accusation; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him; to have compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his
defence.

Amendment XIV Who was born here or not with their judeiest I think this get sbroken everywhere no
Section 1. of what they can or can't do. matter where you are there is people that
All persons born or naturalized in the United went born their and they make it harder
States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, for them I don't understand why there has
are citizens of the United States and of the to be a division of who goes where, i
state wherein they reside. No state shall understand sometimes safety there is
make or enforce any law which shall abridge background checks that can be taken but
the privileges or immunities of citizens of the not something that can be taken from
United States; nor shall any state deprive any someone
person of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor deny to any person within
its jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.
(There are more sections not included here)

The end

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