1. a) Define "resolution" as used in the article.
b) Charlottesville, Virginia has become the first city in the U.S. to formally pass an anti-drone resolution. What does the resolution call on the federal and state government of Virginia to do?

2. Why did the city pass this resolution?

3. Read "Background" below the questions on other cities' drone programs. Do you agree with the mayor's reason for ending the police department's use of drones in Seattle? Explain your answer.

4. a) What provisions requested by privacy rights activist David Swanson did the Charlottesville council not include in the resolution?
b) Do you think the city council was correct in their judgement? Explain your answer.

5. What is the text of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution?

6. a) What are "civil liberties"?
b) Are resolutions like Charlottesville city council's resolution necessary to preserve U.S. citizens' civil liberties? Explain your answer.

7. Charlottesville's resolution does not affect federal or state drone programs. What is the city council's motive for then passing such a resolution?

8. Charlottesville's vice mayor Kristin Szakos voted against the resolution. But the example she gave in supporting drone use is a poor comparison:  airplanes were created for transportation, not to drop a bomb, while the main purpose of a surveillance drone is for surveillance: to observe what people are doing in private (to catch people in illegal or terrorist activities). Though Ms. Szakos does not make a good comparison, is she right to say that drones "might be used for positive things"? Explain your answer.