Civil Liberties, political science homework help

the 1st one: Civil Liberties Consider the issue of privacy and governmental searches of individuals computer files. Describe in this case how you would balance civil liberties with the need for government authority. When or under what circumstances do you think government should be able to access and search an individuals computer files without his or her knowledge or consent? What limits, if any, would you place on governments ability to do this?   the 2nd one: Civil Rights What is the social purpose of the government recognition of the institution of marriage? Why does the government sanction this form of contract? How does the issue of the gender of each participant in a given marriage fit into the discussion?answer those two question separately, each question should be around 2 pages, MLA format