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Download full textCronn-Mills, Daniel – 1998
An assignment focuses on introducing students to the complexities involved in rendering a decision concerning the First Amendment to the Constitution. During the first week of classes, students are asked to read the introductory sections to the topic-specific chapters in "Freedom of Speech in the Marketplace of Ideas" by Fraleigh and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Debate, Debate Format
Peer reviewedMueller, Jean West; Schamel, Wynell Burroughs – Social Education, 1990
Introduces the censorship, and imprisonment of Jehovah's Witnesses who distributed, "The Finished Mystery," which contained antiwar statements deemed seditious during World War I. Asks students to examine a Justice Department document pertaining to the case. Helps students decide whether national security needs should override First…
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, Government Role
