11  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 J200: Journalism and the Mass Media Taking the 1st ( Amendment)

22  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 The Mother-of-All quizzes  How many freedoms are in the First Amendment?  5.

33  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 The quiz  What are they?  Freedom of religion  Freedom of speech  Freedom of press  Right to petition the government for redress of grievances  Right to assemble

44  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 The 1st Amendment to the U. S. Constitution Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. — The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

55  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Connect to Freedom Forum  forum.org/ forum.org/  999/questionnaire.asp 999/questionnaire.asp

66  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Current cases  Federal judge orders religious codes out of Kentucky schools, courthouses Federal judge orders religious codes out of Kentucky schools, courthouses  California high school suspends 11 students for underground newspaper California high school suspends 11 students for underground newspaper  Little-known presidential candidate defends stroll in racy costume Little-known presidential candidate defends stroll in racy costume  KKK threatens to sue Alabama town after officials deny parade permit KKK threatens to sue Alabama town after officials deny parade permit

77  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Current cases?

88  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Survey of Americans….  Based on your own feelings about the First Amendment, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: “The First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees.”  16% Strongly agree  12% Mildly agree  22% Mildly disagree  45% Strongly disagree  5% DK/Ref

99  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Survey of Americans… Even though the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of the press, government has placed some restrictions on it. Overall, do you think the press in America has too much freedom to do what it wants, too little freedom to do what it wants, or is the amount of freedom the press has about right? Class S’00 Too much freedom Too little freedom About right DK/Ref %53% 9% 7% 50% 37% 3%2%

 10  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Do you think the press in America has too much freedom to do what it wants, too little freedom to do what it wants, or is the amount of freedom the press has about right?

 11  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Do you think the press in America has too much freedom to do what it wants, too little freedom to do what it wants, or is the amount of freedom the press has about right? %53% 9%7% 50%37% 3%2%

 12  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Should newspapers be allowed to publish freely without government approval of a story?

 13  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Should newspapers be allowed to publish freely without government approval of a story? % 68%

 14  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Should a group be allowed to hold a rally for a cause or issue even if it may be offensive to others in the community? Class %Public A.Should be allowed64 % B.Should not be allowed36 % C.Don’t know

 15  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Should musicians be allowed to sing songs with words that others might find offensive? Class %Public A.Should be allowed59 % B.Should not be allowed41 % C.Don’t know

 16  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Should people be allowed to display in a public place art that has content that might be offensive to others? Class %Public A.Should be allowed43 % B.Should not be allowed57 % C.Don’t know

 17  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Should people be allowed to use words in public that might be offensive to racial groups? Class %Public A.Should be allowed  22 % B.Should not be allowed  78 % C.Don’t know

 18  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 Musicians should be allowed to sing songs with words that others might find offensive %27%Strongly agree 28%29%Mildly agree 16%15%Mildly disagree 31%26%Strongly disagree 3%4%DK/REF

 19  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 People should be allowed to place sexually explicit material on the Internet % Strongly agree 15%14%Mildly agree 10%12% Mildly disagree 62%63%Strongly disagree 3%1%DK/Ref

 20  J200 - Week XV © J.T.Johnson 1999/2004 _______________________Spring 2004 People should be allowed to burn or deface the American flag as a political statement % Strongly agree 10% Mildly agree 8%6%Mildly disagree 70%74%Strongly disagree 2%1%DK/Ref