2. Freedom of Speech and the Press

3. Whatever happened to freedom of speech?

4.  Free speech & press serve 2 purposes: 1) _________________________ ____________________________ 2) _________________________ _________________________

5.  1 st amendment also protects ______________ _______________________.  Some forms of expression are _______ protected by the Constitution.

7.  ________- writing in a newspaper that Miss Bellucci takes bribes for good grades.  _________- telling people in a speech that Miss Bellucci takes bribes for good grades. Both are _______________________

8. Obscene Materials & Obscenity are ________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

9.  A piece of material is legally obscene if: 1.)________________________ _________________________ ____________________.

10. 2) The work depicts or describes a _____________ _________________________ _________________________ 3) The work taken as whole lacks ___________________ _________________________ _________________________

11.  Sexually explicit material _____________ ______________________ ______________________

12. When asked to define obscene, a Supreme Court Justice said, he could not define obscene but knew what was obscene when he saw it! So, is this literary, artistic…. Or scientific ?

13. Child Pornography Can states absolutely prohibit child pornography? _____ Can govt patrol & entrap potential child pornographers on the internet by posing as children in chat rooms? _________

14.  1915 a court barred the showing of any film that was not of a “____________________________ _____________________________”.  In was reversed in 1952-liberty of expression under 1 st & 14 th

15.  Radio & TV are subject to federal regulation – ________  Congress has forbidden FCC to censor content of programs before they are aired. __________________ ________________________.  Ex: Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl

16. Cable TV – HBO? Are cable subject to the same broadcasts regulations as public airwave broadcasts? ______ Are HBO programs subject to the same regulation as NBC, ABC, and CBS? _______ Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos…etc. Time-Warner

17. › Judicial prevention of a statement or other expression from being published. EXCEPT:

18.  ______________________  when publication is ___________________  ________________________.

19. Prior Restraint – Part 2 Wardens may limit what prisoners receive in the mail or print in letters. Can a Principal limit what is printed or said in a school newspapers, plays, or other school sponsored activities? ___________________!

20.  _______________________ _______________________.  _____________ is covered. Govt. can ______________ ________________________.

21. Commercial Speech - Advertising Can phony ads that promise millions to investors be banned? ________

22. Eat Cheese or Die! Can ads for alcohol and tobacco be limited? _____ Could Wisconsin make people license their car’s with the motto “Eat Cheese or Die”? __________________ __________________ ___________________.

23.  ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________.

24.  Is burning your draft card- freedom of expression?

25.  United States v. O’Brien- 4 men burnt draft cards from Vietnam, _________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

27.  Students wanted to protest the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to school.  Principal passed policy: ____ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

28.  Court ruled in favor of ____________.  Schools would have to show: 1) ______________________ ____________________________ __or 2) violate the rights of others or _________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

30. gang colors and apparel _______ ______________ _____________

31. Dress Codes? Can policemen, firemen, teachers, nurses, doctors, and students all be forced to adhere to dress and personal grooming codes by their employers or school districts? __________

33.  Gregory Johnson arrested for burning an American flag.  Served a year in jail.  Appealed to Supreme Court.

34.  ___________________ won.  __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

35.  Amendment by Republicans was proposed to ban flag burning.  On 6/29/06 the amendment ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________