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Should newspapers be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories?

Under current law, do Americans have the legal right to burn the American flag as a means of political protest?. Should newspapers be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories?. Can the government legally restrict indecent material on the Internet?.

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Should newspapers be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories?

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  1. Under current law, do Americans have the legal right to burn the American flag as a means of political protest?

  2. Should newspapers be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories?

  3. Can the government legally restrict indecent material on the Internet?

  4. The rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment:-Do you `personally think about them'?-Do you `take them for granted'?

  5. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT ... People should be allowed to express unpopular opinions

  6. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT … Musicians should be allowed to sing lyrics others may find offensive

  7. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT ... High school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without approval of school authorities

  8. Under current law, do Americans have the legal right to burn the American flag as a means of political protest? 75 of students said NO (The correct answer is "yes.")

  9. Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories 51% of students said YES

  10. Can the government legally restrict indecent material on the Internet? 49% of students said YES (The correct answer is "no.")

  11. The rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment:-Do you `personally think about them'? -Do you `take them for granted'? 73% of students take for granted or don't know

  12. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT ... People should be allowed to express unpopular opinions 83% agree

  13. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT ... Musicians should be allowed to sing lyrics others may find offensive 70% agree

  14. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT ... Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories 51% agree

  15. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT ... High school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without approval of school Students: 70% Principals: 43%

  16. American law is, on the whole, the most speech-protective in the world -- but sexual expression is treated as a second-class citizen. No causal link between exposure to sexually explicit material and anti-social or violent behavior has ever been scientifically established, in spite of many efforts to do so. Rather, the Supreme Court has allowed censorship of sexual speech on moral grounds -- a remnant of our nation's Puritan heritage. "What Is Censorship?" American Civil Liberties Union. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/what-censorship>.

  17. According to the American Library Association, which tracks such things, the amazing Harry Potter books have achieved yet another first: more people demanded their removal from classrooms, school libraries, and reading lists than any other books in 1999. That fact alone will probably prompt the few kids left who haven't read them to start now. Adults who object to Harry Potter's wizardry are right to feel threatened. Harry Potter is a magician of incredible power! He turns TV-watchers and video-game players into readers right under their parents noses. Any small boy who can accomplish in one stroke what legions of well-meaning adults haven't been able to do is a small boy to be reckoned with. Maybe he SHOULD be banished! After all, do we want a country full of little bookworms smuggling flashlights under bedcovers? And after Harry Potter, what then? The doings at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry can't continue forever and we all know where this kind of thing can lead. Just imagine hordes of small book-readers sneaking off to places like Oz, or Camelot, or Lilliput, or Narnia. It bears some thinking about. Pat Schroeder Schroeder, Pat. KidSPEAK! Web. 15 Sept. 2011. President and CEO <http://www.kidspeakonline.org/fighthp_defense_A002.html>. Association of American Publishers

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