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Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word essay in which you discuss at least
one significant case related to one of the five provisions of the First
Amendment.
Some possible questions:
1. How does a free a free press protect the people from an abusive
government?
2.

Is an official state language a violation of free speech?

3.

How is pornography protected as free expression?

4.

Should a school reflect the religious values of the community?

5.

How has freedom of assembly advanced other civil liberties?

6.

Should the First Amendment be limited during wartime?

7. To what degree do students have First Amendment rights while
at school?
8. How does the Court define the occasional conflict between the
Establishment and the Free Exercise clauses?
9. What’s more important, a community’s right to be informed by
the press during and important trial, or the individual’s right to a fair
trial and due process?
10. How should copyrights be protected in the Digital Age?
Describe one current First Amendment issue, connect the issue to at
least one Landmark Supreme Court case and describe the significance
of the issue and impact on society of the Court’s decision.