Freedom of Expression - Com. 3070
Study Guide II.
Politics of Expression (Regulatory Acts)
Alien and Sedition Act, 1798
Purpose and key provisions, problems with
Espionage Act, 1917
Purpose and key provisions, problems with
Alien Registration Act (Smith Act), 1940
Purpose and key provisions, problems with
McCarthyism (Red Scare Period) 1951-1954 *
U.S.A. Patriot Act, 2001 *
Purpose and key provisions, problems with
Politics of Expression (People and Events)
Almontaser, Debbie
Due process, role of news media
Anthony, Susan B.
Women’s suffrage
Assange, Julian
Wikileaks
Bernstein, Carl & Woodward, Bob
Washington Post News Reporters, Watergate
Chávez, César
United Farm Workers
Clay, Cassius M.
Emancipationist
Debs, Eugene
American socialist
Democratic Convention, Chicago, 1968*
Event, significance of
Freedom Riders
Garrison, William Lloyd
Abolitionist
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Clear and Present Danger Standard
Kent State Shootings, 1970 *
Event, Significance of
Compare and contrast with Boston Massacre, 1770
King, Martin Luther
“I Have a Dream,” Address, March on Washington
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” Address, Memphis, TN
Lovejoy, Elijah
McCarthy, Joseph R
Hollywood 10
Murrow, Edward R.
Murrow’s See It Now Broadcast, McCarthy
Nader, Ralph
Unsafe at any Speed
Sanger, Margaret
Planned Parenthood
Snowden, Edward
NSA and PRISM
The 60’s, significance of, takeaway lessons
Confluence of factors: Vietnam, civil rights, and cultural change
The Occupy movement
The Tea Party movement
Politics of Expression (Legal Cases)
Schenk v. U.S., 1919
Clear and Present Danger Standard
Judicial Opinion by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Significance of Case
New York Times v. U.S. (Pentagon Papers), 1971
Ellsburg, Daniel
Nixon administration’s position
Purpose of Document
Significance of Case
Watergate, and United States v. Nixon (1974) *
Background and description of events
Nixon, Richard
Players:
Dean, John
Erlichman, Bob
Haldeman, H.R.
Mitchell, John
Liddy, G. Gordon
Senate Watergate investigation committee, purpose of
Missing Tapes
Resignation of Richard Nixon
Significance of Supreme Court decision
Politics of Expression (Terms and Events)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Organization and purpose
Contempt of Court
Criminal vs. Civil Law
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), reasons for
Role of President Lyndon Johnson
Gatekeeping, Principle of, factors and influences
Grand Jury, Purpose of
Muckracker, Origin of the Term, Authors and Examples
Sinclair, Upton
Steffens, Lincoln
Tarbell, Ida
News Media Responsibility
Prior Restraint
Reporter’s Privilege
Promises of Confidentiality
Shield Laws
Definition, Limit and Scope of
Presidential Speeches and Addresses
Clinton, Bill
Oklahoma City Bombing Address
Kennedy, John
Cuban Missile Crisis Speech
Inauguration Address
Lincoln, Abraham
Accomplishments
Emancipation Proclamation, reasons for
Gettysburg Address, 1863, reasons for
Obama, Barak
Acceptance speech as Democratic nominee
Acceptance speech of becoming President elect, Grant Park
Reagan, Ronald
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Roosevelt, Franklin
Declaration of War Speech Before U.S. Congress
Music Presentations
Paul Simon
He Was My Brother
Barry McGuire
Eve of Destruction
Dion
Abraham, Martin and John
Video Presentations
1968, Narrated by Tom Brokaw
60 Minutes Interview with Julian Assange
Murrow v. McCarthy, Narrated by Dan Rather