| Please read the following and
then answer a few questions. The First
Amendment to The Constitution of The United States of America: "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
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances."
The United States Supreme Court is considering the
constitutionality of a Virginia State law which prohibits cross burning. |
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| 1. I often hear
the media and people talking about freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. |
Agree
Disagree
I don't understand that stuff |
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| 2. 'Political
Correctness' has severely abridged free speech in the U.S. |
Agree
Disagree |
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| 3. I have heard
of cross burning in the 1800's and 1900's. |
Agree
Disagree
I don't understand that stuff |
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| 4. I have heard
of the historical use of flag burning. |
Agree
Disagree
I don't understand that stuff |
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| 5. I have heard
of the historical use of book burning to inhibit free thought. |
Agree
Disagree
I don't understand that stuff |
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| 6. When I see
the American flag being burned in foreign streets by mobs: |
I feel angry
I wonder why
I know the mob doesn't understand that we mean no harm
I don't care
I don't understand |
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| 7. When I see a
group of Neo-Nazis allowed to march in the streets of an ethnic area of a city: |
I feel angry
I
wonder why
I
don't care
I
don't understand |
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| 8. When I learn
that the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU, is defending Neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux
Klan, communists, racists and other such groups that promote ignorance and bigotry: |
I feel angry
I wonder
why
I don't
care
I don't
understand |
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| 9. Mobs in
foreign countries are shown on global television burning American flags in their
streets. Are these mobs exercising their freedoms to express themselves? |
Yes
No |
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| 10. The ACLU
successfully defended and won its case before the U. S. Supreme Court permitting the
Neo-Nazi Party to march in predominately black or Jewish neighborhoods. Is the
Neo-Nazi Party exercising its freedom to express itself? |
Yes
No |
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| 11. Possibly
because they have difficulty expressing themselves using intelligent arguments, the KKK
and some individuals choose to burn crosses. Are the KKK and those other individuals
exercising their freedom to express themselves? |
Yes
No |
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| 12. Select the
act of symbolism that, if witnessed by you, would upset you the most. |
Neo-Nazis marching through my home
town streets
A cross burning in my city
The American flag being
burned by mobs in foreign streetsMy reason:
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| 13. Name a few
of the rights & freedoms of expression that you would like to see made illegal. |
1.
2.
3. |
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| 14. Do you have
any thoughts about the personal guarantee you have of your right to act and speak freely
without repercussions? |
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| 15. I am: |
Female
Male |
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| 16. My age group
is: |
Under 20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70 & older |