Freedom of Expression - Com
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY School of Communication
Freedom of Expression (Com. 3070) Study Guide 4.
Gershon’s Greatest Hits:
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Adams, John
Alien & Sedition Act
As revolutionary leader during Continental Congress
As President
Legal defense of British soldiers, Boston Massacre
Marriage to Abigail Adams
Relationship with Thomas Jefferson
Adams / Jefferson letters / 1826
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Archetype, definition, examples of
Jung, Carl
Attack on the World Trade Center, 911
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Due Process
Civic Engagement
Definition, examples of
Civic Engagement and Heroes: Important Quotes:
Beckwith, Michael Bernard
Dylan, Bob
Nightingale, Earl
Everyday Heroes
Apollo 11 Space Mission
Accomplishments and Significance
Fire Department of New York, 911
Accomplishments and Significance
U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, 1980
Accomplishments and Significance
Michaels, Al, Commentary
U.S. Women’s World Cup Soccer Team, 1999
Accomplishments and Significance
Lions for Lambs, film, Directed by Robert Redford
|Actor |Role |
|Robert Redford |Dr. Stephen Malley, professor |
| |Todd Hayes, student |
|Tom Cruise |Senator Jasper Irving |
|Meryl Streep |Janine Roth, journalist |
| |Ernest Rodriguez and Arian Finch, students and soldiers |
Contempt of Court, what is
Continental Congress, I. II. & III., purpose of
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
It’s main purpose and later significance
Due process, principle of
Challenges associated with Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Debbie Almontaser Case
Duke University Rape Case
Dylan, Bob, musician and songwriter
Ballad of Ruben Hurricane Carter
The Times are a Changing
Federalists v. Democratic Republicans
Field, Sabra, artist,
Vermont landscapes, modern impressionistic style
First Amendment
Reason for its creation
Five stated freedoms, implied rights
Freedom of Information Act, 1966
Purpose of, reasons for its creation
Signed into law, President Lyndon Johnson
Gorman, R.C., artist,
Native American women
Great American Speeches and Presidential Addresses
Clinton, Bill
Oklahoma City Bombing Address
Kennedy, John
Cuban Missile Crisis Speech
Inauguration Address
King, Martin Luther
I Have a Dream,” Address, March on Washington
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” Address, Memphis, TN
Lincoln, Abraham
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
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
Grand jury, role and function of
Hate Speech
Chaplinksi v. New Hampshire, 1942
Fighting Words (and fighting words doctrine), principle of
National Socialist Party of America, v. Village of Skokie, 1977
Snyder v. Phelps, 2010 (before the U.S. Supreme Court)
Westboro Baptist Church
RAV. v. The City of Minneapolis, MN., 1992
Hero’s Journey
Campbell, Joseph, author
Hero’s Journey, select stages
The Call to Adventure
The Belly of the Whale
The Road of Trials
Atonement – The Final Test
Death
The Hero’s Reward
Honoring the Fallen
Taking Chance, Film, Directed by Ross Katz
Phelps, Chance, Lance Corporal
Strobl, Michael, Lieutenant Colonial
Hamilton, Alexander
Accomplishments
Differences between himself and Thomas Jefferson
Duel with Aaron Burr
Support of Federalist position
Holland, Stephen, artist,
American sports figures
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Clear and Present Danger Standard
Schenk v. United States
Jefferson, Thomas
As 3rd President of the U.S.
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
Founder of the University of Virginia
Louisiana Purchase
Renaissance man
Relationship with Alexander Hamilton
Kent State Shootings, 1970
Compare and contrast with Boston Massacre, 1770
Lexington and Concord, Battles of
Significance of
Lightfoot, Gordon, Canadian musician and songwriter
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Don Quixote
Lin, Maya, artist and sculptor
Vietnam Memorial Sculpture
Surrounding controversy
Madison, James
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
McCarthyism (Red Scare Period) 1951-1954
Hollywood 10
McCarthy, Joseph R.
Monuments, Memorials and Architectural Achievements
Arlington National Cemetery, history and symbolic significance
Ellis Island, origins, history and symbolic significance
Vietnam Memorial, history and symbolic significance
Lin, Maya
News Media and Public Opinion
Pretrial publicity, problems with
Role of the news media in covering high profile events
State of N.J. v. Richard Bruno Hauptman, 1935, Significance of
Sheppard v. Maxwell, 1966, Significance of
State of California v. O.J. Simpson, 1995, Significance of
Paine, Thomas
Common Sense, significance of
Political satire, what is
Barak and Michelle Obama, New Yorker magazine controversy
Bloc, Herb, political cartoonist and satirist
Dave, Film, Produced by Ivan Reitman and Lauren Schuler-Donner
Lehrer, Tom
O’Donnell, Christine, Saturday Night Live
Sara Palin Newsweek controversy
Prior Restraint, principle of
N.Y. Times v. U.S., 1971, (Pentagon Papers)
Nixon Administration’s position
Wikileaks controversy
Assange, Julian
Rockwell, Norman, artist
The 4 Freedoms
Semiotics, definition, examples of,
Shield Laws, definition, reasons for
Symbolic Speech
Texas V. Johnson, 1989, P&S
United States v. O’ Brien, 1968
O’ Brien Test, Purpose
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights, including 1st Amendment
Ratifying the Constitution
Separation of Powers, reasons for
Branches of the Government
• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
Watergate
Background and description of events
Bernstein, Carl & Woodward, Bob
Missing Tapes
Nixon, Richard
Important Dates:
April 19, 1775
July 4, 1776
1775 – 1781
July 4, 1826
1861-1865
1941-1945 (1939-1945)
July 20, 1969
September 11, 2001
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