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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