POLITICS 505 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

04.13 Segment Exam Part A Course: [WA] AP United States Government and Politics Questions 1. (01.07 MC) Many diverse religious organizations seek to influence public policy in the United States. For example, in the 1980s the Christian organization Moral Majority actively sought to shape public policy and endorsed candidates for office. Other similar organizations based on Jewish, Muslim, and atheist traditions likewise seek to influence public policy. What form of representative democ...

Describe the constitutional debate that surrounds the ideas expressed in the scenario. The degree to which freedom of expression is restricted only needs to be studied. The case here is relevant to the precedent of "clear and present danger" set by the Supreme Court only a few years earlier. In the end, is what the defendant is doing here a clear and present threat to the public or the government? His expression is, if not, covered. Describe how the constitutional debate identified in part...