We Americans have enshrined our most cherished rights in the
First Amendment to our Constitution, including the freedom of
religion, speech and press; the right to assemble; and the right to
petition the government for redress of grievances. Since the
formation of the republic, Congress has been actively engaged in
enacting laws that have a direct and significant bearing on First
Amendment rights. This ideal student resource provides the
carefully edited and explained text of 31 landmark Congressional
laws in all areas of First Amendment rights-from internal security
to symbolic speech, campaign financing, obscenity, intellectual
property, and freedom of religion. Organized topically for ease of
use, this resource allows students to examine and compare the
landmark laws on a particular topic across the breadth of American
history through the year 2000. For instance, students can compare
changes in the laws on obscenity from the Comstock Act of 1873, to
the Anti-Dial-a-Porn Act of 1989 and the Child Online Protection
Act of 1998.
The landmark laws are organized into nine categories: internal
security, symbolic speech, election campaign activities, obscenity,
intellectual property, labor-management relations, federally funded
programs, and freedom of religion. Each category opens with a
general overview of the laws covered in that section and a brief
summary of how they relate to each other. The entry on each
landmark law features a discussion of the historical background of
the law, the intent and purpose of the law, an examination of the
substance and impact of the law, and a carefully edited actual text
of key passages of the law. Each entry concludes with a
bibliography of recommended print sources and Web sites for
students. An introductory overview of Congressional legislation on
the First Amendment, followed by a detailed timeline of milestones
in the history of Congressional legislation on First Amendment
issues, put the topic in historical context for students. An
appendix of tables of the statutes and cases with complete
citations will aid student researchers.
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