![]() New York City passes one of the most restrictive gun control laws in the nation. The board of the private school decides this is inappropriate given the school’s commitment to abstinence and moral education and asks the principal to stop these speaking engagements or step down from his position.Ī) The school board is acting within its rights they can insist on a principal who shares their valuesī) The school board should back off it’s none of their business what he does in his free timeġ3. ![]() ![]() The principal of a private school is a member of Planned Parenthood and, off-duty, speaks out about contraception and the morning after pill. They want the protesters to go protest in a designated free speech zone a few miles away where it will have no effect on them.Ī) Allow the human rights group to continue to stay near the buildingġ2. Exxon Mobil executives feel very uncomfortable entering their HQ and say that the protesters are blocking the main entrance to the building. A human rights group is picketing the headquarters of Exxon Mobil for abusing their workers in Third World countries. They will have prominent marches accusing everyone in Disney of sexism until they comply.Ī) This feminist group is acting according to proper democratic means to change a problematic feature of the culture, and deserve praiseī) This feminist group is being obnoxious and bullying, and deserve condemnationġ1. They publicly demand Disney stop making this kind of movie and instead make movies with strong female heroes. A feminist group is annoyed at Disney for making too many movies where a dashing male hero saves a helpless princess. The proponents of the resolution come up with a scheme to exploit a loophole in UN procedures, holding the vote in secret at a time when the North Korean representative might not even be present.Ī) Exploit this loophole to make sure the anti-mine resolution passesī) Stick to normal procedure and try to pass the anti-mine resolution above board and through legitimate channelsĦ. North Korea is causing a fuss and refusing to support the resolution, and this is endangering its chances of passing. The United Nations is trying to pass a resolution banning land mines and allocating some resources to clean up existing mines that pose a danger to civilians. The town’s sizeable Chinese minority population gets upset, saying they strongly believe the Dalai Lama is a bad person trying to break apart China.Ī) The town should celebrate the Dalai Lama’s visit however they feel appropriate it’s pretty cool and the Chinese are outvotedī) The town should consider the sensibilities of the Chinese minority and keep the Dalai Lama’s visit low-key and unofficialĥ. The Dalai Lama comes to speak at a college town, and the town wants to hold a big celebration honoring his visit, give him the key to the city, and make a small monument commemorating the event. The United States Supreme Court, which happens to be dominated by liberal justices, takes an activist stance and strikes down the law based on a conflict with a very broad interpretation of the Constitution.Ī) This is acceptable the Supreme Court should be zealous in its duty of defending constitutional rights against potentially extremist statesī) This is unfortunate when something is not clearly prohibited, the Supreme Court should err in favor of states rightsĤ. A conservative Southern state makes a very strict law restricting the cases in which a woman can get an abortion. The news network decides they disagree with this kind of behavior and fire the anchor.Ī) This is acceptable the news network is acting within their rights and according to their principlesī) This is outrageous people should be judged on the quality of their work and not their political beliefsģ. The anchor of a major news network donates lots of money to organizations fighting against gay marriage, and in his spare time he writes editorials arguing that homosexuals are weakening the moral fabric of the country. However, their demonstration seems to be near a main street and it could be a minor inconvenience to the traffic trying to go through.Ī) Allow the neo-Nazis to demonstrate unmolestedī) Break up the demonstration on the grounds of ‘blocking traffic’Ģ. They seem to be pretty peaceful so far, so the First Amendment says you probably can’t get rid of them. Neo-Nazis are holding a demonstration in a small town, waving swastikas around and shouting about Hitler. Directions: Select either (a) or (b) for each of the twelve questions.ġ.
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