315_Ind3_S1

Name:Laura Quinonez

Instructions: Now that your group has decided on an issue, you must demonstrate that there is a problem. You will turn in this research sheet completed with two articles attached that you showed that there is a problem

I. There is a problem in society today. That problem is:the probelm is that people should be able to have freedom of speech. you should not have someone censor what you have to say even if you swear up a storm.

II. Facts that demonstrate that there is a problem are: (Two articles and bibliography must be attached) "Free expression is one of the hallmarks of democracy that sometimes poses a threat to those in power or with conflicting views. From the beginning of America's inception until today censorship is a way of limiting political and social dissent. Often censorship is still practiced during war as a defense necessity."

" In 1966, Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that created provisions and procedures allowing any member of the public to obtain records of federal government agencies. In 1971, the Pentagon Papers revealed government secrecy abuses during the Vietnam War. In 1974, the Privacy Act curtailed the governments legal ability to compile information about individuals."