1st Amendment discussion
The 1st Amendment
Instructions:
Is the first amendment absolute? After considering this question, answer the following prompts:
1. Do you believe that the four models for regulating expression and speech (authoritarian, communist/state, libertarian, and social responsibility) apply to media in the twenty-first century?
2. In what ways is the United States, for example, libertarian in its regulation (i.e., for the Internet)?
3. In what ways does the social responsibility model not completely describe the way we regulate expression and speech?