Due: Sunday, June 2
1. What, according to Mill, is
the major problem for a democracy?
2. Mill believes that not all
laws are justified. Why not? Can you think of any existing laws that violate
Mill’s principle? Do you agree or disagree with Mill? Why?
3. How does Mill justify the
freedom of expression?
4. Freedom of expression is
protected by the First Amendment; are there any cases of free expression, which
are not protected by the First Amendment? Do you think freedom of expression
should be unlimited?
5. Some scholars have suggested that the cases in which the
courts have permitted states to limit religious freedom nearly always involve
activities important to minority religious groups: the use of peyote by Native
Americans, the practice of polygamy among Mormons and Muslims, the refusal to
salute the flag among Jehovah’s Witnesses, and so on. These critics contend
that the courts would not be likely to permit similar restrictions if they
impacted “mainstream” religious groups in America, such as Christians or Jews.
Is this criticism fair?
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