Unit VII Essay

In  this  assignment,  you  will  refer  back  to  the  two  handouts  indicated below  and  answer  the  questions  associated  with them.  Both  items  listed  below  will  be  responded  to  within  the  same  document  which  you  will  then  submit.  The  response  to each  item  will  consist  of  at  least  200  words  each,  and  any  sources  used,  including  your  textbook,  should  be  cited  and referenced  properly  at  the  end  of  your  responses  using  APA  formatting.  It  is  not  necessary  to  copy  the  items  below  into your document; however, please compose essays that include an introduction, body, and conclusion.

1.  Please  review  the  handout,  “Should  Cross  Burning  be  Protected,”  found  in  the  required  reading,  and  answer  both of  the  following  questions: a.  Summarize  the  decision  of  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  in  both  of  the  cases  that  are  excerpted  in  the  handout.  In a  few  words,  explain  why  the  Court,  in  R.A.V.  v.  City  of  St.  Paul  overturned  the  decision  of  the  Minnesota Supreme Court. Explain why the Court upheld the Virginia statute in Virginia v. Black. b.  What  did  the  Court  mean  when  it  held,  in  Virginia  v.  Black,  that  "just  as  any  State  may  regulate  only  that obscenity  which  is  the  most  obscene  due  to  its  prurient  content,  so  too  may  a  State  choose  to  prohibit  only those forms of intimidation that are most likely to inspire fear of bodily harm"?  

2.  Please  review  the  handout,  “Does  the  Sending  of  Obscene  Material,”  found  in  the  required  reading,  and  answer all  of  the  following  questions: a.  Do you agree  that  the  statute  in  question  applies  to  computer-generated  and  computer-transmitted information? b.  Should  the  government  be  required  to  present  expert  witnesses  to  establish  that  the  material  in  question  is obscene?  Is  this  a  question  that  a  jury  can  decide  on  its  own?  How  are  jury  members  aware  of  "community standards"? c.  If  the  community  standards  are  different  in  Milpitas,  California,  from  those  of  Memphis,  Tennessee,  why should  the  defendants  be  held  accountable  for  the  standards  in  Memphis  and  not  those  in  the  location  where the material was transmitted? d. Are you satisfied with the test for obscenity? In what manner, if any, would you change the standard?