Sample Worksheet - Freedom of Speech


[Worksheet 1]

Brief synopsis: A couple owning a business is arrested and charged with selling pornography to another adult. Another person told the purchaser about the business. The business does not sell pornography to underage customers.

  1. Why do you think the couple was arrested?
  2. What is an appropriate punishment for the couple?
  3. Substitute the word "cocaine" for "pornography" in the above case. How do your answers to the previous questions change?

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