 POLITICS IS EVERYWHERE
Reread the story of the neo-Nazi march on Skokie, IL, in your textbook on page 115. Now, take a look at the Skokie, IL library’s collection of information on the attempted march. Watch some of the videos, and read the ACLU document regarding the case.
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| 1. What rights are at stake here? How was the freedom of assembly upheld? What limits were placed on the freedom of assembly? |
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 POLITICS IS CONFLICTUAL
Watch this video from C-SPAN’s coverage on free speech and flag burning. |
| 2. What issues are addressed? What reasons are given for why flag burning should continue to be legal? What reasons are given for why flag burning should be banned? |
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 PROCESS MATTERS
Reread “The Free Exercise Clause” section in your textbook found on pages 123–24, paying particular attention to the fight over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA). |
| 3. How does the Court’s redefinition of the RFRA show how the Supreme Court and Congress differ in their views on federal intervention in religious practices? |
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Now, read this review of the case Navajo Nation v. U.S. Forest Service, currently being considered for adoption by the Supreme Court. The case involves a Navajo tribe suing the Forest Service for using artificial snow making from recycled sewage water on a holy Navajo site, which the Navajo Nation argues is placing a “substantial burden” on their right to religious practice. |
| 4. Keeping in mind that the Court already redefined the law in 1997, how might this case prove to be a battleground between the Supreme Court and Congress? |
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