7. Can you publish in the paper a statement that Mr. X is a burglar? If so, can you be punished if your statement is not true? If so, how can you have freedom of speech? 8. Is the Constitution of the United States in force in all the States of the Union? 9. Are there other constitutions which the people of different States must observe? 10. Why did the people want the right to assemble? 11. Do you know of any countries where they do not allow it? 12. Do you know of anyone who ever sent a petition to a State legislature? To Congress? What was it like? 13. How many assemblies of people and petitions help to make our representatives do what we want them to do? ADVANCED QUESTIONS A. Name the places in the world, where to-day there is religious persecution. B. Describe the conditions in Armenia. C. What are the real advantages of religions liberty? D. Just how would it affect a person if freedom of speech were not allowed? E. How may the right to freedom of speech be abused? F. During the recent war, men were punished for what they said under what is known as the Espionage Act. How can this be reconciled with freedom of speech? G. Discuss the method of organizing a community meeting. H. Discuss the method of preparing a petition. I. Suppose the opinion of the meeting should be divided, what should be the procedure? J. Plan a method to make the people talk more about government. K. What are the dangers of a lack of interest in the affairs of government? L. How will a congressman represent the wishes of the people if he receives no petitions? M. Write a paper on the following: The Story of the Pilgrims Roger Williams and the Providence Colony Lord Baltimore Thomas Jefferson and Religious Liberty Censorship of the Press and Freedom of Speech What to do with an Anarchist Meeting Socialist Papers The Importance of the Right of Petition Keeping In Touch with our Representatives Some Petitions I have Seen Things for Which We Should Petition the Legislature X. MILITARY PROVISIONS Rights Of Citizens To Bear Arms—Restrictions On Quartering Soldiers In Homes Again we find the framers of the Constitution looking back into the past at abuses imposed upon the people by kingly power. They inserted in the Constitution the following provision: “_A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed._”(58)