The main goal of the Congressional Republicans was to integrate newly freed black as normal citizens into society. ... During the years of the war, President Abraham Lincoln hoped that the southern states could be reestablished by meeting a minimum test of political loyalty. ... There were two different types of Congressional Republicans. ... They restricted the rights and movements of the newly freed African Americans. ... Basically, the main goal of the Congressional Republicans was to integrate newly freed black as normal citizens into society, and enhance the United States. ...

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Summary of Derek Bok's "Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus Derek Bok, writing in the Boston Globe in 1991, offered an argument against the First Amendment protecting free speech. ... There are rules that protect certain types of messages from being displayed but are not consistent. ... Once things are put in an offensive category it will backfire to the point of where people will start testing the limits. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Alien and Sedition Acts enacted by the Federalists in 1798 as well as the Jeffersonians" response to this -- called the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, also in 1798, display the type of immaturity that was going on between the two political parties at the. ... The Jeffersonians viewed the Alien and Sedition Acts as a significant threat to free speech which is guaranteed by the Constitution. ... The Alien and Sedition Acts only lasted for a short time and it seems that the Federalists were trying to test the Jeffersonians" waters and in the process, distinguish themselves politicall...

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• Grade Level: High School