Chapter 6 Section 3

1. Why do most groups have to obtain a permit to parade or hold a demonstration?

To maintain public order and safety and make sure it doesn’t interfere with other citizens

2. Why were the Nazi party in Skokie allowed to march?  What dilemmas or controversies just this case bring up?
-because no community could use parade permits to interfere with free speech and assembly.

-It is illegal to prevent a group from marching

 hecklers veto – public vetoes groups rights because it is going to be unpopular and cause violence and or great disruption

3. Describe dilemmas that a free society faces in setting limits on freedom of assembly? 
the court upheld that the state has the power “to preserve the property under its control for the use to which it is lawfully dedicated.” The court upheld a law that banned demonstrations and parades near courthouses if they could interfere with trials, as well as a ban on demonstrations near school that were intended to disrupt class.

4. When may the right to assemble be limited on public and private property? 

Groups can’t block entrances, cannot assemble on private property even if it is open to the public.