1.  In what year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?
How many amendments to the Constitution currently exist?
What is the Bill of Rights?
When was the last time an amendment was added to the Constitution?
Why do you think the Constitution has only been amended 17 times in the past 214 years?

2.  The text for the proposed amendment to ban flag burning and any desecration is as follows:
"Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States."
Various liberal and conservative groups oppose the amendment.
-- To read a general liberal viewpoint, click here.
What is the main reason liberals have for opposing the amendment?
-- For an opposing conservative viewpoint, click here.  How does this view contrast with the ACLU's stand?
-- How does the libertarian CATO Institute differ from the conservative ACU in their opposition to the amendment?

3. To read the U.S. Flag Code, click here.  Scroll down to Section 8, Respect the Flag.  Are you familiar with all points in this section?  If not, which of the points in letters a-k is the most surprising to you?
(For a demonstration of how to properly fold the flag, scroll up to the top of the page.)

4.  What is an anthem?  The Star Spangled Banner is our national anthem. 
-- Who wrote it?  Under what circumstances was it written?
For lyrics and music turn on your speakers, then click here.  
Scroll down for history.

5.  For an amendment to be ratified: a two-thirds majority of those present in both the Senate and the House must vote for the amendment.  Then three-quarters of the states must vote to ratify the amendment.
According to the ACLU, every state in the U.S. has passed a resolution supporting the flag amendment, leaving little doubt that it would be ratified if passed by Congress.

-- Why is it important to honor the flag?  Is there a better way for people to express their opinions (expression of free speech) without desecrating the flag, or should they do so if that's what they feel?  Explain your answer.
-- Do you support the flag protection amendment?  Explain your answer.