1.  What is a group of conservatives and moderates (including FIRE and David Horowitz) trying to do on college campuses?

2.  a)  What is the Academic Bill of Rights (ABOR)?  What is its purpose?

3.  To what House bill is the ABOR attached?  (To find the text of the bill, click here to search the Thomas website, which is maintained by the Library of Congress - it provides bills and other information related to the U.S. Congress and the legislative process.)

4. a) In how many state legislatures are versions of ABOR up for discussion?
b) What does it mean when something "has no teeth"? 
c) Why do the state measures and H.R. 609 have no teeth? (4)

5.  What does the American Council on Education state about student and faculty political opinions?

6. a) What is the AAUP? (8)
b) Re-write the excerpt from the AAUP's statement on academic freedom. (8)
c) Where does the AAUP stand on ABOR?  Why?

7.  Mr. Horowitz says that he does not want to legislate what universities do, but rather encourage lawmakers to hold publicly funded schools accountable for enforcing the rules.
To what set of rules is he referring?   Do you agree with Mr. Horowitz's endeavor?  Explain your answer.

8.  Re-read the examples from paragraphs 5, 6, 7, as well as Kyle Wright's story in 11-14 and David Yeagley's in 16-17.   Which surprises you the most?  Why?