A) A nude sunbather is arrested at Coney Island.

PolSc 202—MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

I. Consider these scenarios:

A) A nude sunbather is arrested at Coney Island.

B) A Hunter College student is arrested for smoking marijuana in her dorm room.

C) The Federal government bars public assistance to women who refuse sterilization.

D) A Mormon living in Queens is arrested for having four wives.

E) A Staten Island school board bans a book suggesting that homosexuality is a normal lifestyle. F) A defendant in court refuses to remove his hat

II. Instructions:

A. There are arguments in Mill’s On Liberty supporting both sides in each of these scenarios.

B. Choose one scenario. Write a paper 2,000-2,500 words in length giving Mill’s arguments for and against the scenario you select.

C. You must provide specific page references to Liberty in parentheses.

D. You should cite arguments from Mill that were not discussed in class.