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The Role Of The Federal Government Regarding Regulation In The Entertainment Industry, Christian S. Hamilton
The Role Of The Federal Government Regarding Regulation In The Entertainment Industry, Christian S. Hamilton
Senior Honors Theses
The purpose of this study is to identify the function of the federal government in regard to the various facets of the entertainment industry, including, but not limited to, the film, video games, and pornography industries. Does the United States government have the constitutional authority to regulate all forms of entertainment? If not, is it the Church’s duty to regulate the entertainment industry? How might this occur? In order to answer these questions, extensive research of secondary sources was conducted that explained of the government’s limitations via the First Amendment, as well as the entertainment industry’s effects on human beings. …