Would you sign a loyalty oath in order to get a job you really wanted? Why or why not? Would you feel compelled to honor the oath once you took it?
Using First Amendment principles, explain why such oaths are constitutional.
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: The oaths are constitutional if they include language that the potential employee must know they belong to a subversive organization with illegal purposes and the employee has the specific intent to help the subversive organization achieve its illegal aims. In Cole v. Richardson, 405 U.S. 676 (1972), loyalty oaths must be tied to action to be legal.
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