Practice Exam 2 ❮ 227Source G
Congressional votes regarding proposed constitutional amendment regard-
ing desecration of the flag. Available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Flag_Burning_Amendment#Congressional_votes.
The chronology of the House of Representatives’ action upon the flag-desecration
amendment running over a period of more than ten years:
Congress Resolution(s) Vote date Yeas Nays
104th Congress House Joint Resolution 79 June 28, 1995 312 120
Senate Joint Resolution 31 December 12, 1995 63 36
105th Congress House Joint Resolution 54 June 12, 1997 310 114
106th Congress House Joint Resolution 33 June 24, 1999 305 124
Senate Joint Resolution 14 March 29, 2000 63 37
107th Congress House Joint Resolution 36 July 17, 2001 298 125
108th Congress House Joint Resolution 4 June 3, 2003 300 125
109th Congress House Joint Resolution 10 June 22, 2005 286 130
Senate Joint Resolution 12 June 27, 2006 66 34
Source H
Political Cartoon by Clay Bennett, the Christian Science Monitor, Boston, July 4, 2006.
Available at http://www.cagle.com/news/FlagBurning2/2.asp.
Clay Bennett, Christian Science Monitor, Boston 7/4/06Source I
An excerpt from “The Star-Spangled Banner,” an editorial by Todd Lindberg that
appeared in the Washington Times, July 4, 2006. Available at http://washingtontimes
.com /op-ed /20 060703 -102601-1107r.htm.