1 / 7

youtube / watch?v =vqtET_tEr1Q

First Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

amadis
Download Presentation

youtube / watch?v =vqtET_tEr1Q

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqtET_tEr1Q http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

  2. In regards to what Mark Levin said, does the Constitution of the United States protect his right to free speech? Did he present any dangers to President Obama? • Advocacy of Illegal Action-unprotected by the First Amendment "words that are used that could present danger, which allows Congress to prevent those words from being used.” http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/advocacy_of_illegal_action

  3. Did Mark Levin commit an act of violence against President Obama? • Fighting words- words that are inflammatory and may cause the hearer to immediately retaliate or breach the peace. • Fighting words are not protected by the First Amendment. • Example Chaplinksyv New Hampshire. http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/fighting_words

  4. Did Mark Levin ruin President Obama’s reputation in this interview? • Libel-false or insulting injury of a good reputation, by print, writing, pictures, signs, or any communication by ruining his/her reputation in business or profession. • Slander- A false statement usually made orally, which insults another person. Unlike libel, damages from slander are not taken for granted, and must be proven by the party suing. http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment

  5. Based on what you have seen and learned, do you think Mark Levin had any scholarly ideas and values of his interpretation of President Obama? • Obscenity, three criteria: • 1- Does the work taken as a whole, appeal to a restless desire to persecute the individual or individuals. • 2- The work describes an offensive way, including sexual conduct. • 3- The work lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/obscenity

  6. In groups of two-three explain in a paragraph your reasoning of how the Constitution may be interpreted if Mark Levin were to be sued by President Obama. In your groups come up with an example of the First Amendment, include vocabulary words in which you can justify that the Constitution would protect your rights to free speech.

  7. GLE: PRINCIPLES OF THE REPUBLIC Knowledge of the principles expressed in documents shaping republic in the United States DOK_2, Standards SS1 1.6 Role of citizens and governments in carrying out constitutional principles. Explain the relevance and connection of constitutional principles in the following documents:1. U.S Constitution

More Related