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Unit 5 p. 195

Unit 5 p. 195. How does the Constitution protect our basic rights? freedom of religion Free exercise. P. 197. Ch. 23. How does the Constitution protect our freedom of expression 1. What is freedom of expression? No one can tell you what to were

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Unit 5 p. 195

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  1. Unit 5 p. 195 • How does the Constitution protect our basic rights? • freedom of religion • Free exercise

  2. P. 197 Ch. 23 • How does the Constitution protect our freedom of expression • 1. What is freedom of expression? No one can tell you what to were • 2. The First Amendment limits the powers of? • Congress

  3. P. 199 • 3. Take brief notes on the following: • A. Individual development- • B. Advancement of knowledge- • C. Maintenance of representative democracy-

  4. P. 202 • 4. In the Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, what did the students want? • 5. What did the Supreme Court say about a students right to freedom of expression? The black arm bands did not influence or effect education in any way

  5. 6. Over the years, who has developed guidelines to limit freedom of expression?

  6. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) • 1. Students wanted to publish stories about what two issues? • 2. How did the principal react to the stories?

  7. Lesson Review P. 206 • #3. What are some circumstances that might cause government to limit the right to freedom of expression?

  8. Internet Activity • Research Richland Board Policy #220. • Summarize your findings…

  9. P. 208 Chapter 24 How does the Constitution protect freedom of religion • 1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” • Take brief notes on: • Establishment of religion- • Free exercise-

  10. 2. Did religious freedom exist in the early English colonies? N o • 3. Why were the founding fathers concerned about religious intolerance? no • 4. Government is to be separated from religion. What clause is this idea found in? bill of rights • 5. The government can limit the way you practice your religious beliefs under what conditions?? Its danger to others

  11. 6. When the constitution was written did public schools exist? • 7. Should religious teaching be supported in public schools? Explain… • yes if students choose to as an elective class if so chosen to do so.

  12. Lesson Review p. 214 • 5. Can government limit your right to freedom of belief? Why or why not?

  13. Internet activity • Research the following Supreme Court cases: • Take brief notes: • Allegheny County v. ACLU, • - • Lee v. Weisman • - • Engel v. Vitale • -

  14. P. 216 Lesson 25How has the right to vote expanded since the Constitution was adopted? • 1. In early colonial times, who was allowed to vote? White men owned land and belonged to certain religion • 2. Before the Civil War, who still could not vote? women • 3. List the Civil War Amendments…13,14,15 • 4. Which Amendment abolished slavery? 13 • 5. Which Amendment granted full citizenship to African Americans? 14 • 6. What laws prevented African Americans from voting? Jim crow laws

  15. 7. The grandfather clause said-you can vote if you grandfather could vote • 8. People of all races worked to change unfair state laws, these actions became known as: civil rights movement • 9. This amendment says that the right to vote shall not be denied because a person fails to pay a poll tax? 24 • 10. In the 1800s, it was a common belief that Women should not participate in the government.

  16. 11. In 1876, who led a delegation of women to Philadelphia. Susan B Anthony • 12. Name and year, of the first territory to grant women the right to vote? Wyoming 1869 • 13. What happened in 1920? 19th amendment was ratified • 14. Native Americans were not fully recognized as citizens until what year? 1924 • 15. In the 1960s and 1970s, thousands of young man were drafted to fight in what war? Vietnam

  17. 16. What did the Twenty-sixth Amendment do? • Grated right to vote to any us citizen 18 or older • 17. List 3 voting requirements today? 18+ of age Us citizen register for voting • 18. The United States ranks __11thamong the world’s democracies in the percentage of voters who exercise the right to vote? • 19. What is essential for a democracy? Responsible voting

  18. Lesson Review p. 224 • #4. What laws did Congress pass to protect the constitutional right of citizens to vote? • 15 19 26

  19. Internet activity • 1. Voter registration form in Cambria County… • Write down 3 items you see on the form…

  20. Lesson 26How does the Constitution safeguard the right to equal protection of the law? • 1. State and local laws required separate facilities. Explain…different skinned people had to go to separate school separate buildings restrounts etc. • 2. What does the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment say? • 3. Laws that required African Americans to go to separate schools are known as? Bill crow laws

  21. 4. Take brief notes on the following: • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) • Different colored skin passengers had to ride separate rail cars • Brown v. Education (1954) • Students suspended for protesting Vietnam war

  22. 5. Separation of the races is known as? Segregation • 6. Who ordered federal troops to escort students into a school in Little Rock, Arkansas? • 7. When did the civil rights movement start? • 1964 • 8. Term which means, to refuse to buy? boycott • 9. Explain what happened to Rosa Parks? • She was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white man

  23. 10. When and where did Dr. King give his “I Have a Dream” speech? August 1936, Washington • 11. What law ended segregation in public places? • 12. What groups followed African Americans in their own quest for equal protection?

  24. Lesson Review p. 232 • #4. What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide in the Brown v. Board of Education case? Why was this an important decision? • It violated the 14th amendment .Because people were getting treated more fairly with schools

  25. Go beyond the book… • 1. Watch Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech. Take brief notes… • People were exited and ecstatic about the speech

  26. Lesson 27 How does the Constitution protect the right to due process of law? • 1. The right to be treated fairly by government? • 2. Due process • Procedures- • Content- • 3. Due process can be found in what 2 Amendments?

  27. Solve the problem In re Gault • 1. Make a list of unfair procedures used by govt. officials in the case: • Before the hearing • - • - • At the first hearing • - • - • At the second hearing • - • -

  28. 4. P. 239 Problems of due process involve two govt. responsibilities. Explain • 1. • 2.

  29. 5. Due process applies to what hearings?

  30. Lesson Review p. 240 • #2. What is the meaning of due process?

  31. Internet activity • 1. Research due process in the news • choose an article and write a brief summary.

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