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UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4

UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition. UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4

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UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4

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  1. UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition

  2. UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition Freedom of Religion -The U.S has a long history of religious freedom 1. Colonist (Puritans, Quakers) 2. Immigrants (Irish Catholics, Jews) -The 1st Amendment specifically prohibits the establishment of a “national religion”—the Establishment Clause Page 1

  3. Is the Government Establishing Religion by… (Try to determine the conflict pictured below?)

  4. UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition Freedom of Religion -The U.S has a long history of religious freedom 1. Colonist (Puritans, Quakers) 2. Immigrants (Irish Catholics, Jews) -The 1st Amendment specifically prohibits the establishment of a “national religion”—the Establishment Clause -The 1st Amendment also denies the government the right to limit what citizens believe—the Free Exercise Clause Page 1

  5. UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition Freedom of Speech and Press -When the Bill of Rights was written, “speech” simply meant the spoken word and “press” meant the printed word -Now “speech and press” extend to include newspapers, books, movies, radio, cable, television, the internet, symbolic acts, etc -There are two types of speech according to the S.C.; pure speech & symbolic speech -The 1st Amendment does not protect: 1. Defamation (slander or libel) 2. Fighting Words 3. Student Speech 4. Seditious Speech Page 2

  6. UNIT #5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights CHAPTER #13 Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms LESSONS #2-4 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition (continued) -The government is not allowed to forbid the press to express certain ideas Freedom of Assembly and Petition -The 1st Amendment also allows people to gather in public areas and make their views known to government -Limits can be placed on these rights in order to ensure public order and safety -Limits on assembly must be content neutral -The freedom of association is also included in the 1st Amendment, it protects the right for people to form groups and organization with common interests Page 3

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