Exploring the First Amendment: Freedoms and Responsibilities

2. Civics Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Enter room, and take assigned seat quietly. Put your name, date, and period on the top right-hand side of a piece of paper. Do NOT write in red. At the end of the period, turn your paper into tray #1 when you exit the room. Bell Ringer: Five Facts from CNN (Numbered, Complete Sentence)

3. Civics Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Enter room, and take assigned seat quietly. Put your name, date, and period on the top right-hand side of a piece of paper. Do NOT write in red. At the end of the period, turn your paper into tray #1 when you exit the room. Bell Ringer: Five Facts from CNN (Numbered, Complete Sentence)

5. The First Amendment

6. First Amendment protects Five Freedoms freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.

7. Civil Liberties freedoms to think and act without government interference.

8. Establishment Clause prevents the government from establishing an official religion, also keeps the government from favoring one religion over another.

9. Thomas Jefferson described the Establishment Clause as a “wall of separation between church and state.”

10. Freedom of Speech and Press strengthen democracy in the United States

11. Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines School District, First Amendment used to uphold students’ right to wear arm bands

12. Freedom of Speech allows people to speak out, for or against the policies of the government and members of the government

13. Censorship suppression of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security

14. John Zenger court case supporting Freedom of the Press

15. Article describing crimes that a politician has committed is legal for a newspaper to print

16. First Amendment the phrase “Petition the Government” means citizens may request the government to act on a specific matter.

17. Freedom of Assembly Citizens gathered to protest against a law that Congress was considering passing

19. First Amendment freedoms must be used responsibly and balanced against the rights of other individuals and the community.

20. Slander or Libel crime of printing lies in order to hurt a person’s reputation.

21. Examples; people cannot say or print lies to hurt someone else’s reputation, directly lead to criminal acts or to overthrowing the government.

22. Second Amendment protects a citizen’s right to own guns. “right to bear arms.”

23. First Amendment • Civil Liberties • Establishment Clause • Speech and Press • Petition • Assembly • Responsibilities • Second Amendment

24. Civics Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Independent Practice Copy questions and underline answers. If you do not answer last question, you will receive a zero.

25. 6. What amendment protects the right to practice one’s religion freely? 129

26. 7. What freedom protects a group of citizens gathered to protest against a law that Congress was considering passing? 131

27. 8. In what Supreme Court case was the First-Amendment used to uphold students’ right to wear arm bands? 133

28. 9. What is the crime of printing lies in order to hurt a person’s reputation? 132

29. 10. In the First-Amendment, what phrase means citizens may request the government to act on a specific matter? 131

30. 11. Who was involved in a court case supporting freedom of the press? 130

31. 12. What freedoms help strengthen democracy in the United States? 129

32. 13. Who described the establishment clause as a “wall of separation between church and state?” 129

33. 14. What prevents the government from establishing an official religion and keeps the government from favoring one religion over another? 129

34. 15. What are freedoms to think and act without government interference? 128

35. 16. What amendment protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition? 129

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39. Civics Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Enter room, and take assigned seat quietly. Put your name, date, and period on the top right-hand side of a piece of paper. Do NOT write in red. At the end of the period, turn your paper into tray #1 when you exit the room. Bell Ringer: Five Facts from CNN (Numbered, Complete Sentence)

40. Civics Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Enter room, and take assigned seat quietly. Put your name, date, and period on the top right-hand side of a piece of paper. Do NOT write in red. At the end of the period, turn your paper into tray #1 when you exit the room. Bell Ringer: Five Facts from CNN (Numbered, Complete Sentence)

43. Quartering Act requiring colonist to shelter British soldiers in their homes

44. Third Amendment passed as a reaction to Britain’s Quartering Act.

45. Protection for Accused

46. Presumed Innocent people accused of crimes may not be guilty, even if they are guilty, the legal system should give them the right to defend themselves and be treated fairly.

47. Otherwise, the government could unjustly punish people for crimes that they did not commit.

48. Fourth Amendment unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited

49. Fourth Amendment Search Warrant court order allowing police to search private property and gather evidence.

50. Fourth Amendment Police Officer wants to search your home to find evidence of a crime, you would be able to say the officer needed a search warrant