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UNIT #5
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
CHAPTER #13
Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms
LESSONS #2-4
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition
-The U.S has a long history of religious freedom1. Colonist (Puritans, Quakers)2. Immigrants (Irish Catholics, Jews)
-The 1st Amendment specifically prohibits the establishment of a “national religion”—the Establishment Clause
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Freedom of ReligionUNIT #5
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
CHAPTER #13
Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms
LESSONS #2-4
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition
-The U.S has a long history of religious freedom1. 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
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Freedom of ReligionUNIT #5
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
CHAPTER #13
Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms
LESSONS #2-4
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition
-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 Words3. Student Speech4. Seditious Speech
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Freedom of Speech and PressUNIT #5
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
CHAPTER #13
Civil Liberties: Constitutional Freedoms
LESSONS #2-4
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, 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 interestsPage 3
Freedom of Assembly and Petition
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