Personal protections and liberties added to the Constitution for you! THE BILL OF RIGHTS Personal protections and liberties added to the Constitution for you!

FIRST AMENDMENT

FIRST AMENDMENT ACTUAL TEXT MEANING 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. Citizens of the United States have the right to freedom of religion or lack thereof speech or speaking out press or media assemble or protest petition or disagree by going to court Terms to Know: Slander Libel

FIRST AMENDMENT Congress can't: Click image for 6 min video Congress can't: Make any law about your religion, or stop you from practicing your religion Keep you from saying whatever you want Publishing whatever you want (like in a newspaper or a book) Congress can't stop you from meeting peacefully for a demonstration to ask the government to change something Signing a document saying you want something to change (petition) http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080342,00.html

Tinker vs. Des Moines 1969 Freedom of Expression https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/hall-pass/supreme-court-spotlight-tinker-v-des-moines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Litj48M1xIk Tinker vs. Des Moines 1969

Texas vs. JOEY JOHNSON 1989 Freedom of Expression https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHN8i9Dzblc Texas vs. JOEY JOHNSON 1989

Westside Community Schools v. Mergens Freedom of Religion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l4_01VbfIY Westside Community Schools v. Mergens