Bethel School District v. Fraser

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Cases that impact student journalists

Advertisements

Freedom of Religion.

Civil Rights in the Courts

Chapter 5 Equal Protection under the Law: Balancing Individual, State and Federal Rights.

Brown vs. Board of Education 1954

Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design Where does it fit in public schools?

Freedom of Religion First Amendment Civil Liberties How has the First Amendment’s freedom of religion been incorporated as a right of all American citizens.

Freedom of Religion AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. As Stated The first and fourteenth amendments set out two guarantees concerning religious freedom in the United.

Amendment I Freedom of Religion. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of” Two.

 How does the Constitution protect our basic rights?

 How does the Constitution protect our basic rights?  Freedom of Speech.

The First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Brown vs. The Board of Education

Brown V. Board of Education

The First Amendment The fundamental freedoms of being an American.

Bethel v. Fraser Matthew Fraser, a high school student in Bethel, Washington, delivered a speech nominating a fellow student for a student elective.

UNIT 15 African – American Civil Rights Movement.

1993: Hawaii Supreme Court rules that forbidding same-sex couples to marry is unconstitutional sex discrimination under the equal rights provisions of.

The First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Education Emily Robinson Emily Porterfield T Flythe Ross Brigman.

A Supreme Court Ruling Brown vs. Board of Education Pg. 372.

The Establishment Clause POL318 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights.

4 Major Court Cases. Roe v. Wade Year: 1973 Roe: For women’s rights Wade: Defense of Texas statute Issue: Women’s right over her own body. – Amendments:

The Civil Rights Era. Segregation The isolation of a race, class, or group.

Date: April 10, 2013 Topic: Freedom of Religion Aim: How has religious freedom been defined by the Supreme Court? Do Now: Describe the following provisions.

Basics of Religious Rights. 1 st Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Background Personalities in the Case ArgumentsThe Facts Constitutional Precedents The Aftermath $200 $400 $600 $800 $200 $400 $600 $800 $200 $400 $600.

S UPREME C OURT C ASES U.S. V. R EESE 1876  African American in Kentucky was barred from registering to vote  Elected official was charged.

Brown v board of education By: Mr. Pirring. Attention Getter Imagine if you were isolated for something as simple as your hair color.

Civil Rights By T.J.M.. Education Equality (Not) During the 1950s and before, African American children and White children could not attend the same schools.

Court Cases. STAAR Brown v. Board of Education Topeka board of education denied Linda Brown admittance to an all white school close to her house. Thurgood.

Schenck v. United States-1919 In this 1919 case the Court ruled that the conviction of a defendant for sending a leaflet to draftees when the nation was.

Court cases. Schenck v. US Argued January 8,1919 Decided March 2,2919.

Argued: December 13, 1971 Reargued October 11, 1972 Decided: January 22, 1973.

Susan Epperson, et. al v. Arkansas. BACKGROUND Arkansas passes “anti-evolution” statute in 1928 Applies to teachers in state supported schools or universities.

Education Emily Robinson Emily Porterfield T Flythe Ross Brigman.

Chapter 19 Section 2 Objective: To understand the importance of religious freedom in the United States.

The 1950s Civil Rights Movement. Since the end of the Civil War, African Americans had been waging a movement to finally gain equality in America – civil.

 July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman issued and Executive Order to Abolish Segregation in the Armed Services  It Was Implemented Over.

Brown vs. Board of Education

Amendment Review 1st Amendment 2nd Amendment

XIV. Roots of the American Civil Rights Movement

The Modern Civil Rights Movement ( )

Chapter 10: Civil Liberties

1st Amendment & School (8 cases = 7 revolving around school and 1 NOT)

Civil Rights Movement Civil rights: right to vote, right to equal treatment, right to speak out.

Civil Rights Movement:

The Civil Rights Movement

AP Gov Test - Supreme Court Cases

4 Court Cases By: Cody Simms.

Read pages 686 – 687 and the handout, “Nullifying the Separate but Equal Principle Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, 1954” answering … (1)

Civil Rights Movement Civil rights: right to vote, right to equal treatment, right to speak out.

Your Freedom of Expression

Answers: 1. Trial by Jury only 2. False (every 10 years) 3. Habeas Corpus (immediate presentation of charges); lawyer; speedy trial. 4. January 3 5. January.

Supreme Court Cases.

BQ 2 What do we call powers exclusive to the federal government?

Greatly Strengthen National Power

By Page, Alex, Zander, and Dawson

Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement

Brown v. Board and the Start of the Civil Rights Movement

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Brown vs board of Education 1954

The Modern Civil Rights Movement ( )

Focus Question: What role did the federal government play in the Civil Rights Movement? Do Now: Answer questions 1-2 on today’s handout.

The Civil Rights Struggle

Freedom of Religion Scenarios

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) 347 U.S. 483

Brown v. Board of Education Of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483

Presentation transcript:

Bethel School District v. Fraser 1986

Fraser gave speech in front of school at assembly Used explicit language with sexual references and metaphors to describe another candidate The school wasn’t happy with the actions Was this Freedom of Speech? Why or why not?

Reynolds v. US 1878

convicted in a Utah territorial district court Reynolds challenged the federal anti-bigamy ruling convicted in a Utah territorial district court affirmed by the Utah territorial supreme court Does this violate the First Amendment free exercise clause because the religious beliefs of plural marriage? Bigamy-criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another

Epperson v. Arkansas 1968

She purchased a textbook that included a section on evolution Epperon got her degree in zoology was hired to teach biology in Little Rock She purchased a textbook that included a section on evolution She claimed the law violated her First Amendment right to free speech as well as the Establishment Clause….is this true? The school and prescribe, but not prohibit

Brown v. Board of Ed. Topeka Kansas 1954

black children were denied admission to public schools attended by white children At that time there were laws requiring racial segregation Does this violate 14th amendment?