First Amendment: Freedom of Speech Congress shall make no law… “abridging the FREEDOM OF SPEECH” In the United States we each have the right to speak our.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Freedom of Speech.
Advertisements

The First Amendment guarantees people the right to express themselves through speech and writing – Allows everyone to hear opinions and ideas of others.
The 1 st Amendment Landmark Decisions Heard by The U.S. Supreme Court
AP Government: Chapter 4
Essential Question How does the Constitution protect citizen rights?
Civil Liberties and Public Policy Chapter 4. The Bill of Rights– Then and Now Civil Liberties – Definition: The legal constitutional protections against.
SECTION 1 Freedom of Speech and Press Discuss the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or.
Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, & Petition Stephanow 2009.
1 st Amendment. Freedom of Religion The Establishment Clause – “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…” – Lemon v. Kurtzman.
Our Basic Rights *note: because you have a legal right to do (or not to do) something does not mean it is the right thing to do. I : 1 st Amendment-R.A.P.P.S.,
CIVIL LIBERTIES. THE POLITICS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES Civil liberties: protections the Constitution provides individuals against the abuse of government power.
Civil Liberties. The Politics of Civil Liberties Civil liberties: protections the Constitution provides against the abuse of government power State ratifying.
Freedom of Speech and the Press The 1 st Amendment.
Day 1. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
First Amendment Rights to Free Speech and Press.  Democracy depends on a free exchange of ideas.  Volatile area of constitutional interpretation.
The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of people peaceably.
Civil Liberties and Public Policy Chapter 4. The Bill of Rights– Then and Now Civil Liberties – Definition: The legal constitutional protections against.
Civil Liberties and Public Policy. The Bill of Rights– Then and Now Civil Liberties – Definition: The legal constitutional protections against the government.
Civil Liberties and Public Policy
Chapter 19 Ben Eric Craig 5 th Hour AP Gov. Section 1.
Freedom of Speech. What is Free Speech? Incorporation Gitlow v. N.Y. (1925): 14 th Amendment’s “due process clause” protects citizens’ fundamental rights.
Freedom of Speech Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech”.
Chapter 19: Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms Section 3
Chapter 19 Section 3 Objective: To understand the scope of and the limits on free speech and press.
1 st Amendment: Freedom of Expression “Congress shall make no law.
Freedom of Speech. 1 st Amendment The essential, core purpose of the 1 st Amendment is self-governance. It enables people to obtain information from.
American Government Chapter 19 Section 3. Freedom of Speech 1 st and 14 th Amendments Guarantees spoken and written word liberty Ensures open discussion.
Jumpstart Assignment  Describe the cartoon….. Today’s Plan 1) Jumpstart Assignment 2) Reading Minute 3) Notes: Ch. 19, Sec. 3 4) Case Study: 1 st Amendment.
Freedom of Speech First Amendment Expression, Speech and Symbolic Speech.
CHAPTER 13, SECTION 3 FREEDOM OF SPEECH. TYPES OF SPEECH Pure speech – verbal expression of thought and opinion before an audience that has chosen to.
Freedom of Speech  Seems like a dumb question, but why is it so important to a democratic government?  Ability to debate actions and policies of elected.
 2 Guarantees  freedom to express yourself in the spoken and written word  Access to a variety of ideas on public affairs.
First Amendment Rights
AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Civil Liberties
The First Amendment Freedom of Expression. The Free Exchange of Ideas Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Press guarantees are meant to: Protect each person’s.
The First Amendment “embraces two concepts—freedom to believe and freedom to act. The first is absolute, but in the nature of things, the second cannot.
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. Civil Liberties and Public Policy Chapter 4  1 st Amendment Edwards, Wattenberg, and Lineberry.
Constitutional Review The truth your founding fathers never told you!
Civil Liberties and Public Policy Chapter 4. The Bill of Rights– Then and Now Civil Liberties – Definition: The legal constitutional protections against.
Freedom of Expression Free Speech Free Press Assembly and Petition.
Interpreting the Constitution Civil Rights & Civil Liberties US Government. US Government. US Government. US Government.
Civil Liberties PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL MR. COX.
Government Chapter 13 Civil Liberties We skipped 12, deal with it. Not 58 terms.
Freedom of Speech and Press 1 st Amendment Forms of (Speech) Expression Spoken Written Symbolic.
1. Vagueness and Overbreadth: Laws governing free speech must be clear and specific. > Laws that unnecessarily prohibit too much expression are considered.
1. Freedom of Speech Americans have right to freedom of expression to help protect unpopular opinions Founders wanted well-informed public Speech is limited.
1 st Amendment: Freedom of Expression “Congress shall make no law.
Essential Questions: How have courts defined (protected/denied) individual rights over time?
Civil Liberties Chapters 15, 16
Freedom of Speech.
Freedom of Speech.
Would you rather meet George Washington or Albert Einstein?
FREE SPEECH LIMITS.
The First Amendment An introduction & overview of freedom of religion and freedom of expression.
Freedom of Speech.
Freedom of Speech.
Civil Liberties and Public Policy
Incorporation of the First Amendment
The First Amendment.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Amendment One “It is what we are all about”
The First amendment Speech Press Religion Petition Assembly.
And how they relate the Judicial Branch
Civil Rights & Liberties
Free Speech and Free Press
Chapter 19 Civil Liberties: 1st Amendment Freedoms Sections 3-4
Agenda- 1/22 GRAB A CHROMEBOOK AND THE WORKSHEET!!
Chap 4 Day 2- Aim: How are Civil Liberties Protected or Limited?
Freedom of Speech.
Presentation transcript:

First Amendment: Freedom of Speech Congress shall make no law… “abridging the FREEDOM OF SPEECH” In the United States we each have the right to speak our mind (within some broad limits).

A Balance In their attempt to draw the line separating permissible from impermissible speech, judges have had to balance freedom of expression against competing values like –Public order –National security – and the right to a fair trial

Principles of Free Speech Types of Speech –Pure speech: only spoken words Ex. Debates and public meetings Given greatest protection –Speech-plus: speech combined with action Ex. Demonstrations and picketing speech is generally protected, action may be regulated –Symbolic speech: conduct that conveys a message in itself, without spoken word Ex. Displaying a communist flag, wearing an armband Some is protected, some isn’t

Flag Burning Burning the American flag is a form of protected symbolic speech. The Supreme Court upheld that right in a 5-4 decision in Texas v. Johnson (1989).

Limits on Free Speech Obscenity – anything that depicts sex or nudity in a way that violates society’s standards of decency –Difficult to define because public standards vary from time to time, place to place, and person to person Defamation – damaging another person’s reputation through false information –Libel is a written statement that defames the character of a person. –Slander is spoken words that defame the character of a person. –In the United States, it is often difficult to prove libel or slander, particularly if “public persons” or “public officials” are involved.

Fighting Words – abusive or insulting language that “have a direct tendency to cause acts of violence” –Hate speech – should it be protected or not? Imminent Lawless Action – speech cannot be punished, even when it advocates illegal action, unless it is “directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action” and is likely to do so

Public Forums –Places such as a street or park that is traditionally used for freedom of speech –Time, place, and manner: government can regulate where, when, and how freedom of speech may be exercised Speech in Schools –Teachers and students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” –Free speech can be limited if students’ actions would “materially or substantially disrupt” the school’s educational purpose –Free speech can be limited if it is vulgar and lewd and undermines the school’s basic educational mission –Schools can control expression that people might believe the school has endorsed

Prior Restraint – a government action that prevents material from being published. The Supreme Court has generally struck down prior restraint of speech and press (Near v. Minnesota, 1931). In NYT v. United States (1971) the Court ruled that the publication of the top-secret Pentagon Papers could not be blocked.