AP GOPO A LESSON ON FREE SPEECH Thanks to Deborah C. Craytor for the awesome power point and activity!

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?  ______ amendment.  “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.

GEORGIA CONSTITUTION  No law shall be passed to curtail or restrain the freedom of speech or of the press. Every person may speak, write and public sentiments on all subjects but shall be responsible for the abuse of that liberty.

WHAT IS SPEECH?  Talking  Writing  Pictures and other forms of artistic expression  Distributing speech  Symbolic speech

RESTRICTIONS ON SPEECH  Clear and present danger  Substantial disruption of governmental activity  Defamation  Fighting words  Obscenity  Inherent in certain crimes  Content-neutral v. content-based

RIGHTS CARRY RESPONSIBILITIES  Not to endanger others  To have your facts straight  Not to restrict unfairly the free speech of others  Not to maliciously injure others

SO – DOES THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECT SOMEONE WHO…

WEARS AN ARMBAND TO SCHOOL TO SHOW OPPOSITION TO WAR?

WRITES A BOOK PRAISING THE KKK?

TELEPHONES THE SCHOOL WITH A PHONY BOMB THREAT?

CALLS A NEIGHBOR AN UNPRINTABLE NAME IN AN ARGUMENT?

THREATENS TO BEAT UP SOMEONE?

CARVES A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL ON THEIR SCHOOL DESK?

URGES AN ANGRY CROWD TO MARCH ON CITY HALL AND DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS?

REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE?

TALKS LOUDLY AND CONTINUOUSLY AFTER BEING REPEATEDLY ASKED NOT TO DO SO?

ADVERTISES RUNNING SHOES AS BEING ENDORSED BY LEBRON JAMES, WHEN THEY ARE NOT?

USES OBSCENE LANGUAGE IN A SCHOOL SPEECH?

MAKES A PORNOGRAPHIC FILM?  Yeah… I don’t think I’m going to look up anything on Google image for this one…

JOINS IN A SPONTANEOUS MARCH PROTESTING THE DISMISSAL OF TEACHER?

BURNS AN AMERICAN FLAG TO PROTEST LACK OF GOV’T AID TO HOMELESS?