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Why is the father “stalling”? Intro Activity: October 10
Today’s Objective: Begin to analyze the individual rights and freedoms granted by the 1 st amendment J – Analyze how the law promotes the common good and protects individual rights L – Analyze Pennsylvania and United States court decisions that have affected principles and ideals of government in civic life F – Evaluate how individual rights may conflict with or support the common good G – Evaluate how the government protects or curtails individual rights and analyze the impact of supporting or opposing those rights.
Last Thursday’s Intro Activity How much freedom and privacy should we give up for security? Why do we give up so much?
1 st 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.
List the five basic liberties granted in the 1st Amendment: Religion Speech Press Assembly Petition
Freedom of Religion Explain the “establishment clause” Explain the “free exercise clause”
Speech Compare ‘libel’ to ‘slander’ Libel is the written or otherwise published, public defamation of a person or entity. Libel can include published photographs Slander is the spoken false defamation of a person or entity. Slander can also include bodily gestures. Defamation is any wrongful injury to the reputation of a person or entity.
Speech Why does the government restrict seditious speech? “words can be a weapon...” “if it causes a clear and present danger…
Schools banning political protests: Read ‘Tinker vs. Des Moines’ (page 559) and summarize the case: With what side do you agree – Tinker or the School District? Describe the Supreme Courts decision.
Does this change in 2006? How about personal websites or MySpace.com pages – does this change things?