1. Unit 2 Day 4 Freedoms Theme: Rights

2. Amendments Amendment 1: Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition & speech. -Which of the 5 freedoms is most important to you & why? Amendment 2: The right to bear arms. -What are arms considered to be? -Why is this Amendment so controversial?

3. Amendment Explain the purpose of each US Amendment in your own words. Explain how this US Amendment affects the citizens of the US Express why this Amendment was added to the US Constitution by the Anti-Federalists. 1 2

4. Key Supreme Court Cases Engel v. Vitale (1961) Tinker v. Des Monies (1969) Wallace v. Jaffree (1984) Texas v. Johnson (1989) On the next slide you will use this website to answer questions: www.oyez.org

5. Case Decision/ WinnerKeys to casePrecedent Do you agree w/ the verdict of the Supreme Court? Why or why not? Engel v. Vitale (1961) 6-1 Engel 1 st Amendment Freedom of Religion NO prayer in public school Tinker v. Des Monies (1969) 7-2 Tinker 1 st Amendment Freedom of Symbolic speech (1 st time) Vietnam War Speech is not always spoken – it can be symbolic Wallace v. Jaffree (1984) 6-3 Jaffree 1 st Amendment Freedom of Religion (Est. Clause) NO prayer in public school Texas v. Johnson (1989) 5-4 Johnson 1 st Amendment Freedom of Symbolic speech Burning a flag Protest of burning a flag is constitutional