1. 1st Amendment
1st Amendment
First Amendment

2. History of the Bill of Rights
Constitution was ratified without the Bill of Rights (1789)
Amendments were added
These amendments guaranteed certain freedoms and rights

3. G – Grievance (petition) R – Religion A - Assemble S – Speech
GRASP
G – Grievance (petition)
R – Religion
A - Assemble
S – Speech
P - Press

4. Grievance (petition) Citizens can ask for changes in the gov’t
They can call or write letters to elected representatives, collect and present signatures, or join others to form groups that will have a greater influence on the gov’t than a single individual could.

5. Gov’t cannot establish an official religion
Citizens have freedom to attend a church, synagogue, temple, or mosque of their choice, or not to attend at all.

6. Separatists
Believe that church and state should be completely kept separate
Swearing on a Bible would be unconstitutional

7. Accommodationists Believe that church and state can coexist.
No one’s liberty is at stake if they mix

8. Press

9. Press
The gov’t cannot completely control what is printed in newspapers and books, broadcast on radio and television, or offered online.

10. What is symbolic speech?

11. Statements made nonverbally through actions or objects
Art uses images instead of spoken words

12. Symbolic Speech Court Cases:
Tinker v Des Moines
Texas v Johnson
Frederick v Morse

13. Tinker v Des Moines

14. Texas v Johnson

15. Frederick v Morse

17. Libel
A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation.

18. Slander
a malicious, false, and defamatory statement that is meant to damage a person’s reputation

19. OBSCENITY

20. 1st Amendment Right??
YouTube - Should First Amendment Protection Include Corporations?