1. Chapter 19: Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms Opener

2. All through the years we have had to fight for civil liberty, and we know that there are times when the light grows rather dim, and every time that happens democracy is in danger.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
(1940)

3. Essential Question
How can the judiciary balance individual rights with the common good?

4. Guiding Questions Section 1: The Unalienable Rights
How does the Constitution protect the rights of individuals against government?
The Constitution limits the power of government and protects civil rights and civil liberties through the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.

5. Guiding Questions Section 2: Freedom of Religion
How does the 1st Amendment protect the freedom of religion?
The 1st Amendment protects the free exercise of religion, bans the government from establishing a religion, and provides for a general separation of church and state.

6. Guiding Questions Section 3: Freedom of Speech and Press
What are the limits on the guarantees of free speech and free press?
No one is free to slander or libel another, to endanger public safety, to promote the violent overthrow of the government, to violate public standards of obscenity, or to make false advertising claims.

7. Guiding Questions Section 4: Freedom of Assembly and Petition
How has the Supreme Court ruled on assembly and petition cases?
The Court has protected the right to peaceful assembly and petition on public property, but allows governments to set rules on how, when, and where assemblies and petitions take place.