2. Your Freedom of Expression
Chapter 13:
Supreme Court Cases
Section 1:
The First Amendment:
Your Freedom of Expression

3. The First Amendment: Your Freedom of Expression
Main Idea
Your freedom of expression—the right to practice your religious beliefs; to hold, express, and publish ideas and opinions; to gather with others; and to ask the government to correct its mistakes—is the cornerstone of our democracy. Through its power to interpret the Constitution, the Supreme Court can expand—or limit—your rights.

4. The First Amendment: Your Freedom of Expression
Reading Focus
Explain the “black armband case”.
What are your first amendment rights?
What is the Establishment clause?
What is the Free Exercise Clause?
What are examples of protected and unprotected speech?