1. “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.”
— U.S. Constitution, First Amendment

2. Vocabulary Copy down these terms & definitions
Abridge—to diminish or reduce in scope.
Case law—law established by judicial decisions as distinguished from law created by legislation.
Freedom—the quality or state of being free: as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action.
Freedom of speech—the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations.

3. Vocabulary Copy down these terms & definitions
Liberty—freedom from external (as governmental) restraint, compulsion, or interference in engaging in the pursuits or conduct of one’s choice to the extent that they are lawful and not harmful to others.
Rights—a person’s justifiable claim, protected by law, to act or be treated in a certain way.
Rule of Law—the rule of law exists when a state’s constitution functions as the supreme law of the land, when the statutes enacted and enforced by the government invariably conform to the constitution.
Speech—forms of expression used to communicate an idea or a thought, not just in words.

4. You will need to take notes on what the video says about each of these cases:
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) (Tinker case referred to by Justice O’Connor)
Texas v. Johnson (1989) (Flag burning case referred to by Justice Kennedy)
Morse v. Frederick (2007) (Mentioned by Justice O’Connor)
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986) (Speech at a high school assembly featured)
Lee v. Weisman (1992) (High school commencement case featured)

5. Wednesday, nd Period
You will need your laptops, notes from yesterday and the handout: “Video Follow-Up Questions.”
No laptop? Download the Nearpod App to use all the features.
If you were absent yesterday, Tuesday, 5-1, the slides are on my webpage.
You need to know the vocabulary terms and definitions.
Take notes on what the video/reading passage says about each of these cases. You can supplement by reviewing the cases on oyez.org.
Nearpod.com: AXETU must complete reading, watch the video, and answer the questions on the handout. Whatever you don’t finish will need to be completed for homework.

6. Wednesday, th Period
You will need your laptops, notes from yesterday and the handout: “Video Follow-Up Questions.”
No laptop? Download the Nearpod App to use all the features.
If you were absent yesterday, Tuesday, 5-1, the slides are on my webpage.
You need to know the vocabulary terms and definitions.
Take notes on what the video/reading passage says about each of these cases. You can supplement by reviewing the cases on oyez.org.
Nearpod.com: MLJDG must complete reading, watch the video, and answer the questions on the handout. Whatever you don’t finish will need to be completed for homework.

7. Nine (9) Week Exam: Tuesday, 5-22-2018
I will provide you with a review beforehand.

8. Internal Memorandum of Law Assignment Major Test/Project Grade (6 tickets)—25 points
Due dates & checkpoints
Outline: 5 points due Friday, 5/11 (beginning of class): Typed outline using the format in your textbook Chapter 14 on page 448/Chapter 16 page 515.
Final Memo: 20 points due Thursday, 5/17 (end of class)—can or turn in hardcopy.
More on the drafting requirements on Friday, 5/11.

9. If you plan to use tickets for this assignment, you will receive an “EXC” for the project grade but…
You must complete the alternate assignment to receive your daily participation grade—a grade of zero (0) will be entered retroactively if you do not complete the daily assignment and later turn in tickets for the memo.
10 points: Friday, 5/4 end of class: Turn in completed “Video Follow Up: Ten Questions” from conversation on the constitution.
10 points: Monday, 5/7 end of class: Chapter 14 “Review Questions” on p. 476
10 points: Monday, 5/14 end of class: Complete the “Application Exercises” on p.534 of the text (1-6)
10 points: Tuesday, 5/15 end of class: Complete the “Quick Check” questions 1-15 on p
10 points: Thursday, 5-17 end of class—complete the “Research” assignment on p.535 of the text.

10. Topic for Memo: You will address the issue of tattoos within the context of the First Amendment
Are tattoos or the act of tattooing a protected form of expression?
By nature, is expression the central component of the act of tattooing, or is it [tattooing] conduct with an expressive component?
Facts: Handout