1. Civil Liberties and First Amendment Freedoms

2. Unalienable Rights The omission of a list of rights in the 1 st draft of the Constitution led to an outcry in 1787. The Bill of Rights was added. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Unalienable rights are rights that you are born with and can not be taken away.

3. The Difference between Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Civil Liberties Protections against government. Guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from acts of government. Civil Rights Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people. Prohibitions on discrimination based on race, sex, religious beliefs, or national origin set out in the Civil Rights Acts of 1964.

4. Are Individual Rights and Liberties Unlimited? NO!!!! Your rights stop when you infringe on the rights of others!!!

5. The First Amendment The First Amendment guarantees 5 basic freedoms. Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press The Right to Assembly The Right to Petition

6. Freedom of Religion The 1 st amendment sets out two guarantees of religious freedom The Establishment Clause - The prohibition of an “establishment of religion” The Free Exercise Clause - The prohibition of the interference in the “free exercise” of religion by the government The Establishment Clause sets up, “a wall of separation between church and state” in Jefferson’s words

7. Freedom of Speech and Press Freedom of speech and the press serve two important purposes To guarantee each person a right of free expression, spoken and written, and all other means of communication To guarantee all persons a full wide ranging discussion of public affairs… News

8. Freedom of Assembly and Petition The constitution protects the right of the people to assemble – to gather with one another – to express their views on public matters. This must be peaceable assembly and petition. Restrictions of free speech http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=MBNCS2YM3GY http://www.pbs.org/wnet/r eligionandethics/episodes/o ctober-8-2010/snyder-v- phelps/7180/

9. Restrictions on First Amendment Freedoms The Clear and Present Danger Test Speech is limited when it may incite violent action. This test is meant to combat seditious speech The advocating, or urging of people to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities.