1. Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms
19.1 The Unalienable Rights
19.2 Freedom of Religion
19.3 Freedom of Speech and Press
19.4 Freedom of Assembly and Petition

2. The Unalienable Rights
A ________________________is deeply rooted in America’s colonial past
The ___________________was fought to preserve and expand these very rights: _________________________ _______________________________

3. Rights & Liberties
The existence of government is _______________________of the Const.
The Constitution guarantees the basic rights of United States citizens in the ___________. (was not included at first)
Intended to _____________________

4. Civil Rights & Liberties
Civil Liberties: _____________ ________________________
Ex: ________________, speech, press & ____________ ________________________

5. Civil Rights & Liberties cont.
__________- positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people
Ex: Prohibition of discrimination on basis of race, gender, religious belief, or national origin- _____________________________

6. Relativity of Individual Rights
All persons have the right ______ ______________________________________________________
Ex: freedom of speech HOWEVER...________________ ______________________________________________________

7. Things that make you go hmmm...
Is yelling fire in a crowded movie theatre your right to freedom of speech or can you be arrested?????
________________________
Schenck v. United States, 1919

8. Who Are Guaranteed Rights?
Most rights are guaranteed to all persons.
Aliens (foreign-born residents, non-citizens) ______________ _________________________

9. ??Question??
Can you name a time in history when constitutional rights were taken away from citizens in the U.S.?
____________________________ ____________________________

10. Internment Camp

12. Internment Order

13. Scope of Bill of Rights States can and do limit certain rights.
Ex: ______________________ _________________________ _________________________

14. 9th & 14th Amendment
9th ________________________ ___________________________.
14th- Due Process Clause- ______ ____________________________
Process of incorporation- incorporating Bill of Rights into 14th amendment

15. Gitlow v. New York, 1925
Benjamin Gitlow- _____________- convicted in state courts of criminal anarchy
Made several speeches and published a pamphlet calling for a violent overthrow of govt.
Supreme Court ______________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________