19. Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms.

The Unalienable Rights.

Freedom of Religion.

Freedom of Speech and Press.

Freedom of Assembly and Petition.

Bill of Rights

first ten amendments protecting individual rights Bill of Rights first ten amendments protecting individual rights

civil liberties

civil liberties protections against government, guarantees of the safety of persons, opinion, and property from arbitrary acts of government

civil rights

civil rights those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

alien

are people who are not citizens of the country in which they live alien are people who are not citizens of the country in which they live

Due Process Clause

Due Process Clause “No Stats shall…deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”

process of incorporation

process of incorporation The Court has incorporated - merged, combined – most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendments Due Process Clause

Establishment Clause

prohibit an “establishment of religion” Establishment Clause prohibit an “establishment of religion”

parochial

parochial church related

Free Exercise Clause

Free Exercise Clause guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion

libel

false and malicious use of words libel false and malicious use of words

slander

false and malicious use of spoken words slander false and malicious use of spoken words

sedition

sedition crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

seditious speech

seditious speech advocating, or urging, of such conduct (attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts)

prior restraint

government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed prior restraint government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed

shield laws

shield laws these laws give reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings in those States

symbolic speech

symbolic speech a person can “say” something with a facial expression or shrug of the shoulders, or by carrying a sign or wearing an armband

picketing

involves patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike picketing involves patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike

assemble

to gather with one another assemble to gather with one another

content neutral

content neutral government can regulate assemblies on the basis of time, place, and manner government cannot regulate assemblies on the basis of what might be said there

right of association

right of association the right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes

First Amendment Freedoms.

Celebrating the Bill of Rights.

The Fugitive.

The Great Wall of Los Angeles.

Process of Incorporation.

Alexis de Tocqueville, author of Democracy in America.

Religious Freedom.

Prayer and the Public Schools.

Church and State.

The Torah.

Free Speech.

Warnings of Careless Talk and Espionage During World War II.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Voices on Government.

R-rated Movies?

Vietnam War Protests.

Perspectives.

Peaceful Protests.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Analyzing Political Cartoons.