1. American Government
Chapter 19
Section 1

2. First Amendment Freedoms
Free Religion
Free Speech
Free Press
Peaceful Assembly
Petition for Redress of Grievances

3. Unalienable Rights Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness (Property)
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Inspired by John Locke

4. Civil Rights Found in Bill of Rights
Specifically limited to those positive Government actions that guarantee individual freedoms
Examples are each Civil Rights Act

5. Limits Clear and Present Danger National Security
Schenk v. US
National Security
“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

6. Federalism and Civil Rights
Some rights – National Only
Some rights – State and Local Only
Many rights – National, State, and Local
Some rights – denied to States, but found in the Constitution
Some rights – Found in State Constitutions

7. Amendment 14
“No State shall…deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”

8. Ninth Amendment Unenumerated Rights
Rights not specified or spelled out are still retained by the people
Even though the right is not spelled out or enumerated (listed), it still exists and is held by the people