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Timeline of Key First Amendment-Related Events

Timeline of Key First Amendment-Related Events. The First Amendment.

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Timeline of Key First Amendment-Related Events

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  1. Timeline of Key First Amendment-Related Events

  2. The First Amendment “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.” • Part of the United States Bill of Rights, which was ratified in 1791 • Establishes five freedoms: • Establishment Clause and Free Exercise of Religion • Freedom of Speech • Freedom of Press • Right to Assemble • Right to Petition the Government

  3. Timeline Activity • Working with your group, research each event on your group’s slide. • Click on an event to be linked to a web-based resource that provides some background information about the event. • Find at least one additional source of information to support your research and help you answer the questions on your group’s handout. • Be prepared to present your timeline of events to your class.

  4. Group 1 Commemoration of Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday Lemon v. Kurtzman Bill of Rights ratified 1791 1971 2008 1948 2001 McCollum v. Board of Education USA Patriot Act passed.

  5. Group 2 Alien and Sedition Acts Free Speech Zones Hollywood Ten 1798 2004 1950 1989 1919 Schenck v. United States Texas v. Johnson

  6. Group 3 The Scope Monkey Trials Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District 1925 1998 2007 1953 1835 Morse v. Frederick Gag Rule passed. Arthur Miller writes The Crucible.

  7. Group 4 Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Navarro NY Times v. Sullivan Reynolds v. United States 1989 1878 1964 1936 2000 Dorothea Lange and the Great Depression Boy Scouts of America v. Dale

  8. Group 5 The Jungle Tiananmen Square Protests West Virginia v. Barnette 1989 1906 1943 1970 2008 United States v. Williams Tinker v. Des Moines

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