Sunday, November 25, 2007

Bill of Rights 10/03/07

One quarter of population allowed to vote for delegates to Constitutional Convention

NY had universal male suffrage

1790 Census

Almost 4 million

90% Rural

95% line East of App.

Popular democracy

Rhode Island doesn't become a state

Wants greater representation

Don't sign constitution

Vermont takes it's place

Bill of Rights

Federalist compromise

Supreme Court balances the rights of individual with needs of society

Fifth Amendment

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Assembly

Right to Petition the Government

Freedom of Religion

Can:

Teach about religions in school

Allow voluntary prayer in many examples

Transport students to a religious school

Read scriptures for culture or literature content

Can't

Set a state religion

Order a prayer

Teach religious doctrine in the schools

Pay seminary teachers

Teach creationism

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of the religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of.

Freedom of Speech

Can

Say any political belief

Protest (without getting out of control)

Make accusations if true

Burn the flag

Say racist and hate slogans

Can't

Threat to harm airplanes, schools, or the president

Sexual harassment

Create too much social chaos

Use extremely crude language in public form

Freedom of Press

Can

Print any political position

Expose wrongs by the government

Say things you might not agree with

Make fun of people, especially politicians

Can't

Libel (Intentionally injuring a person's reputations by fake facts)

Disclose defense security secrets

Freedom of Assembly

Can

Protest

Parade (with a permit)

Chant hate slogans

Gang members can congregate in public places

Can't

Protest by throwing rocks, breaking windows, etc.

Hang out on private land despite owners will

Teen curfew

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