Introduction
Explain how each scenario is protected under the Constitution on a sheet of paper.
Task
1. A student refuses to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance with the rest of his class. He says it is against his religion. He stays quietly in his seat while the rest of the class recites the pledge.
2. A group of college students who oppose U.S. involvement in foreign wars gather in a public park and burn an American flag as a symbol of their protest.
3. A newspaper receives top secret documents that show that the government has been lying about its involvement in an ongoing war. The newspaper publishes the documents to reveal the truth to the public.
4. A group of white supremacists (people who believe descendants of white Europeans are superior to other people) gather in Washington, D.C., and march to the U.S. Capitol. They have a permit for their event and march calmly while chanting and carrying signs that harshly criticize other races.
5. A group of people with cancer, including several teenagers, believe that marijuana could help ease their suffering. They organize a petition to gather signatures from voters who believe that the state should pass a law allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients as a form of medical treatment.