Introduction
Jemal Betances
1-21-2014
Technology/Design
Amendment I
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.
This amendment is about how people should have the right to say what they want and be any religion. People should have the right to say anything because people should talk the way they feel and say what they want because they want to speak the way they feel They should be any religion because it don’t matter what religion you are you should be friend with anyone. People should have the right to be any religion because it don’t matter what religion you are. You should still be
Some big ideas present in the first amendment are:
Free speech
Religious practice
Freedom of religion
“Sit in”
Task
Jemal betances
804
1-29-14
Tech/design
Freedom of speech
The Founders saw free speech as a natural right. This outlawed any speech that was critical of government.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment
The right to free speech includes other mediums of expression that communicate a message.
The U.S. Supreme Court often has struggled to determine what exactly constitutes protected speech
http://www.inclusion.msu.edu/Equity/FirstAmendmentAndFreedomOfSpeech.html
The Courts have interpreted the language to mean that no arm of the government, federal or state, can abridge the free speech right.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-speech
Schools have great latitude to control the speech that occurs in a classroom and, in that setting, can probably prohibit the distribution of student publications altogether.
Freedom of Press
The U.S. Supreme Court often has struggled to determine what exactly constitutes protected speech. The following are examples of speech, both direct (words) and symbolic
https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech
Speech thrives online freed of limitations inherent in traditional print
http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/speech.php
Speaking out against things you didn’t like could land you in the big houses.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/218543/freedom-of-speech
Risk or threat to safety or to other public interests that is serious and imminent.
http://www.lp.org/issues/freedom-of-speech
We defend the rights of individuals to unrestricted freedom of speech,
Freedom of religion
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/headlines/freedom-of-religion/
The First Amendment to the Constitution protects freedom of religion by banning Congress from passing any law respecting an establishment of religion and from prohibiting people from freely exercising their religion.
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/irf/
The Office of International Religious Freedom has the mission of promoting religious freedom as a core objective of U.S. foreign policy.
https://www.aclu.org/religion-belief/aclu-and-freedom-religion-and-belief
It encompasses not only the right to believe (or not to believe), but also the right to express and to manifest religious beliefs.
https://www.aclu.org/religion-belief
The goal of the ACLU’s work on freedom of religion and belief is to guarantee that all are free to follow and practice their faith or no faith at all without governmental influence or interference.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/official-statement/religious-freedom
Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right that protects the conscience of all people.
Process
Evaluation
Jemal Betances
Tech/Design
Performance Task 4
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1027382448001_2080291,00.html
1) Does a student have the right to express his/her opinions and beliefs in school?
2) Which types of speech are not protected by the First Amendment?
3) What rights to freedom of expression do students have?
4) What is academic freedom?
Conclusion
Jemal Betances answer by khaleel feverie.
804
Tech/Design
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1027382448001_2080291,00.html
1) Does a student have the right to express his/her opinions and beliefs in school?
2) Which types of speech are not protected by the First Amendment?
3) What rights to freedom of expression do students have?
4) What is academic freedom?
- Yes. A student can express his/her opinions orally and in writing. A student must, however, make sure that in expressing this opinion or belief that he/she does so in a way that does not disrupt classes or other school activities.
This answer is good and strong because you answer all the answer with strong detail.
- Schools have great latitude to control the speech that occurs in a classroom and, in that setting, can probably prohibit the distribution of student publications altogether.
This answer is good because you answer all the answer with strong detail.
- The freedoms of speech press, assembly, and petition are often collectively referred to as the freedom of expression, and the U.S. Supreme Court has developed a separate body of case law regarding the free expression rights of students.
The answer that is here is correct because it has strong and good detail.
- In 1940, following a series of joint conferences begun in 1934, representatives of the American Association of University Professors and of the Association of American Colleges (now the Association of American Colleges and Universities) agreed upon a restatement of principles set forth in the 1925 Conference Statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure.
This answer is okay because you did answer the question but didn’t put detail.