government section 9.2

1. religion

2. speech

3. press

4. assembly

5. redress of grievances

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the first amendment includes the

1. freedom of ______

2. freedom of ______

3. freedom of the _____

4. freedom of ________

5. ______ __ _________

national religion

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with the freedom of religion (first amendment), American colonists left England where ________ ______ controlled the people

state church

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with the freedom of religion (first amendment), the ______ _______ was being abandoned

establishment clause

prevented an established state church

free exercise clause

protect the individual’s freedom of religion

states

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with the first amendment and religion, it allowed the _____ to deal with churches as they decided

church

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with the establishment clause, Congress will not allow an “established” or state ______

• separate

• institutionally separate

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just because Congress will not allow an “established” or state church in the establishment clause, does not necessarily mean church and state are to be ________; they should only be __________ _________

lemon test

came from the court case Lemon vs. Kurtzman (1971); the Supreme Court has ruled the establishment clause cases in 3 ways…

1. secular in purpose

2. neutral

3. excessively tangle

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with the lemon test, the Supreme Court has ruled the establishment clause cases in 3 ways…

1. The law must be ______ __ _______ 

2. The law must be ________ toward religion 

3. The law must not “________ _______” the government with religion

religion

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the free exercise clause is the right of an American citizen to practice his _______ freely

decency

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with the free exercise clause, actions must align with “common standards of _______”

1. correct and decent

2. respect

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with the freedom of religion responsibility:

worship God in a ______ and _____ way; ______ other’s beliefs

freedom of speech

the ability to voice opinions freely

1. slander

2. libel

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freedom of speech does not protect _______ (false speech) or _____ (false writing)

treason

American Citizens can’t say or write anything that would harm the country or advocate its violent, revolutionary overthrow

• state

• local government

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with the freedom of speech, _____ and ______ _________ can enforce “time, manner, place” against expression

freedom of expression

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freedom of speech is reinterpreted as _______ ___ __________

1. encourage and edify

2. respect

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with the freedom of speech responsibility:

use words to _________ and _____; ______ other’s opinion

freedom of the press

the ability of the news media to report or share opinions without prior restraint

prior restraint

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the freedom of the press is the ability of the news media to report or share opinions without _____ ______

immoral actions

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with the freedom of the press, recent interpretations have allowed for _______ ______ 

1. write and inform

2. aware

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freedom of the press responsibility:

to ____ and _____ others honestly and to be ______ of current issues and events

freedom of assembly

the ability to gather to demonstrate or protest political/social issues

redress of grievances

publicly asking the government for solutions to problems

• decently and lawfully

• appropriate

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freedom of assembly responsibility:

demonstrate ______ and ______ for __________ issues