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Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms
19.1 The Unalienable Rights19.2 Freedom of Religion19.3 Freedom of Speech and Press19.4 Freedom of Assembly and Petition
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The Unalienable Rights
•A commitment to personal freedom is deeply rooted in America’s colonial past• The Revolutionary War was fought to
preserve and expand these very rights: the rights of the individual against government
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Rights & LibertiesRights & Liberties
• The existence of government is justified in the preamble of the Const.• The Constitution guarantees the basic
rights of United States citizens in the Bill of Rights. (was not included at first)• Intended to limit national govt. power
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Civil Rights & LibertiesCivil Rights & Liberties
•Civil Liberties: protections against govt.•Ex: freedom of religion, speech, press & guarantees of fair trial
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Civil Rights & Liberties Civil Rights & Liberties cont.cont.•Civil Rights- positive acts of
government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people• Ex: Prohibition of discrimination on
basis of race, gender, religious belief, or national origin- Civil Rights Acts 1964
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Relativity of Individual Relativity of Individual RightsRights
•All persons have the right to do as they please as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others.•Ex: freedom of speech HOWEVER...you can be found guilty of using obscene language in public
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Things that make you go hmmm...
• Is yelling fire in a crowded movie theatre your right to freedom of speech or can you be arrested?????•YOU CAN BE ARRESTED!!• Schenck v. United States, 1919- clear
and present danger
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Who Are Guaranteed Who Are Guaranteed Rights?Rights?•Most rights are guaranteed to all persons.•Aliens (foreign-born residents, non-citizens) are covered by some rights.
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??Question????Question??
•Can you name a time in history when constitutional rights were taken away from citizens in the U.S.?• Internment Camps (war relocation camps) for Japanese during WWII
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Internment Camp
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Internment Order
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Scope of Bill of RightsScope of Bill of Rights
•States can and do limit certain rights.•Ex: right to bear arms- states require registrations & forbid certain guns
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9th & 14th Amendment9th & 14th Amendment
•9th There are rights beyond those set out in the Constitution.•14th- Due Process Clause- states can’t deny rights.•Process of incorporation- incorporating Bill of Rights into 14th amendment
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Gitlow v. New York, 1925
• Benjamin Gitlow- communist- convicted in state courts of criminal anarchy•Made several speeches and published a
pamphlet calling for a violent overthrow of govt.• Supreme Court upheld his conviction-
state law- unconstitutional and violated the 14th Amend.