Do now: Which amendment do you think is the
most important? Which amendment do you think
is the least important? Why?
Use information from the class hand out to help you
answer the question.
Day 5
May 1­2:46 PM
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What are individual rights?
Jun 5­1:18 PM
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What are society's needs?
Jun 5­1:19 PM
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Do you think that freedom can have limits?
Would it still be considered freedom?
Example:
You have the freedom to go to the park in
the summer, but you must not be in the park
after dark. Are you still free to go to the
park? Do you still think it is a freedom?
Jun 5­1:19 PM
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Today we are going to read about a court
case that questions a person's freedom
vs the needs of society.
Open your textbooks to page 210
Jun 5­1:17 PM
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Open Interactive notebooks to page 88
Write a sentence giving the point of view of
each person or group listed.
Write as if you were the person/group.
Example: I believe that...
We think that....
Our opinion is...
Jun 5­1:22 PM
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Interactive notebook page 81­ sample answers
1. Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt
We believe that we should have the right to protest the war by wearing armbands to make people think about those dying the Vietnam. We believe that the First Amendment protects this right. 2. School Officials
We’re worried that the armbands might cause problems, disrupt classes and distract students from focusing on their work.
3. United States District Court Judge
I agree with school officials that the armbands might cause problems disrupt classes and distract students from focusing on their work.
May 1­2:49 PM
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4. United States Court of Appeals
Some of us agree with school officials that the armbands might cause problems,
disrupts classes and distract students from focusing on their work. Some of us agree with the Tinkers and Eckhart that the First Amendment protects their right to wear the armbands.
5. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas
Schools should only limit speech when there is real danger of a major disruption. Students do not give up their constitutional rights when they enter their school.
6. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
I don’t believe that people have the right to engage in free speech wherever they want. School is a place for students to learn not to express their own views. The armbands created a distraction. Discipline is already lacking in schools. Supporting the right to protest will only encourage that.
Which of the opinions do you agree with?
Jun 5­1:26 PM
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