Unit 4 – Court cases and support for Statements
A – answer
HD – historical document
CC – court case
CE – current event
Question 1 – What is freedom of expression and why is it important to our democracy?
A – WTP lesson 17, importance https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/freedom-expression
HD – Constitution First Amendment
CC – Tinker v. Des Moines, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, Texas v. Johnson
Question 2 – How does the Constitution protect freedom of expression?
A – WTP lesson 17
HD – Constitution First Amendment
CC – Shenk v. United States
CE – Bloggers are journalists (2014) http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/us-court-bloggers-arejournalists/283225/
Question 3 – Are there times when freedom of expression should be limited? Why or why not? Give examples
A – WTP pg. 139-140, limiting freedom of expression
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/citizened/activities/rights_duties_of_citizenship/tasktwo_limitrev.html
HD – Constitution First Amendment
HD – Clear and Present Danger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_and_present_danger
CC – United States v. O’Brien http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._O'Brien
CC – http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/timeplacemanner.htm
Question 4 – How is freedom of religion protected in the Constitution?
A – WTP lesson 18, definition of freedom of religion
HD – Constitution First Amendment, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
CC – Everson v. Board of Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everson_v._Board_of_Education
CC – Wisconsin v. Yoder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_v._Yoder
Question 5 – When is it acceptable for the government to limit the practice of people’s religious beliefs?
A – WTP lesson 18
HD – Constitution First Amendment, Declaration of Independence (life, liberty), Bill of Rights
CC - Engle v. Vitale, Mitchell v. Helms, Agostini v. Felton, Rosenberger v. University of Virginia, Stone v. Graham, Wallace v.
Jaffree, Lee. V. Weisman, Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, Elk Grove Unifie School District v. Newdow
Question 6 – How has the idea of “Equal protection of the laws been used to protect people’s rights? Give an
example.
A – WTP Lesson 19
HD – Equal Protection Clause, 14th Amendment, Civil Rights Act of 1964
CE – Equal pay http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/the-sony-hack-and-the-gender-pay-gap/?_r=0
CC – Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona
Julie Finke 2015
General Unit 4 Questions (answer on a separate sheet of paper)
1. What are the four types of free expression? Give examples of each. Where in the Constitution
will you find the right to freedom of expression?
2. Why did the Founders believe it was important to protect free expression?
3. In what kinds of situations do you think it is fair and reasonable to limit freedom of expression?
Give examples.
4. In what part of the Constitution will you find the right to freedom of religion?
5. What is the meaning of the establishment clause?
6. What is the meaning of the free exercise clause?
7. Freedom of belief is an absolute right. What does this mean?
8. Why was the fourteenth amendment added to the Constitution?
9. What does Equal protection of the laws mean?
10. Why did the Fourteenth Amendment not immediately end unfair treatment of African
Americans?
11. Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 important?
12. What does the right to due process mean?
13. Why is the right to due process important?
14. Explain how African American men gained the right to vote. What laws had to be changed to make
voting rights for African Americans fair?
15. Explain how women gained the right to vote. Why do you think women were not given the right to
vote in the first place?
Julie Finke 2015