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Magruder’s
American Government
C H A P T E R 19
Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms
© 2001 by Prentice Hall, Inc.
C H A P T E R 19
Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms
•Section 4 Freedom of
Assembly and
Petition
Mr. Mihoci
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Chapter 19
The Constitution’s Guarantees
According to the Constitution you can “ASSEMBLE”
This Means You have …
• The right to assemble , or “gather” with one
another to express views.
• The right to bring views to the attention of
public officials ……PETITION.
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Chapter 19, Section 4
“Time-Place-Manner” Regulations Regarding
Assembly and “Content Neutral”
The government can make
and enforce rules regarding
the time, place, and
manner of assemblies
• An example of such a
rule is that public
areas near schools,
abortion clinics, and
often court houses
are restricted
regarding assembly
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• Content Neutral.
They (the government)
can place restrictions
on time, place and
manner of the
assembly, but not on
what the assembly is
about. This means they
must stay CONTENT
NUETRAL –
(limits do apply)
Chapter 19, Section 4
Assembly and Public Property
Restrictions on the Right to Demonstrate
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Supreme Court – Cox v. New Hampshire, 1941; All parades must
have a license (permit) to happen (local governments handle this)
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Supreme Court – Gregory v. Chicago, 1969; as long as
demonstrators act peacefully, they cannot be held accountable for
disturbances that arise because of their demonstration
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Supreme Court – Madsen v. Women’s Health Services, Inc, 1994
and Hill v. Colorado, 2000; both led to creation of buffer zones
(distance) around abortion clinics and demonstrators around them.
(UPDATE: our Supreme Court overturned this decision in 2014)
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Chapter 19, Section 4
Private Property
The rights of assembly and petition do not give
people a right to trespass on private property.
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Chapter 19, Section 4
Freedom of Association
• The guarantees of freedom of
assembly and petition include
a right of association — the
right to associate with others
or groups to promote
causes.
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Chapter 19, Section 4
THE END – CHAPTER 19 is Done!!!
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