GOVERNMENT
UNIT 5
CHAPTER 19 READING GUIDE/CLASS NOTES
Explain the difference between civil liberties and civil rights.
Are your rights absolute (100% guaranteed)? Explain.
Explain the difference between the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.
Give a short explanation of each court case (relating to religion & public schools) and the Supreme
Court’s Opinion (decision) regarding the Establishment Clause?
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Everson v. Board of Education
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Engel v. Vitale
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Epperson v. Arkansas
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Edwards v. Aguillard
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Lemon v. Kurtzman
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Wolman v. Walter
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Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
Give a short explanation of each court case (relating to other Establishment cases) and the Supreme
Court’s Opinion (decision)?
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Lynch v. Donnelly
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County of Allegheny v. ACLU
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Marsh v. Chambers
Give a short explanation of each court case (relating to Free Exercise cases) and the Supreme Court’s
Opinion (decision)?
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Reynolds v. United States
Jacobson v. Massachusetts
Explain the different types of speech. Tell which ones are usually protected by the First Amendment
right to free speech and which ones aren’t.
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Pure speech
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Symbolic speech
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Libel
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Slander
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Seditious speech
Give an example of when pure speech is not protected by the 1st Amendment
Give a short explanation of the court case (relating to Free Exercise cases) and the Supreme Court’s
Opinion (decision)?
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
Terms:
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Unalienable
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Bill of Rights
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Incorporation
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Parochial
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Secular
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Prior restraint
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Assemble
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Petition
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Civil Disobedience