Timeline of Key First Amendment-Related Events

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Timeline of Key First Amendment-Related Events
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The First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.

• Part of the United States Bill of Rights, which
  was ratified in 1791
• Establishes five freedoms
• Establishment Clause and Free Exercise of
  Religion
• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of Press
• Right to Assemble
• Right to Petition the Government

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Timeline Activity

• Working with your group, research each event on
  your groups slide.
• Click on an event to be linked to a web-based
  resource that provides some background
  information about the event.
• Find at least one additional source of
  information to support your research and help you
  answer the questions on your groups handout.
• Be prepared to present your timeline of events to
  your class.

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Group 1
Commemoration of Thomas Jeffersons Birthday
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Bill of Rights ratified
1791
1971
2008
1948
2001
USA Patriot Act passed.
McCollum v. Board of Education
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Group 2
Free Speech Zones
Alien and Sedition Acts
Hollywood Ten
1798
2004
1950
1989
1919
Schenck v. United States
Texas v. Johnson
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Group 3
The Scope Monkey Trials
Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District
1925
1998
2007
1953
1835
Morse v. Frederick
Gag Rule passed.
Arthur Miller writes The Crucible.
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Group 4
Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Navarro
NY Times v. Sullivan
Reynolds v. United States
1989
1878
1964
1936
2000
Dorothea Lange and the Great Depression
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
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Group 5
The Jungle
Tiananmen Square Protests
West Virginia v. Barnette
1989
1906
1943
1970
2008
United States v. Williams
Tinker v. Des Moines