Describe the Following Amendments of the Freedom of Speech Flashcards

All about the First Amendment. 

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Clear and present danger is...
You can say whatever you want, but if there is a clear danger or threat then it's illegal.
Freedom of speech
Where you can speak your mind and express yourself, besides threats.
Right to a fair trial is linked to freedom of speech and limits to the freedom of speech because
What you say in court is limited, and the judge can decide whether you can speak or not, an if what you say will/will not be on the record.
Religious freedom
When people can practice any religion without being hurt or thrown in jail.
An example of a religious problem is
World war II.
TheTimes Square bomb threat was a clear and present danger because
It posed an obvious danger to the people of New York City.
If you said you hated school, that would not be a clear and present danger because
It is not a threat.
One way the African Americans did Montgomery Bus Boycott is
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man.
Civil Rights Movement relates to the first amendment because
Nowpeople have more freedom and can protest against what the government says.
Freedom of the press is there
So that people can't influence what you write.
The right to petition is
The right to appeal to the government.
The right to assembly means
You have the right to gather peacfuly, in a public area even. It just can't be harmful.
If we didn't have the right to assembly, it would mean
That you would have to ask the government any time you wanted to have a public gathering above a certain amount of people.