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Assembly, Petition, and Modern First Amendment Debates

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NY-SS

8 lessons

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Analyze constitutional rights to assemble and petition alongside modern controversies surrounding digital speech, campaign finance, and conflicting civil rights.

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  7. Religious Liberty Clashes with Anti-Discrimination LawsNot started yet
  8. Commercial Speech and Consumer Protection LimitsNot started yet
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us-ny12.G2bNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th Grade

The Constitution aims to protect, among other freedoms, individual and group rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of petition, and freedom of religion. The extent to which these ideals exist in practice and how these protections should be applied in a changing world continues to be an issue of ongoing civic debate.