https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x The 1st Amendment en-us 2023-02-14 16:47:12 UTC 2025-10-20 20:28:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482277896 This amendment includes:
freedom of speech-You can say almost anything as long as it doesn’t cause harm to others.
 freedom of religion- You have the freedom to believe, but the freedom to act is limited. Additionally, the government can’t establish an official religion, favor one over others, and stop people from praying, going to a house of worship, and doing rituals of their faith.
 freedom of press- The press is allowed to release news without censorship, even if it is about topics like a government official having wrongdoing. Censorship may happen in some cases.
freedom to petition and assemble- People can complain to the government without consequences, and can gather people as an assembly to do so without being stopped. While marches and sit-ins are allowed, the government controls the time of day, place, and way it happens.
freedom to associate- People can get together to share values, interests, goals, and ideas. However, some things are considered associations and some are not, meaning this doesn’t apply to some scenarios.

]]> 2023-02-14 16:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482277896 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482294350 The Supreme Court decided that it is against the First Amendment for Maine to not include parents sending their children to religious schools in the state’s tuition reimbursement program. Originally, this program was to pay for children in rural districts with no public school to go to a private school or public school in other areas. However, it was changed in 1981 to state that religious schools would be excluded, which the judges ruled against.
This was against the freedom of religion because it protects indirect coercion or penalties(including outright ones) against the free exercise of religion, and the parents sending their children to religious schools got the penalty of not having the tuition covered for by the state.

]]> 2023-02-14 17:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482294350 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482310072 BE and K Construction Company claimed that unions had took part in lobbying, litigation, and unplanned activities in order to delay one of its hired projects because the employees were not union workers. After these claims were refuted, the National Labor Relations Board delivered an administrative complaint, saying that the company had broken the National Labor Relations Act by filing and maintaining its lawsuit. The NLRA doesn’t allow employers to restrain, coerce, or interfere with employees' exercise of rights related to self-organization, collective bargain, and perform other concerted activities.
The Supreme Court decided that the NLRB couldn’t file a complaint against the company for filing a losing retaliatory lawsuit for something that wasn’t baseless, as it violated the First Amendment’s right to petition. This was because the BE and K Construction Company’s lawsuit counted as a petition, and was protected by the Bill of Rights.

]]> 2023-02-14 17:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482310072 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482753346 A political cartoon: Democracy rests on the right to free press]]> 2023-02-15 00:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482753346 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482755380 A political cartoon: the right to free press]]> 2023-02-15 00:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482755380 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482757844 A political cartoon: the 5 rights of the First Amendment]]> 2023-02-15 00:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482757844 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482761040 Examples of the 5 rights]]> 2023-02-15 00:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482761040 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482830175 Freedom of assembly, petition, and speech]]> 2023-02-15 02:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482830175 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482921554 The First Amendment protects the right for people to protest against a law, including Roe v. Wade which protects women's rights when wanting an abortion. Some people believe that babies within the womb count as a living being, and abortion kills that living being. Therefore, they go to the streets to protest against a law that protects the right to abortion. They are able to protest publicly because the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights gives them the rights of speech, petition, and assembly.
Protestors are allowed to freely talk against Roe v. Wade due to their right to free speech, and their right to petition and assembly protects their ability to complain to the government without consequences, and even gather people to do so in a protest.]]> 2023-02-15 03:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482921554 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482921770 After George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement gained a lot of recognition and thousands of protests happened. This along with the death of Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks caused innumerable people to see and protest against the unfair treatment of people of African origins. The protestors are able to go to the streets and march because of the First Amendment. This amendment protects the right to assemble, petition, and freely speak. The right to assemble and petition covers protesting against police brutality, as it states that people are able to complain about the government without any consequences and gather to complain about it. Americans’ right to free speech also allows them to use whatever choice of words they want to protest as long as it isn’t hurtful or libel. However, police are also given the right to use military weapon and combat gear because the government is able to control the time, place, and way the protest happens. On the other hand, this has sparked some debate about whether it was really necessary or not. Ashley M. Eick believes that the state would have to prove a “clear and present danger” of violence in order to deploy military forces. She is able to complain about state/police actions like this due to her right to free speech and petition.

]]> 2023-02-15 03:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482921770 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482924154 A picture of the First Amendment created by the Founding Fathers]]> 2023-02-15 04:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482924154 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482925474 Right to free speech]]> 2023-02-15 04:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2482925474 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483102525 Right to free speech]]> 2023-02-15 07:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483102525 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483103399 Freedom of petition, assembly, and speech]]> 2023-02-15 07:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483103399 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483103698 Right to associate]]> 2023-02-15 07:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483103698 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483104931 Freedom of petition, assembly, and speech]]> 2023-02-15 07:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483104931 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483891579 ABDO Books Bill of Rights Series
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/2124/carson-v-makin
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2001/01-518
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/257/be-and-k-construction-co-v-national-labor-relations-board
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/13/abortion-protests
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1512/black-lives-matter]]> 2023-02-15 18:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2483891579 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2485268345 The 5 rights of the First Amendment]]> 2023-02-16 16:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2485268345 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2485269380 Freedom of petition, assembly, and speech]]> 2023-02-16 16:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2485269380 3652862 https://padlet.com/3652862/ae5qx1q53y73s38x/wish/2485271371 Freedom of petition, assembly, and speech

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