https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h en-us 2018-01-22 01:48:20 UTC 2018-01-22 02:38:29 UTC hello@padlet.com camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223181453 Originally, the First Amendment was intended to protect people from having their speech punished by the federal government. Over the past 100 years, however, courts have ruled that other government officials, in state or local governments, for example, may not make laws abridging free speech either. The First Amendment prevents the government from punishing you if you speak publicly in opposition to a government policy. It does not prevent your parents from punishing you for shouting at your brother.]]> 2018-01-22 02:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223181453 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223181704 While our freedom of speech is important, it is not unlimited. Like other constitutional rights, the government can place some restrictions on the freedom of speech. For example, imagine if someone yells “Fire!” in a crowded place when there is not a fire. This joke could lead to a panic and injuries as people rush for the doors. The government might be able to protect public safety by restricting the speech of the person shouting “Fire!”]]> 2018-01-22 02:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223181704 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223182247 The First Amendment prohibits the government from either endorsing or punishing religious belief or practice. Some people believe that the two clauses require the government to be neutral toward religion. This means that the government should not take actions or create laws that favor one religion over another, or favor religious activities over nonreligious activities. Other people believe that the First Amendment requires the government to accommodate religious belief and practice, as long as it does not establish or promote a particular state or national religion.]]> 2018-01-22 02:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223182247 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223183087 Discrimination occurs when some people are treated differently than others because of their membership in a group based on some shared characteristic—like their race, age, gender, religion, or appearance. Sometimes, the government must treat different groups of people differently. For example, people must be over a certain age to get a driver’s license. Those laws discriminate on the basis of age, but it is reasonable and legal to do so. Other laws or government actions discriminate in a way that is unconstitutional. For example, in the 1950s, some public school districts did not allow children of different races to go to school together. That kind of discrimination violates the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Fourteenth Amendment.]]> 2018-01-22 02:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/f9d43skr9z2h/wish/223183087