6.4 KH by Kiley Harris https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y Made with charisma en-us 2019-04-25 15:36:39 UTC 2019-04-25 15:43:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Why are the freedoms in the Bill of Rights and later amendments essential to our democracy? kiley_harris https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354159273 The First Amendment is perhaps the most important part of the Bill of Rights. ... They are freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition the government to right wrongs. These were the guarantees that the Antifederalists missed most in the new Constitution.]]> 2019-04-25 15:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354159273 How have citizen movements and social movements brought about political and social change? kiley_harris https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354159407 Social Movement: an organized group of people with an agenda/plan for social change, to be achieved through agitation and political pressure
Example:

  • civil rights movement in the United States.
  • environmental movement.
  • green movement.
  • gay rights movement.
  • labor movement.
  • anti-globalization movement.
  • vegetarian movement.
  • feminist movement.
]]> 2019-04-25 15:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354159407 Social Change kiley_harris https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354160738 Social change refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and cultural values and norms. By “significant” alteration, sociologists mean changes yielding profound social consequences.]]> 2019-04-25 15:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354160738 Main Causes of Social Change kiley_harris https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354160912 Demographic change is caused by an increase in birth and decline in death and migration of populations. Change occurs from the demographic transition in society. ... Social change is also caused by tension and conflict. Structural strain, deprivation, cultural revitalisation have been the major causes of conflict.]]> 2019-04-25 15:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354160912 Freedom of Speech Restrictions kiley_harris https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354161178 Freedom of the press is established in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which states that "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." ... There are legal limits, for example, to how much protection a reporter can provide a confidential source.]]> 2019-04-25 15:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kiley_harris/pdd4mmwuow9y/wish/354161178