https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl en-us 2022-02-15 00:07:23 UTC 2022-02-15 22:39:22 UTC hello@padlet.com vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047421650 All 50 states must allow same-sex couples the right to get married. The 14th amendment of the Constitution was used when making a decision on this case. Before 2015, same-sex couples could only get married in a few states]]> 2022-02-15 00:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047421650 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047429417 During a protest, Gregory Lee Johnson doused an American flag with kerosene and set it on fire. He was part of a group protesting the policies of the Reagan Administration and of certain corporations based in Dallas. No one was hurt or threatened, but some witnesses said they were offended. Johnson was charged and convicted with the desecration of a venerated object (destroying a holy or symbolic object). The U.S. Supreme Court determined that Johnson’s actions were symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.]]> 2022-02-15 00:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047429417 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047429999 John and Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt of Des Moines, Iowa, wore black armbands to their public school as a symbol of protest against American involvement in the Vietnam War. School authorities asked the students to remove their armbands, and they were subsequently suspended. The Supreme Court decided that the students had the right to wear the armbands because they did not disrupt the educational mission of the school. ]]> 2022-02-15 00:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047429999 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047431960 In 1985, A New Jersey high school student was accused of violating school rules by smoking in the restroom, leading an assistant principal to search her purse for cigarettes. The student tried to have the evidence from her purse suppressed because the search was a violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New Jersey v. T.L.O., that public school administrators can search a student's belongings if they have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity

]]> 2022-02-15 00:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047431960 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047435112 The Second Amendment states that as an American citizen, you have the individual right to arm yourself. The amendment also firmly establishes that the government cannot infringe on that right]]> 2022-02-15 00:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047435112 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047437163 The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote, and reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”]]> 2022-02-15 00:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047437163 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047439885 The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that everyone in the United States has the right to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all. ... The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment gives you the right to worship or not as you choose.]]> 2022-02-15 00:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047439885 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047473775 Freedom of assembly ensures people can gather and meet, both publicly and privately. Assemblies can be platforms to advocate for change and for people to raise awareness about the issues that matter to them. ]]> 2022-02-15 00:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047473775 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047481274 This amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote. There were lots of people saying that, if 18 year olds can join the army, how come they can't vote? Now, the voting age went down to 18. It used to be 21.]]> 2022-02-15 00:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2047481274 vsp7ra https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2048519463 The First Amendment protects freedom of speech. It guarantees the right to express ideas and information. It means that people can express their opinion without fear of government censorship. ]]> 2022-02-15 13:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vsp7ra/qc75hh37lobclkwl/wish/2048519463