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What is the Bill of Rights?
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The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
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What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
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The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to guarantee individual rights.
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Who was in favor of the Bill of Rights?
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The Anti-federalist were in favor of the Bill of Rights.
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Were there rights reserved to individuals in the original Constitution?
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No, there was not a guarantee of individual rights.
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What were the anti-federalists afraid of?
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The anti-federalists were afraid of the ultimate power that a distant central government would have over the states and the individuals.
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What were the five freedoms guaranteed by the first Amendment?
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Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and freedom of petition.
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What is the establishment clause?
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It is a section of the first Amendment that states that the government cannot establish a state religion.
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What does "the press" refer to in freedom of the press?
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Newspapers, radio, tv, the internet and forms of mass communication.
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What are the limitations to freedom of speech?
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You cannot endanger the safety of others, nor can you threaten national security.
Yelling fire in a public theatre, publishing war plans. |
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What does assembly mean?
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Getting together as a group to voice an opinion.
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What is the right to petition the government?
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You have the right to get people to sign their name in agreement with a certain position that you take and then present before Congress in an attempt to influence their actions.
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What was the suprement court case Texas v. Johnson about?
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Burning the flag.
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What was the case Tinker v. Des Moines about?
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The right of students to freedom of speech as long as it does not disrupt the learning of others.
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What was the case of Hazelwood v. Kulmeier about and how did it rule?
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It was about freedom of the press for students and it ruled that students did not retain absolute freedom of the press.
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