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03 ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Complete a chart showing how the First Amendment impacted a landmark Supreme Court Case.
You will explain what the case was about and identify two current cases relating to this amendment.

Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of


religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging
Freedoms, Petitions, the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the
Assembly people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.

Which landmark case will I’m using Brown v. Board of Education as my primary
you use as your primary example.
example?

Visit the

Bill of Rights Institute


Landmark Supreme Court
Cases or do a quick web
search to find a case.

Note: use search terms like


"landmark cases
amendment 1"

What is the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education was a case that stated that it is
about and how was this unconstitutional to allow for segregated schools. It overturned
amendment upheld? the Plessy v. Ferguson case which allowed for segregated
schools. This case had a great impact on the civil rights
Respond in three to four movement.
complete sentences.
List two current court Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio
cases relating to this Project
amendment.
Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project | The First Amendment
Encyclopedia (mtsu.edu)

Do a web search for current And

court cases.
Biden v. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia

Note: These cases must be University

from the last five years.


Biden v. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University | The First Amendment
Encyclopedia (mtsu.edu)

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