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1st Amendment
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" -constitution
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World War 1
Also known as the Great War or First World War. A global war fought in Europe that was fought for the freedoms that we have today and lasted 2 years. -
Espionage Act
Congress pass this act which made it wrong to cause or attempt insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or forces, enlistment service of the US. (made it illegal to write or speak anything critical of American involvement in the war) -
Sedition Act of 1818
The government passed this act with says that no one can write, print, or publish any work that is disloyal, profane, or uses abusive language. -
Schenck vs. United States
Some people along with Schenck were accused of urging people from the draft to oppose it. The court did rule that day but not all space was protected. -
Gitlow vs. New York
A supreme court case that upheld Gitlow for writing and giving out "The Left-Wing Manifesto" which went against freedom of speech and press. -
Stormberg vs. California
A Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that a 1919 California statute banning red flags was unconstitutional -
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
State court rules that Virginia's saying that people have to salute the flag goes against the first amendments rights. -
Grosjean vs. American Press Co.
Court concludes that a tax on newspaper advertising applied to newspapers with a circulation exceeding 20,000 copies per week unconstitutional. -
Dennis vs. United States
A criminal offense case that went against the Smith Act and made it to the supreme court, was also violent overthrow of the government -
NAACP vs. Alabama
An important civil rights case brought before the Supreme Court. Alabama tried to prevent the NAACP from doing any further business in state. -
Smith vs. School Borad
Citizens, mostly parents, brought up a lawsuit against the school broad of education of district Fremont for the school teaching an anti-religious religion.
