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10.4 Activity Guide: Speech Quotation Analysis

This activity is part of Module 10: The First Amendment from the Constitution 101 Curriculum


In this activity, you will examine free speech quotes from landmark Supreme Court cases and compare them to the big ideas shared in the video.

 

Review the quotations from famous Free Speech Court Cases, then do the following for each principle listed below:

  • Identify a quotation that connects with this principle. 
  • Summarize the quotation and write one to two sentences explaining it in your own words.
  • Identify and define any words that you do not understand.
  • Explain how the quote connects to the broader conclusion that the Supreme Court reached in the case.

Principles

  • Freedom of conscience is an unalienable right because people have the right and duty to think for themselves.
  • Free speech makes representatives accountable to “We the People.”
  • Free speech is necessary for the discovery of truth and the rejection of falsehood.
  • Free speech allows the public discussion necessary for democratic self-government.
     


 


 

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