Judicial Branch

Chapter 15: Constitutional Freedoms

Lesson 1: Freedom of Speech
Free Speech in a Democracy
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Types of Speech
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Content Restrictions on Speech

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Obscenity
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Defamation
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Fighting Words
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Commercial Speech

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Seditious Speech

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Free Speech in Public Schools

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Lesson
2: Press, Assembly, and Petition
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Freedom of the Press

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Prior Restraint
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Fair Trials
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New Media
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Freedom of Petition
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Freedom of Assembly
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Lesson
3: Freedom of Religion
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The Establishment Clause

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School Prayer
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Religious Displays by Governments

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The Free Exercise Clause

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Lesson 4: The Fourteenth Amendment

Citizenship
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Native American Citizenship

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History of the 14th Amendment

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Procedural Due Process

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Substantive
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Equal Protection
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Rational Basis
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Strict Scrutiny
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Substantial Relationship

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Lesson 5: Equal Protection and Discrimination

Protection from Unfair Discrimination
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Brown v. Board of Education

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Discrimination Based on National Origin

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Discrimination Based on Sex and Gender

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Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

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Discrimination Based on Disability

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Affirmative Action
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Lesson 6: Right to Bear Arms and to Privacy

The Second Amendment
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Gun
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Right to Privacy
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Reproductive Rights and Privacy

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Information
Gathering and Privacy
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