The First Amendment

Average Duration

60+ Minutes

Difficulty Level

2

Lesson Host

Sam Chaltain

, author and First Amendment expert

About this lesson

Students learn why the First Amendment’s five rights and freedoms are so vital to our democracy. Through case studies, students weigh in on Supreme Court decisions in which these protections were challenged.

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