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Campaigners call for law change over 'crackdown' on internet users
Human Rights Watch claims there's been an increase in the prosecution and sentencing of internet users in Turkey.
It's calling on the country's constitutional court to overrule elements of a revised law, which the organisation claims are...
National Constitution Center
First Amendment Speech and Press Part II
It's hard to overstate the importance of protecting speech and freedom of the press. Scholars learn how free speech is an important part of an individual's natural rights and a way to form opinions. The video also discusses ways the...
National Constitution Center
First Amendment Speech and Press Part I
The First Amendment does not always protect free speech. An informative video focuses on how the government has interpreted free speech over the years and efforts like the Sedition Act to limit free speech. Academics learn how our...
National Constitution Center
First Amendment Overview Part II
The First Amendment Overview video delves into examples of citizen's rights. Young academics learn how First Amendment rights have been protected in real-life examples. The video also explains that the rights laid out in the Amendment...
National Constitution Center
First Amendment Overview Part I
The Declaration of Independence details the natural rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. The video explains these rights, including freedom of speech and non-violent protest. Scholars learn why specific rights were guaranteed and...
National Constitution Center
Classroom Discussion Starter: Freedom of Expression
The Ku Klux Klan wants to hold a rally on the Antietem battlefield. Should the federal park permit the rally? Or does the First Amendment have limitations? Scholars ponder these questions and more using a discussion starter video and...
Crash Course
Freedom of Speech: Crash Course Government and Politics #25
Freedom of speech isn't always free—or legal! The 25th lesson of a 50-part series covering the US government and politics has scholars investigate the First Amendment's rights of verbal expression. A short video creates open discussion...
Bill of Rights Institute
Schenck vs. United States
Freedom of speech isn't always guaranteed. Scholars investigate a Supreme Court case that brought to light the limits of the First Amendment. Viewers explore the issue of wartime rhetoric and how it changes the rules of free speech.
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression
Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the Supreme Court's role in making decisions about freedom of speech. We then learn about why a Constitution was needed, the struggle for ratification, and how the three...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 2: Origins of the First Amendment
Explains why freedom of speech and expression are so important.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 9: Government Suppression of Speech
Discusses the history of government suppression of free speech and how things have improved in recent decades.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 10: Limiting Freedom of Expression
Discusses the reasons there need to be some limitations on the right to freedom of expression.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 14: Restrictions Must Be Clear
The Supreme Court determined that restrictions to free speech must be very clear so that everyone, including the police, understands them.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights Before Civil War Pt. 3: Congress Passes Sedition Act
James Madison had warned that rulers might violate the rights of the people. This happened in 1798 when Congress passed the Sedition Act, which violated the right to freedom of expression.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 1: Introduction
Introduces the topic of freedom of speech and expression and why they were so important to the founders.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 3: Individual Growth and Human Dignity
Explains how freedom of speech and expression provide the benefits of individual growth and human dignity.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 4: Advancement of Knowledge
Discusses how knowledge and ideas can only be advanced when all points of view are considered, which is why freedom of speech and expression are so important.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 5: Social Change and Individual Rights
Freedom of expression permits groups to voice their ideas and beliefs, and try to influence public opinion and effect social change in a peaceful manner.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 6: Seditious Libel
Even with freedom of speech and expression, there were boundaries that needed to be maintained so that a person or the government could not be falsely accused or slandered.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 7: Sedition Act
Freedom of the press has been opposed by some, as reflected in the Sedition Act of 1798, while others like Thomas Jefferson stressed how critical it is in a free society.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 8: John Peter Zenger and Seditious Libel
Covers the case of John Peter Zenger who printed an article in colonial America for which he was accused of seditious libel.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 11: Supreme Court Limits Free Expression
Explains the ways the Supreme Court has set limits to freedom of the press and speech.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 12: Unfair Discrimination and Speech
Explains the guidelines established by the Supreme Court on restrictions to free expression.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 13: Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
The Supreme Court has analyzed time, place, and manner restrictions to free expression and stated that these must be content-neutral and fairly applied.