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Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 2: Rights of Assembly and Petition
The First Amendment supports the right to assemble and to petition by protecting the right to form one's own opinions.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 1: Overview
Introduction to the right to assemble and to petition.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 3: Right to Petition and American Rev.
Covers some history of the freedom to assemble and to petition, from prior to the American Revolution.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 4: Petition and Gag Rule
Petitions have been a popular tool for Americans to express their views on issues important to them. A gag rule in 1836 forbid petitions against slavery. John Quincy Adams was later responsible for having this removed.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 7: The Right to Petition Today
The right to petition today is used in a variety of ways that were not available in the past, and is used by groups as well as individuals.