1st Amendment - Scenarios

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Your parents insist you attend a weekly religious service.

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NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right

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Your private school requires you to say a certain prayer each morning, even though you have a different faith. Is this a violation of your First Amendment Right?

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NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right

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Your public school begins a sporting event with a student-led prayer over the school’s PA system.

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Violation of your First Amendment Right

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Your state passes a law that everyone must pay taxes or support a specific church. Is this a violation of your First Amendment Right?

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Violation of your First Amendment Right

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You work in a retail store after school and on weekends. Your boss says you have to stop talking so much while you’re working. Is this a violation of your First Amendment Right?

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NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right

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Your public school administrator suspends you for wearing a black armband to protest a war. Is this a violation of your First Amendment Right?

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Violation of your First Amendment Right

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Your public school principal says you can’t come to school as long as your hair is dyed purple. Is this a violation of your First Amendment Right?

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NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right

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You do not wish to say the Pledge of Allegiance each morning and your principal expels you.

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Violation of your First Amendment Right

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You work in a restaurant. Your boss treats you unfairly and you write about what happened on your Facebook page. Your boss finds out what you wrote and fires you. Is this a violation of your First Amendment Right?

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NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right

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Your parents won’t let you have a Facebook or Twitter account.

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NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right