Aim: Why are civil liberties called "negative rights" and civil rights are called "positive rights"?
Bell Ringer: Current Events (10 min)
Objectives:
15.1 Explain the role of the Bill of Rights in protecting civil liberties and civil rights.
Agenda:
1. Present and submit "Bureaucracy Studies 1" or "Bureaucracy Studies 2" (15 min)
2. Civil Liberties (negative rights) vs. Civil Rights (positive rights)
"Persons possess rights, and governments possess powers." p. 416
"no right is absolute" p. 416
3. Identify Constitutional Rights and Human Rights
4. Sustained silent reading 15.2
Exit Ticket:
Home Learning:
1. Read 15.2 and 15.3
2. Journal 96 -What aspect of religion does the First Amendment not protect?
*For Journal 97, complete the one assigned to you. If you wish to do all three, go for it.
3. Journal 97 - Define the clear and present danger test and explain how it is used in adjudicating cases of freedom of speech.
OR
Journal 97 - Identify some of the exceptions to free speech protections.
OR
Journal 97 - What must plaintiffs demonstrate in order to successfully claim defamation of character by the press?
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