Question

7.3) ___ legislators, judges, and presidents __
a. are the three branches of government
b. give court rulings
c. are constantly changing the amendments to the bill of rights
d. are constantly having to interpret the constitution
read the first amendment. then, fill in the blanks.
first amendment to the united states constitution
congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
7.4) congress shall not _______________ the free exercise of
_____________, ___________, _____________ and
peaceful _______________.
defense or challenge
carefully read each paragraph and the explanations of each sentence’s purpose and structure.
these samples will help you to write your own in the future.
is free speech allowed or hindered in a public school (grades k–12) environment?
current rule – while the first amendment says that congress (the federal government)
cannot make a law forbidding free speech, certain organizations or businesses
can. for example, state laws limit free speech in a classroom for several reasons:

1. students should not disrupt the learning environment. this is taking away the

rights of the other students to learn.

1. students may speak freely in conferences or in writing to school employees.

defense
¹students in public school are minors whose parents expect them to learn without
excessive distractions. ²if a student or teacher takes the radical approach to the “free
speech” amendment, this would allow any kind of controversial opinion at any time.
³the school would not become a place for learning but a place of opinion and contention.
⁴there would probably be a lot more fighting. ⁵if a person has an issue, it does not have
to remain hidden. ⁶it just needs a proper execution, like a personal or formal discussion.
⁷this does not take away free speech because a student, parent, or teacher can be free to
discuss anything they wish in the proper way.

Explanation:

For 7.3:

• Option A is incorrect because the three branches are legislative, executive, judicial, not the people holding those roles.
• Option B is incorrect because only judges give court rulings.
• Option C is incorrect because amending the Bill of Rights is a formal, infrequent process, not constant.
• Option D is correct: Legislators make laws aligned with the Constitution, judges interpret it in cases, and presidents act within constitutional bounds, so all three groups regularly interpret the Constitution.

For 7.4:

The blanks are filled directly from the text of the First Amendment, which states Congress shall not prohibit the free exercise of religion, abridge freedom of speech, abridge freedom of the press, abridge the right to peaceably assemble, and petition the government for redress of grievances.

Answer:

7.3) D. are constantly having to interpret the Constitution
7.4) prohibit; religion; abridge freedom of speech; abridge freedom of the press; assemble; petition the government for a redress of grievances