Amendment1Religion

Amendment 1: Freedom of Religion =     = = = = = = = = Amendment 1: Religion =

==  <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">     <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">amendment 1 : 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. ==

=<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f019cb; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Group Members: <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #9c9c9c; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Sterling Montana and Lordess Okuche   = =  <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #ea1ac0; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Case Researched: = <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> =<span style="color: #877878; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> McCullom v Board of Education, 333 U.S 203 (1948) = = <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f31bc2; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> = = <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f31bc2; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Case:  This case was between McCullom and Board of education. It went on from Dec.8 1947-March 8,1948, also it accoured at a schoool in the Chicago ILL. What happend was that the school had put together a religious meeting at school that students could attend to. The students who couldn't or didn't want to participate, would be sent to another room to do work with their regular teachers. Attendances were kept and the kids who did not attend were considered truant. this whole thing was put together to teach kids about religion not only outside of school, but inside of school as well. = =<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> = =<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> Real Life Connection: I  t is important in todays society that you have this amendment because can be judged for who they are because of there religion,    = =<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">  but since their is this amendment you have your freedom of whatever religion you believe in or practice. = =<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> = =<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> = =<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> Vocabulary: = =<span style="color: #e50bc5; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> truant- a student who stays away from school without permission. =

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Resources http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/freedoms/case.aspx?id=481 http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/case.aspx?case=McCollum_v_Education http://rightswebquest.wikispaces.com/Resources http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/truant