Presents a lesson where secondary students learn about First Amendment rights. Expounds that the students conduct and analyze a survey on First Amendment rights and then compare their results with those from the national survey conducted by the Freedom Forum. Includes a student handout on conducting a survey and also the survey itself. (CMK)

Since the passage of the Sedition Act in 1798, Congress has passed, during periods of grave national danger, legislation which appears to violate the first amendment. How the courts can justify these laws is the focus of case studies which can be used in secondary U.S. history classes. (RM)

This lesson for grade 12 is designed to increase student awareness of the debate surrounding flag burning, the proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit flag burning, and the constitutional issues involved, specifically the First Amendment. Students play the role of staff members for a U.S. Senator. They research the issue and prepare both pro…