RAPPS: The Five Freedoms in the First Amendment

This is another quintessential on for our AP GOV audience. What are the 5 RAPPS freedoms in the First Amendment (Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech). Check out what the First Amendment does and why it gets to be number one!

00:00:21 What is a Constitutional Amendment

00:01:21 Birthzillas and Madwives has been approved!

00:02:05 The First Amendment to the Constitution Says a lot

00:02:32 What is a Clause

00:03:00 Barron v Baltimore said the Bill of Rights only applies to Federal Government

00:03:24 The 14th Amendment and Selective Incorporation

00:04:28 What does the Establishment Clause actually say?

00:05:20 False Christianity uses the law to hide

00:06:00 How Free Exercise Clause relies on the Establishment Clause (or why I’m a libertarian about religion)

00:07:15 Bremerton v Kennedy case was decided wrongly and that’s bad for real Christians

00:08:00 Radical Groups Hide Behind False Claims of Christianity to use the law (and society

00:08:53 Freedom of Speech and Fighting Words

00:09:24 Chalpinsky v New Hampshire

00:10:00 Political Speech is highest protected and you can’t have content bans 

00:10:37 Freedom of the Press

00:13:09 The answer to hate speech is more speech

00:13:40 The Pentagon Papers, Iran Contra, and the Press

00:13:50 I still love Dan Rather

00:14:30 The Right to Petition and Peaceably Assemble

00:15:00 Resurrection City and why protest is a pillar of democracy

00:16:37 Conclusion