Relevant resource on free speech in which students examine how different societies define freedom of expression. Through multi-media sources students look at historical sources as well as current controveries over free speech.

This mini-lesson plan covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that established a school principal's right to censor student articles in the school newspaper. Students learn about the limits on student free speech in a school...

Learning module with primary resources and questions for discussion on the Copperheads and the limits of free speech and government criticism in times of war.

This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...

A brief summary of Dennis v. United States, a First Amendment case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1951 involving limits to the freedom of speech. Includes portraits of the justices on the court of the time and information about how...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this series of activities, students will compare Sojouner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech". Students will look at literal and implied...