Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: First Amendment Protections
This resource contains an annotated look at the different topics covered within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Click on any subtopic link for in-depth information about that part of the First Amendment.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Religion and American Law
The establishment of the new nation introduced the first nation to not be sanctioned with one specific religion. The United States founders, instead, asked that religion and government be separated. Review the history of the relationship...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: First Amendment
Annenberg Classroom summary and text of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. Links to relevant news articles, video, and timeline.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Free Exercise of Religion
Information about the Free Exercise Clause and general purpose laws which protect individuals from government interference in their religious affairs.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Angola
Learn about; religious demographics, religious freedom, socio-economic indicators, general facts, and history, in this country overview of Angola from the Association of Religious Data Archives at Pennsylvania State University.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Albania
Learn about; religious demographics, religious freedom, socio-economic indicators, general facts, and history, in this country overview of Albania from the Association of Religious Data Archives at Pennsylvania State University.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: American Samoa
Learn about; religious demographics, religious freedom, socio-economic indicators, general facts, and history, in this country overview of American Samoa from the Association of Religious Data Archives at Pennsylvania State University.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Austria
Learn about; religious demographics, religious freedom, socio-economic indicators, general facts, and history, in this country overview of Austria from the Association of Religious Data Archives at Pennsylvania State University.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Aruba
Learn about; religious demographics, religious freedom, socio-economic indicators, general facts, and history, in this country overview of Aruba from the Association of Religious Data Archives at Pennsylvania State University.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: United Kingdom
Compilation of religious data and research about the United Kingdom, along with regional and world comparisons. Also includes select socioeconomic data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Australia
Compilation of religious data and research about Australia, along with regional and world comparisons. Also includes select socioeconomic data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Bangladesh
Compilation of religious data and research about Bangladesh, along with regional and world comparisons. Also includes select socioeconomic data.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Pakistan
Compilation of religious data and research about the Pakistan, along with regional and world comparisons. Also includes select socioeconomic data.
Other
University of Arkansas: The Ordeal of Religious Test Oaths in Pennsylvania
An argumentative essay on the underlying premise of political theory which deals with religious test oaths.
Yale University
Avalon Project: The Bill of Rights
Yale's School of Law provides the text of the ten original amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
Digital History
Digital History: Religion and the u.s. Constitution
A very brief explanation of the three-pronged test the Supreme Court uses to determine the constitutionality of a governmental poiicy to ensure it doesn't advocate the establishing of religion.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 1st Amendment
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 1st amendment of the Bill of Rights detailing freedom of religion, the freedom of the press, and freedom of expression in the Constitution.
PBS
Pbs: God in America
Site has much to offer on the topic of the 400-year history of religion and public life in America. At this point in time the full videos are available to watch for free. Topics include: American Scripture, God in the White House, Sacred...
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Report International Religious Freedom: Austria
This site is the U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999, referring specifically to Austria. Includes information on Freedom of Religion, Societal Attitudes, and Government Policy.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Religious Freedom and the Affordable Healthcare Act
Summary, resources, and activities addressing the constitutionality with regard to the first amendment which surfaced with the Affordable Healthcare Act.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Supreme Court Ends Ban on Sale of Violent Video Games
An article about the Supreme Court ending a ban on the sale of violent video games. There are also links to other related items such as a classroom activity and information about the revolution of video games.
Other
Bill of Rights Institute: College Bill of Rights
Colleges and universities often carry stricter policies than the Bill of Rights to protect their students, even with their students being legal adults. Explore whether this is constitutional or not with the aid of this lesson plan.
Other
Our American Revolution: Revolutionary Faiths
Read about how religious belief shaped ideas in colonial America. There is the tug between faith and reason, freedom of religion, and politics and religion.
Other
Streetlaw: Rights in the Community
This website provides several links and introductory information on the Constitution, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, expression in special places, freedom of religion, due process, the right to privacy, discrimination, and...