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First Amendment Rights PPT

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Learners consider the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. They do this by viewing a seven-slide PowerPoint presentation the First Ammendment and the Bill of Rights. Once you have shown the presentation, hold a class discussion about its contents.

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the bill of rights, constitutional amendments, the first amendment, freedom of religion, freedoms

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bill of rights, first amendment rights, freedom of religion, social studies

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7th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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