POLS 110 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I. Civil LibertiesII. Incorporation of Bill of Rights to apply to the StatesIII. Freedom of ExpressionIV. Prior RestraintV. Right to PrivacyVI. Freedom of ReligionOutline of Current Lecture Current LectureI. Free Exercise Clausea. Government prohibited from interfering with practice of religion, free exercise of religion; except: public safety/criminal casesII. Obscenitya. The Miller Test of Obscenity: to be obscene all must be violatedi. Average person thinks it violates community standards andii. It shows offensive sexual acts andiii. It appeals to a prurient interest in sexual behavior and iv. It lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value (SLAPS Clause)III. Symbolic Speecha. Not all speech involves verbal or written expressionsb. Most non-expressed speech is still protected as if it were spokenc. Cannot be used to protect actions that would not otherwise be considered legalIV. Freedom of Expressiona. Libel: publishing material that falsely damages a person’s reputationb. Slander: spoken words that falsely damage a person’s reputationc. Heckler’s veto: an exception that no one person has the right to interfere with other person’s freedom of speechV. Civil Rightsa. Slavery and civil rightsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Lots of language in Constitution that said we all weren’t equal:1. 3/5th compromise2. Cannot abolish slavery (Article 1 Section 9)3. Dred Scott: (1857) slaves as property, not personsVI. 13th, 14th, 15th Amendmentsa. 13th: ended slaveryb. 14th: states need to abide by Bill of Rightsc. 15th: right to vote to former (male) slavesVII. Reconstruction (End of Civil War 1865-1867)a. Congress passed laws to protect the rights of freed slaves during Reconstructionb. Most laws were overturned or ignored after Reconstruction ended in 1877c. Plessy v. Ferguson: okay to separate by race, as long as they are equal
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