http://billofrightsinstitute.org Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/lessons-plans/why-does-a-free-press-matter/#comment-4853 Bill of Rights Institute: Why Does a Free Press Matter? Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:13:35 +0000 http://billofrightsinstitute.org/?page_id=10158#comment-4853 [...] First Amendment freedoms like speech and press are essential rights.  Self-government is impossible without them.  The Founders saw press freedom as a bulwark of liberty and a means of assuring justice in government.  The First Amendment, protecting the press from interference from the national government was ratified in 1791.   A free press is important during political campaigns.  It is critical that citizens are free to publish their ideas and read the ideas of others in order for self-government to succeed.  Download the entire lesson plan and answer key here: Why Does a Free Press Matter? [...] [...] First Amendment freedoms like speech and press are essential rights.  Self-government is impossible without them.  The Founders saw press freedom as a bulwark of liberty and a means of assuring justice in government.  The First Amendment, protecting the press from interference from the national government was ratified in 1791.   A free press is important during political campaigns.  It is critical that citizens are free to publish their ideas and read the ideas of others in order for self-government to succeed.  Download the entire lesson plan and answer key here: Why Does a Free Press Matter? [...]

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