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18: RAPPS: The Five Freedoms in the First Amendment

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Episode  ·  18:08  ·  Feb 19, 2026

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This is another quintessential on for our AP GOV audience. What are the 5 RAPPS freedoms in the First Amendment (Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech). Check out what the First Amendment does and why it gets to be number one!00:00:21 What is a Constitutional Amendment00:01:21 Birthzillas and Madwives has been approved!00:02:05 The First Amendment to the Constitution Says a lot00:02:32 What is a Clause00:03:00 Barron v Baltimore said the Bill of Rights only applies to Federal Government00:03:24 The 14th Amendment and Selective Incorporation00:04:28 What does the Establishment Clause actually say?00:05:20 False Christianity uses the law to hide00:06:00 How Free Exercise Clause relies on the Establishment Clause (or why I’m a libertarian about religion)00:07:15 Bremerton v Kennedy case was decided wrongly and that’s bad for real Christians00:08:00 Radical Groups Hide Behind False Claims of Christianity to use the law (and society00:08:53 Freedom of Speech and Fighting Words00:09:24 Chalpinsky v New Hampshire00:10:00 Political Speech is highest protected and you can’t have content bans 00:10:37 Freedom of the Press00:13:09 The answer to hate speech is more speech00:13:40 The Pentagon Papers, Iran Contra, and the Press00:13:50 I still love Dan Rather00:14:30 The Right to Petition and Peaceably Assemble00:15:00 Resurrection City and why protest is a pillar of democracy00:16:37 Conclusion

18m 8s  ·  Feb 19, 2026

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