For three modules, you have looked at our fictional case of Robert Kidd, a senior high school student who burned an American flag during a political protest at school and later claimed his actions were protected by the First Amendment.
You have looked at two previous Supreme Court decisions, one involving the constitutionality of flag-burning (Texas v. Johnson) and one involving student Freedom of Speech (Tinker v. Des Moines).
Now the time has come to pull it all together.
You will produce a multimedia project (PowerPoint, video, etc.) on the case of Robert Kidd v. Texas. You will take a position as either Mr. Kidd’s lawyer or as an attorney representing the school district/State of Texas. You will make an argument that your position is correct on the following issues:
The constitutionality of flag-burning as protected speech under the First Amendment The constitutionality of student freedom of speech in this situation You MUST base your argument on precedent and quotes from the case law (Tinker v. Des Moines and Texas v. Johnson) rather than on personal opinion. Your presentation should lay out the situation, your position on each issue, and why your position is supported by precedent.
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