About This Lesson
Many Americans struggle to understand the Constitution, especially the rights included in the First Amendment. While
many Americans, like many in the Founding generation, can agree that freedom of the press should be protected, there
are disagreements over when, why, and how freedom of the press may be limited. This lesson encourages students to
examine their own assumptions and to deepen their understanding of current accepted interpretation of freedom of the
press under the First Amendment.
