Constitutional Passage
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." (Bill of rights, Amendment I)
Article
Summary of Article and Explanation of Constitutional Connection
This article is about Missouri's governor, Jay Nixon, preparing to maintain peace (without violating the first amendment) for the upcoming announcement on whether the grand jury has indicted the police officer who killed Michael Brown. This particular article relates to the first amendment because the governor has to make sure that the demonstrators remain civil without taking away their right to a peaceful assembly, like the previous demonstrations.
Political Cartoon
Cartoon Explanation
There is a group of people holding up a sign that says "Moral Monday" outside of the General Assembly. There are alsotwo men and a bird on the way into the General Assembly. The bird is saying "look-outsiders influencing N.C Politics" while pointing to the group of people holding up the "Moral Monday" sign. "Moral Monday" is a series of ongoing protest at the North Carolina General Assembly that has been happening every Monday since April 29. This political cartoon relates to the first amendment right to peaceful assembly because the protestors are not being disturbed.