AP US Gov and Politics 13th edition chapter 2
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The Constitution Cyndia Robinson Politics in Action: Amending the Constitution: Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag to express his freedom of speech was sent to jail and fined 2,000 dollars. When he went to the supreme court they ruled in his favor that the law that prohibited burning the flag violated his freedom of speech, Bush tried to make it an amendment but he did not get 2/3?s vote so he couldn?t and still today it is legal burn flags in a way to express ourselves to freedom of speech. Constitution: The nation?s basic law that creates political institutions assigns or divides powers in government and often provides certain guarantees to citizens. The Origins of the Constitution: The Road to Revolution