Homework Name Institution American Revolution Question 1 The declaration of independence announced the separation of England from its colonies, stating the commencement of the colonies’ independence. It affirmed the existence of human rights stating all men were equal before law and that Americans had various freedoms such as the freedom of religion and the government had the rights for self-governance. First Amendment Question 2 The Supreme Court defined freedom of speech as a situation where through his statement or speech should not pose any threat to the national security. The three categories of free speech include: Pure speech that involves expressing one’s thoughts or opinion through speaking before a voluntary audience. Symbolic speech is where speech is not involved, there is the use of symbols acknowledged by court as forms of free expression. Speech-plus entails using actions such as protesting besides incorporating wor