The issue of school speech<span> or </span>curricular speech<span> as it relates to the </span>First Amendment to the United States Constitution<span> has been the center of controversy and litigation since the mid-20th century. The First Amendment's guarantee of </span>freedom of speech<span> applies to students in the public schools. In the landmark decision </span>Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District<span>, the </span>U.S. Supreme Court<span> formally recognized that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate".</span>
It is important because it does not balance on a yearly basis, but rather on economy cycles. This means that budget deficits and surpluses are accounted for in the budget according to what economic cycle the country is in. That's why the definition of surplus and deficit changes depending on how successful the economy is.
<span>They went to shows like the Vaudeville show, they went to picture movies, they started watching and playing sports, they sent telegraphs to communicate with others, they shopped, read newspapers, went to amusement parks, Wild West shows, and went to concerts. We still do many of these activities today for our leisure time.</span>
Article IV of the US Constitution establishes the responsibilities of the states to each other and the responsibilities of the federal government toward the states. Section 1 of Article IV requires that the states give “full faith and credit” to the public acts and judicial proceedings of every other state.
