With the Occupy Wall Street movement still fresh in the minds of many across the nation, no part of the Constitution is more important to that cause than the Freedom of Assembly. This guide to that freedom takes a sweeping approach, going back to the dawn of democracy and the signing of the Magna Carta and then discussing how people are affected in modern times and with modern issues. It hits some of the most controversial moments and issues in a fact-filled format that still manages to be an entertaining read for any historian or modern activist.