The First Amendment in the United States’ Constitution has a great fundamental understanding of what American life should be‚ and shows the true intentions of our forefathers’ revolutionary ideas.The first amendment states that Congress may not interfere with the established rights that people have been given‚ one of which being the freedom of speech. The intent of the freedom of speech was that individuals could express their opinions and ideas without the fear of governmental censorship. The freedom
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a prisoner all the days of your life.” The First‚ Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth‚ and Fifteenth Amendments shows that everyone has the freedom to do what they please up to a current exactest. ‚ no one can be denied their rights as citizen‚ and everyone could vote without having person or a state take the right away from someone. Amendments I‚ XII‚ XIV‚ and XV show equality because they give everyone the right to vote regardless of gender and skin
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The sun is bright and the air is cold. In the background you can see the walls of the rigid‚ stone courthouse. There is no foot traffic around the courthouse which lends to the beginning or the end of the day. In front of the courthouse is a peaceful group invoking their First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. The clothes identify those gathered as everyday people. Most are dressed in long pants‚ jackets and sweaters. These are not people with money‚ yet one holds a purse firmly at her side
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publish opinions under certain circumstances” (page 124). This means that even though under the First Amendment we have the freedom of speech‚ there are limitations to this freedom. One of the types of speech that is restricted and not protected that the author of the textbook mentions is speech that incites “a criminal act‚ ‘fighting words‚’ and genuine threats” (page 124). This means that if anyone is to say or publish anything that calls for an act of violence and/or any other type of criminal activity
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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise therefore‚ or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press‚ or the right of the people peacefully to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Being the first amendment to our Constitution‚ our founding fathers saw the importance of giving the citizens the freedom of speech‚ but this is not absolute because it has certain limitations. Despite these limitations‚ it
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LAWLESS ACTION TEST IN BRANDENBURG Introduction The First Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press.” This language restricts government’s ability to constrain the speech of citizens‚ however‚ the prohibition on abridgment of the freedom of speech is not absolute. Notwithstanding the often broad freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment‚ there are some historically rooted exceptions‚ as
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The First Amendment guarantees “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or the press.” The freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion have been pillars of the United States and other Democratic nations who knew the need to have these rights guaranteed. This idea was a major element of the Enlightenment period‚ the thoughts of John Locke‚ Jean Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ and Voltaire would be incorporated
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Americans are ingrained with the idea that they have complete freedom in this democratic society. In support of this unlimited liberty‚ they often cite the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution‚ which states that "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”
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The first amendment states that there can’t be any law made that takes away the peoples right of speak and posting press on topics. This amendment is the reason you are able to protest and speak your mind on any subject. There are many things that this amendment protects your natural rights with‚ but as always there has to be boundaries. These boundaries are needed because without them other peoples natural rights might be getting taken away. Some people may believe that anyone should be able to
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The first amendment states‚ "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." The first amendment was written by James Madison‚ who was nicknamed “The Father of the Constitution.” In the first amendment‚ Madison wrote about 5 freedoms‚ which are the freedom of speech‚ press
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