The first amendment is a very important amendment to the five other amendments to the constitution. The five freedoms to the first amendment are freedom of Speech‚ freedom of Press‚ freedom of petition‚ freedom of Assembly‚ and the freedom of Religion. The two that are most important to me are freedom of Religion and freedom of speech. One of the 5 freedoms in the first amendment that are important to me is freedom of religion. I think people should get to have their own beliefs and worship who
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protection from corrupt police and government officials. A common Amendment that most Americans don’t realize we have is the Fourth amendment. The Fourth Amendment gives us protection against arbitrary searches and seizures without a proper warrant. It was first used to prevent the use of writs of assistance which is blanket search warrants with which the british custom officials had invaded homes to search for smuggled goods. As the fourth amendment has changed and evolved in its meaning over time‚ many Supreme
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first amendment is the most vital for the rights of Americans. Through this amendment‚ many other rights have been established. Consider the Civil Rights movement and how African-Americans started with so few real rights and through speeches‚ gatherings‚ and protesting the government they achieved the rights that they have today. I will cover the different parts of the amendment and explain the rights they grant Americans. The freedom of speech is the most important right of this amendment and perhaps
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The First Amendment has been and still is the most important amendment. The First Amendment gives freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ and petition which limits government and guarantees freedom. Without these fundamental rights‚ America would not be the "land of the free." Without a doubt‚ there is something significant in each and every one of the articles of the Bill of Rights. Together they make a strong foundation to the American Constitution. However‚ if we didn’t have one of the other Nine
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The second Amendment was ratified in 1791‚ so it’s been around for a long time. It actually has been around for 227 years. That’s why the second Amendment should stay and we should be guaranteed the rights of the second Amendment. The second Amendment of the U.S Constitution reads‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” The second Amendment is an Individual right. Individual rights are rights
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The Second Amendment is the most important and relevant amendment of the Constitution. The second amendment was established on December 15‚ 1791. If people didn’t have the right to bear arms‚ there would be no use for the other amendments. Such as; the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment gives the people the rights of a citizen. Taking away gun rights messes with the rights of a citizen. Also‚ the Fifth Amendment states the rights of a person. So gun control is violating the Fifth Amendment
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first 10 of 27 Amendments of the Constitution were put in place to satisfy the individuals who were afraid of an overpowering government. These Amendments explained the limitation of power that the government had. The 8th Amendment of the Constitution prohibits government from applying excessive bails‚ excessive fines imposed‚ and cruel and unusual punishments. Cruel and unusual punishment presumes to be the most controversial portion of this amendment. This portion of the amendment means “…punishment
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constitution should be ratified‚ hence the amendments were added. The first ten played a crucial role in the development for America in becoming a symbol of freedom to our nation. One of those important amendments is the second amendment the Right to bear arms. The second amendment states: A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed. This is the amendment I chose to keep if the rest did not exist.
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speaker defend his position on why the Fifth amendment should be abolished‚ I find myself questioning whether the speaker made logical points. After further review‚ I have concluded that I cannot be in agreement with the speaker regarding his stance on abolishing the Fifth amendment. Criminal law by nature is interesting to most people. However‚ there are many citizens that misinterpret what their rights are in a court of law. For instance‚ the Fifth amendment is a person’s right to not self-incriminate
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The Second Amendment states‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” This amendment has caused many debates throughout the years due to the different ways in which it could be interpreted. Most federal appeals courts have said that‚ when read as a whole‚ this amendment protects only the rights of the militia to bear arms. However‚ on a decision made on March 8‚ 2007‚ the majority focused on the
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