The Bill of Rights is the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America. James Madison‚ the fourth president of the United States is the predominant author of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was proposed to Congress in 1789‚ then it was ratified by the state’s legislature in 1791. The ten Amendments are an addition to guarantee people’s rights. Jeison Aristizábal is disabled and has worked to further the cause of disabled youth for 15 years. He has realized that
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The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights‚ which is in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment basically states that the government may not interfere with our freedom of speech and the press‚ the right to a peaceful assembly‚ and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances (Bond and Smith‚ Pg. 132). With this Amendment it gives and protects our vocals as individuals and as a nation‚ so is there any backlash this brings? What good comes from this? Many pros
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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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nation‚ and protect the people from an overpowered government‚ such as the Amendments. There are twenty-one amendments‚ the first ten being adopted and ratified‚ into what we know as the Bill of Rights. From these amendments‚ the very first one in my opinion‚ is one of the most significant. The first amendment is prevalent in modern day society because individually‚ we have the ability
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Situ Period 3‚ History Bill of Rights – Persuasive Essay Of all the Amendments we have‚ there are 10 main ones. Out of the ten main ones‚ I personally believe that the First Amendment is the most important one. There is a reason why this amendment is so important. The reason this amendment is so important because it protects the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. One of the freedoms the First Amendment protects is religion. Freedom of religion supports the right for people
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progressively negative and people have begun to push the boundaries of the First Amendment rule while asking the
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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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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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It is my opinion that the 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
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