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    The 14 amendment equal protection clause doesn’t take precedents over‚ 1st amendment religious liberty when it pertains to the federal government because of the Bill of Right to the United States constitution. The ten amendments in the bill of rights‚ were adapted to insure that the federal government would not abuse its powers. The first amendment bars the federal government from establishing a national religion‚ or passing legislation that puts burden on the citizen’s religious liberty’s. the states

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    is one of the first things that we learn in our history classes today. It allows us as citizens of the United States‚ to have power and to maintain and keep that power. These individual rights are ten amendments and they can all be better characterized. In our first amendment‚ best know as freedom of speech‚ is where Congress can’t make any law about your religion or keep you from saying whatever you want. In our second amendment‚ which has become very popular

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    Hanna Laikin Essay on the 1st Amendment Mr. Fumusa School of Government With its adoption on December 15‚ 1791‚ the First Amendment‚ along with the rest of the Bill of Rights‚ set out to ensure civil liberties for all citizens within the Constitution. Although‚ the First Amendment first applied solely to the federal government‚ today‚ the Supreme Court interprets the Establishment Clause‚ Free Exercise Clause‚ Free Speech Clause‚ Freedom of the Press Clause‚ Freedom of Assembly Clause‚ and Freedom

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    RAP LYRICS Should rap songs be protected by the first amendment? Yes‚ song lyrics are protected under the Constitution. The First Amendment is considered the backbone of American freedom however‚ it is important you understand that the rights guaranteed in The Bill of Rights are relative‚ not absolute. That means our guarantees of freedoms (including song lyrics) can be restricted if subjected to clarification by the Supreme Court. Should people be allowed to say and or write anything they

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    My issue is under amendment number one. It states that congress can not take these rights.some people believe that a lot of people take advantage of the right to talk freely without getting arrested or anything.Others believe that it give people a them a chance to exercise their rights. Some people take advantage of the freedom of speech.According to the observer it states that “these same people would claim that the right of freedom of speech has a limit that ends once a speaker’s words turn offensive

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    Westboro Baptist Church has the right to protest military funeral are protected by the First Amendment. Although it is within the legal rights of the Westboro Baptist Church‚Picketing at military funerals is neither ethical nor justifiable. The church members should realize the unnecessary harm they have imposed on so many innocent people. Protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church‚ reviled for such acts as showing up at the funerals of U.S. soldiers with signs reading "Thank God for Dead Soldiers"

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    Amendment Essay By: Christina Ramler Neil Gaiman once said‚ “The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed the freedom of speech. Other countries don’t have that.” At the time of the amendments’ creation‚ a vast majority of operating countries had not yet granted their people such freedoms. Granting every citizen of the United States this right seemed to have been an important landmark in this nation’s history. Along with others‚ this right is declared

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    The First Amendment How did/does technology affect objectivity? How do multiple developments in technology effect society and challenge a journalists’ ability to communicate. Correlate speed (in any epoch/era) and the profound affect it makes on the need for First Amendment privileges. On September 25‚ 1789 the First Amendment was submitted to the states for ratification in order to fix the Constitution that lacked guarantees for civil liberties. On December 15‚ 1791‚ it was adopted. The

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    It seems hard to pick a favorite amendment out of the first ten. Most of the amendments support each other and work together. While all of the amendments are important‚ the one I feel is the most important of all is our 5th amendment right. Freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and our right to bear arms is a wonderful thing. But sometimes things do not quite work out the way we would like‚ and we find ourselves on the other side of the law‚ namely the wrong side. While is it true that when you are arrested

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    Amendment one Think of the first amendment‚ what comes to mind? What liberties and independences were stated that still apply to America today? The first Amendment can be considered the most Amendment to Americans. Amendment one was published in the Constitution of the United States in 1789‚ and then it revised again in 1992. It states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom

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