Elena Kassa AP Gov./ 1st hour Research project THESIS: The first amendment of the constitution of the United States protects our right to freedom of speech. However‚ the freedom to speak should not entitle the speaker to purposely hurt another person by revealing private matters or spreading rumors and lies. Argument #1:Should the first amendment protect hate speech? No‚ it should not protect hate speech. There are numerous lines drawn around our free speech already‚ and most Americans feel
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Thematic Essay-Supreme Court Cases The outcome of cases that have gone through the United States Supreme Court judicial branch have each had a major impact on how the laws and amendments of the United States Constitution are interpreted. Two cases in particular that expanded constitutional liberties is the case of Engel vs. Vitale (1962) and the case of Tinker vs. Des Moines School District (1969). Not only did both of these cases expand constitutional liberties in general‚ they more specifically
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Liberties “Don ’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained‚ for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” —Abraham Lincoln. The Bill of Rights was made as a promise to the smaller states that feared centralism so they could sign the constitution. The Bill of Rights or the Ten Amendments started in 1791 and the last was in 1992. Moreover thanks to the Farmers‚ the constitution can be changed or have many amendments depending on the opinion of different generations.
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of our country and it stands for the freedoms in the United States of America‚ so for someone to burn the flag should be put to jail. Unfortunately this is kind of protected by the first amendment for freedom of speech. Flag burning is not a sign of speech its more of an action than anything. Even though this action can be used in protest but people could still be arrested. Burning the flag is speech it is a
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American constitution POL 303 Professor Tricia D’Ambrosio-Woodward April 26‚ 2014 The first amendment guarantees a right to freedom of speech‚ but how far does that the right of freedom of speech reach? Is there a limit to what you are allowed to say without being penalized under the court of law? Can the government suppress your right of speech if it violates civil standards? These are some of the many questions in will be discussing through this paper with you. According to the first amendment
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of the US Constitution describe and detail the powers extended to the federal government? The Constitution of the United States defines a government with three branches: executive‚ legislative and judicial. Each branch has certain powers‚ but those powers are also bound by specific limits‚ exercised primarily in a system of checks and balances by the other branches. This concept is known as "separation of powers‚" according to an overview on the website of the National Conference of State Legislatures
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something. For example‚ the first Amendment‚ “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 peaceable to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” (http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am1) The first Amendment is an example of a primary rule because it directly affects the people of the United States of America by allowing them
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In the United States today‚ Puritan beliefs and themes have influenced our way of living. Public policies in modern day society are shaped around what the Puritans believed in. This is shown in the tenants of the American Dream‚ as well as the constitution‚ and the bill of rights. All three of these were created around the Puritan time‚ and the Puritan’s were the ones who created them. One of the biggest law’s that the United States has‚ that many other countries do not is covenant‚ it is the importance
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The first amendment of the Bill of Rights to the constitution guarantees four freedoms: freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press and assembly. The Bill of Rights was passed on December 15‚ 1791. Since then‚ the freedoms have been debated‚ discussed‚ and fought and died for. Many have immigrated to America to receive those freedoms. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing because they believed in power of ideas and debate‚ not censorship. The first amendment to the constitution is important because
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lawmakers appointed by the state. The body assigned with interpretation and final execution of federal laws in the United States is its Supreme Court. Article III of the United States Constitution states‚ "[t]he judicial Power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one Supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The Supreme Court was subsequently established by the first bill introduced in the United States Senate‚ the Judiciary Act of
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