In 1789‚ James Madison first proposed a set of documents that gave certain inalienable rights to Americans. On December 15‚ 1791 the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution is the most sacred to Americans. It says 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
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Views on Childhood Obesity The 101st NAACP Convention was filled with board members and delegates to listen to speakers. One of those speakers was the First Lady‚ Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama attending the convention gave a speech about her “Let’s Move” campaign. During Obama’s speech she advocates the issue occurring that cannot be ignored “Childhood Obesity.” Obama claims that “1 in 3 children is overweight or obese‚ putting them at a greater risk of obesity related conditions.” Obesity prevents
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The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution. The purpose of The Bill of Rights is to protect individual liberties. This document was created September 25‚ 1789 and was then ratified on December 15‚ 1791. This took two years after being created to be put in the government’s records. This document added certain safeguards of democracy. This provided personal freedoms as well as personal rights. The author of The Bill of Rights is James Madison.
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April‚ 2017 First Amendment-Freedom Of The Press Freedom of the press is part of the five main freedoms represented in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment was ratified in 1791 along with the Bill Of Rights with also brought 9 other amendments including the First. The freedom given from the First Amendment have helped solve many court cases‚ and is still used in our daily lives everyday. The First Amendment is the leading role of new amendments in our constitution. First‚ the meaning
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for the First. Although a very respected female journalist‚ Susan Jacoby was labeled as a "First Amendment junkie" by many other women for her personal views concerning the censorship of pornography in society. Ultimately‚ she believed that censorship of any kind against pornography was wrong. Feminists were infuriated that another female acknowledged pornography ’s right to exist. Susan Jacoby did not necessarily agree with pornography‚ but she felt that its rights guaranteed under the First Amendment
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grievances.” This basically translates that this amendment protects our basic rights that we deserve. The First Amendment is one run-on sentence that enshrines five of the most essential liberties guaranteed by American democracy: the freedom of religion‚ the freedom of speech‚ the freedom
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First Amendment The First Amendment allows every American their freedom rights. “The First Amendment protects educators’ ability to exercise their judgment in accordance with professional standards and provides the latitude to create learning environments that effectively help young people acquire the knowledge and skills needed to become productive‚ self-sufficient‚ and contributing members of society” (Staff‚ N.). The First Amendment gives the teacher power and freedom to encourage the student
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Jacoby then argues that pornography can hardly be deemed more offensive than Nazism‚ which is also protected by the First Amendment. Next‚ Jacoby takes on the argument that the First Amendment is refuted by kiddie porn by submitting that kiddie porn is an issue of child abuse‚ not the First Amendment. Also‚ she counters the argument made by feminists that censorship of pornography is more sensible than other forms of censorship‚ by pointing out that some nude depictions are attractive to some women
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12/12/12 The freedom contain within the first amendment is the most important to me is the second P in RAPPS‚ which means R is for religious‚ A is for assemble‚ P is for press‚ P is for petition‚ and S is for speech. I say petition because it includes you and what you think. So do the other ones but a petition is for you. To create a more perfect union means to create a nation in which all the states work together. But with that it’s five more important things that go to the constitution. The others
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CHS260 Midterm 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.” Part One: Based on the Shenck case‚ Congress can limit language that poses clear and present danger. “Clear and present danger” is defined as proximity and degree. Since the magazine
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