The First Amendment of the US Constitution allows for a US citizen to have freedom of speech. This is an inalienable right that allows us to express our ideas and opinions and to communicate with each other. Some people use this amendment to justify something wrong that they did. They think that they can do or say anything that they want without being punished because they’re still following the law. If a person says something to harm or insult someone then there should be a limit placed under the
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Jeremaiha McIntosh Greg Turner English1A 11/2/12 Our First Amendment Issue Being able to express one’s self is one of the most important rights of the people to maintain a connected society right to speech should be accepted to do so. The first amendment is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals have. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. This amendment describes the principal rights of the citizens of the United States
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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safe learning environment for all students without infringing upon first amendment rights. School officials now have to ask themselves when it is appropriate to punish students for behavior outside of class. All school systems should have the power to override a student’s freedom of speech if that student causes substantial disruption of the school environment. The main problem when dealing with cyber bullying and the first amendment is determining the appropriate time to punish kids. School officials
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and how we got to where we are. Charles Beard is a unique historian because he talks about the motives on our history event by not just any event. This issue created a lot of debate on what Charles Beard believed and that is the motives of the Founding Fathers. Charles Beard published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States on whether the Constitution’s backers simply concerned for the nation or were they interested in protecting their own material interest. He also describes
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The first Amendment to the United States Constitution states that Congress should make not laws against free speech. The first Amendment states that Congress will make no law "abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press." There are many ways in with the law‚ and people restrict those right. The right of freedom of speech is the most important and fundamental part of a free democracy. The first Amendment of the U.S Constitution allows people to state their opinions without fear. But over the
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State of the First Amendment Q1. As you may know‚ the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? In the First Amendment I can name three specific rights that are guaranteed by this Amendment. One of them is the Freedom of speech‚ the second is freedom of religion and lastly freedom is the press. Two of the freedoms that I could not name were the right to petition and the right of assembly. Most of the people
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Because I live in the United States our first amendment is freedom to speech‚ practice religion‚ press and peacefully assemble. I feel though some people take it too far. Like how during the election people would protest which I’m fine with‚ but then people started protesting violently. I was a Hillary supporter‚ but still though you didn’t need to attack trump supporters‚ breaking windows and stores around‚ and flipping cars. Another thing that wasn’t right was when the people hung their flag upside
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about the influential people who shaped America‚ many people instantly think about our Founding Fathers and all the other individuals who have passed and created laws in order to make our nation what it is today. However‚ what about the writers this great land has seen? With their brilliant minds and their talent to document and create stories‚ why don’t these authors get the same recognition as the Founding Fathers do when they have just as much significance? Writers have the power to transform texts
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Out of all of the amendments I believe like most people the first ten amendments known as the bill of rights are by far the most important. The first 10 amendments state the rights of the people‚ also known as the general public. The bill of rights was written in 1791 by James Madison to protect the individual rights from the government. And out of these 10 amendments I would have to say that the first amendment is the most important. This is what made the United States of America different and gave
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