Amid the era of reconstruction‚ amendments were added to the United States Constitution in an effort to inaugurate equality for recently freed African American slaves. These three newly adapted laws were known as the reconstruction amendments‚ listed as the thirteenth‚ fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. The establishment occurred between the years of 1865 to 1870. Additionally these amendments were referred to as the Civil War Amendments due to the fact that they were constructed and ratified succeeding
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The 1st Amendment is important in the constitution because it protects our rights such as; our freedom of speech‚ religion‚ speech‚ petition‚ etc. The 1st amendment (as stated in the constitution) “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.” This basically translates that
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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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A Fight for Freedom for Journalists “A First Amendment Blind Spot” was published in The Wall Street Journal by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. The author is a partner of the Gibson‚ Dunn and Crutcher LLP. He is also the co-chair of the International Women’s Media Foundation. Moreover‚ he was denominated by the National Law Journal as one of 100 most influential lawyers in America (“Theodore J. Boutrous‚ Jr.‚ JD Biography”). In “A First Amendment Blind Spot”‚ Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. draws the attention
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certain rights. So they proposed the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the United States that list the individual rights of citizens. It was created to limit the government’s role on people’s civil liberties. Though many of the founding fathers opposed a Bill of Rights in fear of the federal government would have too much power. However‚
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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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Speech Coalition‚ 2002 reenergizes many issues related to the First Amendment and free speech. The focus of the aforementioned case is the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA). There is a contention as to the courts and legislature’s handling of virtual child pornography and whether it garners the same treatment banned as traditional child pornography. All sides of the issue consequently address the scope of the First Amendment‚ and Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court where
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7) Facebook and sexual offenders The First Amendment protects the right of citizens to their freedom of speech. There are ways that those freedoms can be taken away. Limitations to this law can be at the work place‚ when something obscene is said‚ threats and many others. One way your rights can be limited is when you are convicted as a felon. You often loose many of the rights as a felon‚ including the right of the second amendment to own a gun. Lester Packingham was convicted as a sexual offender
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beginning‚ the Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. These amendments have protected the United States government from gaining and having full power to control people lives. It has created a system that has given people the freedom to choose by their beliefs and values. This document has protected the rights people deserve when the government feels superior to the power they are granted. For example‚ the first amendment includes the freedom of assembly‚ freedom of
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and equals shall we go out.” Based on the Constitution‚ it is possible for individuals in society to achieve equality because the First‚ Nineteenth‚ Third and Thirteenth Amendments give citizens of the United States freedoms that were not originally given in the Constitution. Most of the Amendments give reasons for equality in the U.S. For Example‚ the First Amendment gives freedom of speech‚ religion‚ press‚ and the right to assemble and petition. The Constitution gives equality in the United States
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