The First Amendment is also the most important to the maintenance of a democratic government. It states that “Guarantees freedom of religion‚ speech‚ and press right to assemble peacefully; and the right to petition the government.” We know that America’s society today is maintained by freedom‚ equality‚ justice‚ and the rule of law. Freedom of religion is also an important reason why many immigrants yearn for the United States. Here‚ no matter what ethnic group you belong to‚ regardless of your
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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." The first amendment was written by James Madison‚ who was nicknamed “The Father of the Constitution.” In the first amendment‚ Madison wrote about 5 freedoms‚ which are the freedom of speech‚ press
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examine the proposed amendments to the Constitution before the Civil War to notice that the jargon used never used the word ‘slavery.’ For instance‚ in February 1861‚ Representative Thomas Corwin proposed his and amendment that barred his last name to the 36th Congress that guaranteed the seceding states that the federal government would not intervene with the particular domestic institutions; however‚ the word slavery was never used in the document. Stipulating that the amendment had passed‚ the 13th
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though under the First Amendment we have the freedom of speech‚ there are limitations to this freedom. One of the types of speech that is restricted and not protected that the author of the textbook mentions is speech that incites “a criminal act‚ ‘fighting words‚’ and genuine threats” (page 124). This means that if anyone is to say or publish anything that calls for an act of violence and/or any other type of criminal activity‚ it is not protected under the First Amendment. Restricting speech that
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Checkpoint: The First Amendment and Its Impact on Education Lillian Jenkins August 31‚ 2012 Tonya Torrez The First Amendment of the United States is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of laws respecting an establishment of religion‚ the exercise of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of press‚ right to peaceably assemble‚ or petitioning for a government redress of grievances. The five key educational issues related to the first amendment and the first one is separation
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The Second Amendment was drafted as a part of the Bill of Rights in 1789‚ and yet issues on its interpretation are still prevalent today. The amendment is so controversial that our jurisprudence related to the subject varies on all ends of the spectrum. We treat it as though all interpretations are ambiguous‚ even though simple reasoning proves otherwise. The Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights guarantees that “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right
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Reflections on the First Amendment Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 29‚ 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Reflections on the First Amendment According to the First Amendment of the United States 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
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of the Second Amendment The United States is the only one country that allows people to keep and bear arms. Because they have the second amendment‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”(Bill of Right) But this law causes a lot of controversy‚ some people think keep and bear arms is the majority reason lead to rise of violent crime. Through good and evil repute‚ the second amendment is protect to
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doing this the courts have established certain criteria that they can follow in regards to searches of schools. The Supreme Court declared that the Fourth Amendment does apply in the school but‚ due to the fact that the schools interest is to maintain security‚ order‚ and provide a good educational environment the full protection of the 4th Amendment does not apply. (Ferdico‚ Fradella & Totten‚ 2009) The scopes of the searches are limited and should be reasonable in nature. Random searches are
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Essential Restrictions on the First Amendment Limitations on freedoms of society are crucial‚ especially in America. As Roger Rosenblatt noted in his essay‚ “We Are Free to Be You‚ Me‚ Stupid and Dead‚” many people express their freedom of speech in very offensive and controversial ways. Often their expressions violate other amendments and freedoms as well. A few examples given by Rosenblatt included acts of freedom of speech performed by professional sports players. Many believe these were
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