Freedom of Speech‚ Religion‚ and to Petition The First Amendment Brenda Zarate 9/18/14 Brenda Zarate U.S History September 18‚ 2014 Period 4 There are 10 amendments in our bill of rights; they all serve for important purposes‚ but The first amendment; I’m going to discuss are freedom of speech‚ right to bear arms‚ limits power of the federal government‚ protects rights not enumerated in the constitution‚ protects prohibited bail excess‚ right to trial by jury‚ right to due process‚ prohibits
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First Amendment Question In modern times we view America as a thriving nation at the top of the power rankings amongst countries. Such supremacy is found not through the weapons of mass destruction but instead in the people living in a free society. The idea of free society can be related to the first amendment found in the constitution which enforces the idea of freedom. The first amendment is vital to functioning of a free society. Justice Robert Johnson once said‚ “No official can prescribe
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The First Amendment is the cornerstone of American democracy and the primary protector of the freedoms Americans enjoy. While some might argue that there should be no restrictions on the First Amendment‚ the First Amendment should be restricted in order to promote public safety and ensure the smooth functioning of society‚ and those limitations should be narrowly crafted and explicitly defined by the Supreme Court. A person has the right to voice his or her opinion on a matter‚ regardless of what
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What are the best freedoms in the first amendment? I know the first amendment has many great freedoms. For example freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and the right to petition the government. Theses freedoms are the best because it gives people the right t exercise their beliefs and express themselves. Freedom of speech is amazing because people can feel like they have the power to speak their minds about anything they want. Freedom of press is amazing because citizens of a country can get informed
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Suelin Qu The First Amendment “The First Amendment is the freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ assembly ‚ and petition. This may be the most revered of the Amendment’s. The First Amendment protects our rights to say and write out opinions‚ worship how we please‚ assemble together peacefully‚ and petition our government‚ if we feel the need.” In my opinion‚ The First Amendment plays a big part in our country. The First Amendment supports and backs up the unique freedom everyone is supposed to have
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press‚ or the right of the people peacefully to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Being the first amendment to our Constitution‚ our founding fathers saw the importance of giving the citizens the freedom of speech‚ but this is not absolute because it has certain limitations. Despite these limitations‚ it was determined that the first amendment was critical to having a true democracy. The question of what is ethical can be subjective‚ thus rendering different answers
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Who knows the First Amendment by heart? Word for word? [Rhetorical Question] I did not and I still do not. I just know that the First Amendment gives us the right to express ourselves‚ at the right time and place. School should be a safe place where students‚ like us‚ can come and feel free to learn and share our opinions without any disruptions or negative comments. If such things are executed in class‚ it should and will call for suspension. But I am not saying that our rights are taken away when
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The First Amendment guarantees “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or the press.” The freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion have been pillars of the United States and other Democratic nations who knew the need to have these rights guaranteed. This idea was a major element of the Enlightenment period‚ the thoughts of John Locke‚ Jean Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ and Voltaire would be incorporated
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The First Amendment-- the right to freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ petition‚ and assembly-- was included in the Constitution because the Founding Fathers wished to make it clear‚ to the people then and to the people of the future‚ what specific rights citizens were to have. The Founding Fathers wanted to assure the people that their basic rights would not be violated. This was important to the framers of the Constitution because they wanted people to be able to express themselves and to have
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Part Four The establishment of the First Amendment created a sense of change. The First Amendment clauses were different from the “Establishment” Clause‚ because the Establishment initially stated that no single church or set of beliefs can be predominate over others. While on the other had‚ the first Amendment allowed a right of free exercise of religion. This ultimately means that any religion has their right to be absolute. These clauses allow people to not feel forced into practicing
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