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    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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    1st amendment paper

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    Hanna Laikin Essay on the 1st Amendment Mr. Fumusa School of Government With its adoption on December 15‚ 1791‚ the First Amendment‚ along with the rest of the Bill of Rights‚ set out to ensure civil liberties for all citizens within the Constitution. Although‚ the First Amendment first applied solely to the federal government‚ today‚ the Supreme Court interprets the Establishment Clause‚ Free Exercise Clause‚ Free Speech Clause‚ Freedom of the Press Clause‚ Freedom of Assembly Clause‚ and Freedom

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    and think and want to do more research on the laws that both define and take away freedom. The nineteenth amendment was ratified in 1920 and gave women the right to vote. While I am aware there was a long struggle in the time between the ratification of the 15th and the 19th amendments‚ I don’t think I truly understood the urgency of the situation between those points in time.

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    rights under the Fourth Amendment can make or break a case in trial. According to the Fourth Amendment‚ “the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” This is a United States citizens Fourth Amendment right equally protected

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    second amendment protects one of the most important rights that an American has‚ which is the right to keep and bear arms. However despite the second amendment clearly stating that “... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” we the people are constantly under the threat of having one of our essential and fundamental rights stripped from us by authoritarian leftists who continually minimize the rights of Americans. The original purpose of the second amendment and why

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    the Bill of Rights‚ the Fourth Amendment can be best defined as an amendment providing the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized (Fourth‚ 2012). In general terms‚ the Fourth Amendment protects from illegal searches

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    English 11 Hannah Armstrong August 21‚ 2012 Waah! Waah! Cried the voice of a beautiful baby boy. On July twenty-second of two-thousand four‚ Karsten Luke Armstrong was born. As a premature baby‚ life was hard for Karsten the first month and a half. However he managed‚ and came home on August fourteenth‚ two-thousand four. It was the best birthday present I had ever gotten! I thought to myself‚ "I‚ Hannah Marie Armstrong was finally going to

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    A topic for debate is‚ whether the 2nd Amendment protects individual rights to own a firearm. For the past century‚ political scientist and private citizens have compelling arguments about the exact meaning of the 2nd Amendment. For example‚ citizens that want to protect the individual’s right to possess a firearm concentration on the “right to bear arms” portion. While those concerned with communal responsibilities put emphasis on the “well-regulated militia” phrase to further implement restrictive

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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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    The Second Amendment America has given many rights and has offered protection to US citizens. Like the second amendment states‚ “The right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” However many riots and shootings have recently broke out in the last couple of years. So therefore the right to bear arms has been taken advantage of and as lead to many malicious events like The Columbine Shootings‚ Virginia Tech‚ Aurora Shooting‚ and New Town Shootings. In 1999‚ a failed bombing which

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