First Amendment What is 1st Amendment? First Amendment gives the citizens of the United States the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly and petition. It was adopted in 1791 and is one of the amendments that are part of the Bill of Rights. It sounds simple as we read it but do we really understand how this amendment impacts our life and our everyday living? As my parents reminded me‚ everybody has the freedom of speech but we have to keep in mind that it should be used with respect
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Chapter5) Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights -Freedom from government -Civil Liberty shows the ‘gradual expansion’‚ but not always constant expansion in the case of threat to the nation (War‚ Insecurity‚ 9/11->we need restriction of freedom) -Protection of unpopular minorities against the tyranny of the majority -Court sometimes cannot protect minority‚ they tend to follow American general society’s thought. & Elected branches which want popular position rely on courts to do dirty work.
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our liberties” (Shmoop.com). On September 17th‚ 1787 the signing of Constitution of the United States of America took place. The members of the Constitutional Convention met to create a strong‚ centralized government after the dissatisfaction of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution created a government made by the people‚ for the people‚ which includes minors. Every American citizen has undeniable rights that are provided in the Constitution and that should also protect minors while they
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against oppression and lack of rights in countries as Kenya‚ Syria or Pakistan. Some people also say that Magna Carta not only can benefit to countries that lack of rights but also to other developed countries that have disruptive and investigatory powers to flight terrorism. Global terrorism itself was not new to us anymore. From the attack on the World Trade Center in New York in
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period‚ multiple problems have occurred that have been unconstitutional. The rights my fellow people as well as I have should not have been abused. I understand that the government must safeguard and limit our rights to protect the safety of its people‚ however I do not support the actions that have took place in my town. The government must balance the rights and needs of individuals with the needs of the public‚ but the rights that were taken away from my town’s people were not beneficiary to the needs
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constitution is to secure the union and in addition include any other states that would arise as a part of the union. The federal constitution would also set its aim on improving the infrastructure of the union. This would include improvements on roads‚ accommodations for travelers‚ and interior navigation. Another consideration for the Federalist Constitution would be in regards to the safety of each individual state. They believed that each state should find an inducement to make some sacrifices for the sake
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How much power and liberty did the constitution give to "the people?" The constitution is the document that has framed and shaped the United States from inception. It is the document that is defended by all new presidents and also the document which affords the citizens of the United States freedoms and rights that cannot be removed. In its drafting it shaped the formation of a new country and a new style of governance. It is a bottom up’ as opposed to established ways of government which are
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Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Francisco Pacheco October 10‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The Constitution is the highest form of law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in one way or another. The Constitution provides the foundation for the government of the United States. It creates the most important branches of government which include; Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Even though each state has its own constitution that
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2) How did the Magna Carta limit the power of King John? According to the Magna Carta: •the king could no longer collect taxes from the English people unless the Great Council agreed •any free man who was brought to trial for a crime had the right to be judged by his equals‚ rather than the king or his officials; this is what we know as a jury •legal decisions were also now influenced by the judges’ interpretation of previous court decisions; this made rulings more consistent so that the same
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about the preparation and/or adoption of the Declaration of Independence‚ the Constitution‚ and the Bill of Rights." The first of these documents‚ the Declaration of Independence is not a legal document. However‚ within its writings are principles that have later become laws. Throughout this document‚ it states that people have the rights and not the government. This comes from the line that states “the separate and equal station to which the laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them” (Declaration
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