The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution. The purpose of The Bill of Rights is to protect individual liberties. This document was created September 25‚ 1789 and was then ratified on December 15‚ 1791. This took two years after being created to be put in the government’s records. This document added certain safeguards of democracy. This provided personal freedoms as well as personal rights. The author of The Bill of Rights is James Madison.
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importance of the first amendment on contemporary journalism is huge. Without the first amendment‚ the whole concept of contemporary journalism could not exist. This fact is true because through contemporary journalism writers truly show the power of freedom of speech. Most of the writing we come across in various forms of news are based on the opinions of the author. Without the power of the first amendment this freedom would not be possible in any way. Over time the first amendments effect of contemporary
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The first commandment of the Bible‚ "thou shalt have no other gods before me;" the first Amendment of the United States Constitution‚ "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" (The Bible‚ Exodus 20:1–1‚ Constitution). In America‚ many argue the country’s Amendments were originally based on the Ten Commandments but immediately both the first commandment and first Amendment are not in line with each other. Roy S. Moore of the Alabama
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The fourth amendment was created by experience‚ unwanting of a rebellion‚ and more freedom than the british offered when the U.S. were colonies. “The first colony to pass a law against this practice was Massachusetts circa 1756. A great deal of strife ensued‚ and in what was telling about the practice‚ the King’s top lawyer‚ James Otis‚ resigned in opposition to the practice of general warrants”(Why Do We Have The Fourth Amendment?). This shows that even when they were colonies they had the determination
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The First Amendment is the protector of our country’s voice and strong opinion. In 1791‚ the Bill of Rights was officially ratified by the required majority of the states. James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights to inform the government and the people of the new country what they can and cannot do. There were originally twenty-seven amendments created‚ although only ten of these were ratified to be in the official Bill of Rights. The First Amendment is extremely relevant to today’s society because
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attitudes‚ and ethics. A highly well-known right given to American’s is the freedom of speech which stems from the first amendment. This prohibits the government from creating any laws that could stop the people from exercising their feelings‚ or speaking their thoughts. American’s deserve the right to share their opinions as well as criticize our government. The first amendment is often seen as our most important right as American’s. In some countries‚ citizens are not allowed to criticize or
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The First Amendment Freedom is being breached all over the U.S and most of it is being taken away from the press. Sure the Patriot Act is killing everyone’s privacy in secrecy all over the US‚ but journalists and reporters are being put in jail right and left. The government has infringed on their rights in a way that should not be with the first amendment. It seems like the more people let the government do‚ the more steps the government takes to take first amendment rights from people. For
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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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April‚ 2017 First Amendment-Freedom Of The Press Freedom of the press is part of the five main freedoms represented in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment was ratified in 1791 along with the Bill Of Rights with also brought 9 other amendments including the First. The freedom given from the First Amendment have helped solve many court cases‚ and is still used in our daily lives everyday. The First Amendment is the leading role of new amendments in our constitution. First‚ the meaning
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The fourth Amendment has been an Amendment that has caused some controversy over the centuries. A fourth Amendment issue that has been persistent is the use of warrants and when they are necessary. During the prohibition era a certain case‚ Carroll vs the United States‚ federal agents had suspicion to believe he was selling liquor when at that time the distribution of alcohol was illegal. Federal agents that had been investigating him have spotted him driving on the highway and decided
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