If you were to ask many Americans whether hate speech was covered under the first amendment‚ many would be surprised to find out that in most circumstances it is protected. For the augment essay‚ I plan to argue that hate speech should be covered under the first amendment‚ and its coverage is essential to the idea of free speech. As an African-American male growing up in the South‚ hate speech was not an idea to be debated or a conceptual item to be reflected upon. It was the reality‚ as raw
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Transgender Bathroom Rights Marching down the streets‚ thousands of women protested for their rights in the early 20th century. American women had to fight for suffrage‚ and African Americans had to fight for their freedom. For several years people have had to fight for their needs and rights‚ it is a struggle for most to overcome the fear of something that is different from themselves. Now we’re fighting for transgender rights. Transgender people should be able to use their preferred bathroom for
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days of your life.” The First‚ Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth‚ and Fifteenth Amendments shows that everyone has the freedom to do what they please up to a current exactest. ‚ no one can be denied their rights as citizen‚ and everyone could vote without having person or a state take the right away from someone. Amendments I‚ XII‚ XIV‚ and XV show equality because they give everyone the right to vote regardless of gender and skin color and a state
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The first 10 amendments form the Bill of Rights. An amendment is an addition to the constitution that lists rights given to the people of the United States. Without these amendments many freedoms would be restricted and citizens would lack certain rights that promote a better life. The first amendment gives the right to the freedoms of religion‚ speech‚ the press‚ assembly and the right to petition the government. The right to freedom means that we may worship freely and believe in any religion
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The 22nd Amendment: Unchallenged Following the death Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ which occurred during his fourth elected term as president‚ the United States Congress passed the twenty-second amendment‚ which put into writing a previously unwritten tradition of the presidency. This tradition‚ set in place by George Washington in 1797 and further cemented by Thomas Jefferson‚ had remained in place for 144 years before it was finally broken. While a few previous presidents had tried to run for a
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Amendments in the United Sates constitution have changed our government and our society. Amendments are usually ratified due to social events that occur over time .Ideologies also pay a considerable role to the ratification process as well. If it wasn’t for political groups such as The Anti-Feudalist we may not have obtained the 1st amendment which sates "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech
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The First Amendment "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." -- Amendment One‚ Bill of Rights‚ United States Constitution Perhaps the most well known of all the amendments to the Constitution‚ the First Amendment contains many of the fundamental freedoms that American
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The Second Amendment: Hindrance or Help to Gun Control Amanda Mathew 10062963 POLS 110B-002 Professor Kim Richard Nossal Steven Rendulic 18 March 2013 Word Count: 2408 In light of the recent tragedies in Aurora‚ Colorado and Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ which involved gun violence and resulted in deaths of many people‚ gun control has been on the forefront of political debates in the United States. Many of these debates call to the Second Amendment as either being a hindrance to the implementation
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controversial and debated; the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment was established on December 15‚ 1791 with nine other to the United States’ Constitution. It was proposed by James Madison soon after the Constitution was ratified in sought of more power to the state militias. (Brooks). This Amendment also served an important factor between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. It was a form of compromise between the two groups as to who should have more power. The Amendment states‚ “ A well regulated
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The 14th Amendment: Why it is so important The 14th amendment is very important to America and it’s people. Without the 14th amendment a lot of us would be treated very differently. How are you supposed to defend yourself when your not even considered equal to the same people just like you? That is exactly why the 14th amendment was created‚ to give the people a way to be able to everyone else. I completely believe in the 14th amendment and the reasons behind it. Think about if we didn’t have
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