The First Amendment of the United States of Constitution states‚ “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.” The Supreme Court interprets the extent of the protection afforded to these rights. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire
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Our founding father‚ Patrick Henry‚ said‚ “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people‚ it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government — lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Our founding fathers created a strong government for the people of the United States in order to protect their rights. They established a framework that our contemporary government is supposed to adhere to. Today‚ the American government has drifted away from the
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The Founding Fathers were they Liberal or Conservative? The Founding Fathers are American icons. They ’re on our dollars and coins‚ they have had monuments and statues built honoring them‚ and today we live our daily lives in the world their ideas helped create. Our forefathers risked their lives‚ fortunes and honor to provide us with freedom. Their views were considered to be strong‚ bold‚ liberal and radical to the citizens but by today’s standards they would be considered conservative.
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The Constitution includes the amendments. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The first amendment states that we have the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. In other countries‚ people are being tortured and killed because of their religion. In America there isn’t too many people being killed just because they believe something different than other people. My family and I are very religious and if the first amendment didn’t say that the people have
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First Amendment Paper The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is our rights as citizens living in the United States of America. In this paper I will look at three provisions to the First Amendment‚ highlighting one case for each provision. Included are one case to discuss freedom of speech‚ one case to discuss separation of church and state and one case to discuss freedom of association. 1.) Discuss at least one Supreme Court case of significance related to three
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The first amendment is about freedom of speech for all; the press included. This amendment is against prohibiting people from their free exercise of their religion. The first amendment can and have been violated; therefore lawsuits occur but is the amendment enough to win a case? The first amendment states “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
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The first amendment: freedom of speech is violated with censorship. In the ALA Library Bill of Rights‚ parents‚ and only parents‚ have the right to prohibit or control what their children read. Freedom of expression and of opinion is for everyone‚ not just for the people that the majority thinks are right. In 1953‚ Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said‚ “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could easily defeat
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The founding fathers not outlaw slavery outright in the Constitution The slavery is big event in American history‚ it is inhuman‚ discreditable. The slaves contributed many power in American‚ the people had to thank them. The slavery brings much labor force in American. We should like to ask people that if there is not slaver‚ now American likes rich‚ are it? This is because the issue of slavery was not fully resolved by the founding fathers at the constitutional convention. While they did address
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A.) The First Amendment in the U.S. Constitution states‚ “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”(U.S. Const. amend. I). This amendment gives American citizens several basic rights regarding religion and speech. The first two clauses pertain to freedom of religion‚ addressing
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First Amendment rights to freedom of speech are regulated in various ways in many different variations of institutions. For instance‚ public school administrations have broad standards created by the Supreme Court to use when there is a need to suppress student speech believed too distracting‚ offensive‚ presenting a harmful image for the school‚ or even promoting illegal drug use. Though broad‚ a few cases do provide guidance when looking at student speech‚ and how there are times when the regulation
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