Amendment one Think of the first amendment‚ what comes to mind? What liberties and independences were stated that still apply to America today? The first Amendment can be considered the most Amendment to Americans. Amendment one was published in the Constitution of the United States in 1789‚ and then it revised again in 1992. It states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
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Amendment Essay By: Christina Ramler Neil Gaiman once said‚ “The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed the freedom of speech. Other countries don’t have that.” At the time of the amendments’ creation‚ a vast majority of operating countries had not yet granted their people such freedoms. Granting every citizen of the United States this right seemed to have been an important landmark in this nation’s history. Along with others‚ this right is declared
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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 to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." The first amendment was written by James Madison‚ who was nicknamed “The Father of the Constitution.” In the first amendment‚ Madison wrote about 5 freedoms‚ which are the freedom of speech‚ press
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The 14th Amendment states that people who are born in the U.S. are automatically citizens. Because of this‚ immagrants from all over are coming over to the U.S. and are having children in order for them to stay in the U.S. I agree with this amendment‚ however others may disagree. Others may believe that in order for your child to become a citizen‚ the parents themselves must be citizens. Evidence that supports the 14th amendment is a CNN article that says‚ “Now Replican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky
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Checkpoint: The First Amendment and Its Impact on Education Lillian Jenkins August 31‚ 2012 Tonya Torrez The First Amendment of the United States is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of laws respecting an establishment of religion‚ the exercise of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of press‚ right to peaceably assemble‚ or petitioning for a government redress of grievances. The five key educational issues related to the first amendment and the first one is separation
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The first amendment states that there can’t be any law made that takes away the peoples right of speak and posting press on topics. This amendment is the reason you are able to protest and speak your mind on any subject. There are many things that this amendment protects your natural rights with‚ but as always there has to be boundaries. These boundaries are needed because without them other peoples natural rights might be getting taken away. Some people may believe that anyone should be able to
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of the Second Amendment The United States is the only one country that allows people to keep and bear arms. Because they have the second amendment‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”(Bill of Right) But this law causes a lot of controversy‚ some people think keep and bear arms is the majority reason lead to rise of violent crime. Through good and evil repute‚ the second amendment is protect to
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Americans defenseless. The Founding Fathers decided that this shouldn’t happen‚ and included an amendment in the Bill of Rights‚ that would prevent this from ever happening again. The Second amendment focuses on Americans rights to own firearms. Thus‚ causing a major enduring impact on the citizens of the United States of America. Overall this amendment is about self defense. Although‚ the second amendment has many different meanings. It also applies to hunting‚ target practice‚ and other forms
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major outbreak of violence in our country‚ some people think that if we repeal the Second Amendment it would solve the problem. These people have two reasons; One‚ is the rising of violence amongst teenagers‚ the second‚ is their interpretation of the Second Amendment. The side opposing these views use arguments like how it would be impossible to repeal the Second Amendment‚ and we have a long history
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The Second Amendment to the constitution which grants citizens the right to bear arms with vague restrictions has become a topic of conversation throughout the years. Many people use this amendment to justify their vile behaviors while in possession of a firearm. The founding fathers created the second amendment to guarantee citizens protection from dangerous events such as slave revolts and Native American uprisings. Today‚ many people twist the second amendment to fit their own agendas of owning
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