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    First Amendment Benefits

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    the beginning of America’s history, there have been Amendments that protect the rights of its citizens. Whether that be from other countries, other people, or the government, these Amendments have helped America grow, and stay secure. However, it can be argued that one Amendment stands out more than the rest. The First Amendment has helped defend the rights of American citizens the most throughout the course of history. The First Amendment allows people to voice their opinions without repercussions

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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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    First Amendment Essay

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    the idea of freedom that was written in the Bill of Rights found in the Constitution of the United States that attracts people to America? In the paper I will give explain and define the parts of the First Amendment and it freedoms that are endow to all of people the United States. The First

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    The First Amendment paved the way for citizens of the United States to have their own protection and rights from the government. It exemplified the freedom of speech, press, and religion. During this period that was very important to the citizens to have this as they lived their daily lives. In today’s technological world the first amendment seems to have taken a new form that some agree and disagree with. I personally believe that the freedoms written in that time, precisely freedom of the press

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    The First Amendment The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is part of our countries Bill of Rights. The first amendment is perhaps the most important part of the U.S. Constitution because the amendment guarantees citizens freedom of religion, speech, writing and publishing, peaceful assembly, and the freedom to raise grievances with the Government. In addition, amendment requires that there be a separation maintained between church and state. Our first amendment to the United States Constitution

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    Essay On First Amendment

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    1) The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says, “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.” In other words, U.S. citizens have the freedom of religion, speech, and press. This amendment also gives people the right to peacefully

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    they’re the one’s in charge of what can be known in the public. Yet, this world exists. The most prominent nation that represents this is the Soviet Union, but in America, it doesn’t work here, as America represents the land of the free. The first amendment prohibits the United States Congress from making laws “respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, infringing freedom of speech, infringing freedom of the press, limiting the right

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    The first amendment. I’m sure you all know it, but for the people that need a refresher, it says: “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 of the constitution is our right to our own opinion. It is a right everyone is born with and everyone has;

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    Violation of the First Amendment In 2015, Presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed that he would consider shutting down mosques in the United States. Now being president, he created an executive order mandating the closure of all mosques which is a violation of The First Amendment of the Constitution which states that the “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right

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    The first amendment is by far the most important amendment the reason being that it gives American citizens their five basic rights which are- freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom to petition the government to right wrongs This bill was applied through selective incorporation which is (a doctrine that ensures that states cannot enact laws that take away basic constitutional rights of any citizens that are in the bill of rights). This basically

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