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    press; or the right of the people to assemble peacefully, and to petition the Government for e redress of grievances.      The first and inargueably the most significant of the amendments to our Constitution is the First Amendment. The amendment that established our freedoms as citizens of our new confederation. The First Amendment insured, among other things, freedom of speech and of the press. Since the establishment of these rights, they have often been in question. People

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    The First Amendment ensures that there is separation between Church and State. However, this disjunction is not absolute. As the United States has become a more multi-cultural society, certain rituals have become problematic. Some issues were traditions that put one religion at the forefront, violating of the Establishment Clause; other issues affected peoples’ right to free expression of their religion. Many times people do not realize the Judeo-Christian bias in our culture because it is so integrated

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    The first amendment gives us personal rights. We have the right to speech, expression, and religion. Because of this, American citizens can believe in whatever religion they want. But are all those religions treated equally? If we can believe in whatever religion we want, why do we say “one nation, under God”, in the pledge of allegiance? Does that mean the government is biased, and keeps religion a factor in settings like court? What about in schools? In the first amendment, we have the freedom

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    First Amendment of US Constitution reveals about the Freedom of Speech, In First Amendment “Congress should make no law regarding the foundation of religion, or disallowing the free practice or shorten the flexibility of discourse, or of press or request of legislature for change of objection, right of individuals to aggregate”. a) Find if your (country of origin, e.g. India, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc.) Constitution has anything similar to Freedom of Speech. Focus on ‘restrictions’ if

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    The First Amendment of the constitution is the most significant political statement in the history of the United States. The ability to speak freely is a value that is cherished by most American citizens. In many countries around the world, people are sent to prison, or even executed, for expressing opinions not shared by the government. In the United States, any government official, no matter how powerful, must abide by the opinions of the people, even when those opinions are brutal, or even unfair

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    The first amendment allows citizens to speak and express their views without concern of retribution against them by the elected government. In some countries, you cannot question the government for fear of your life! Here, even if we disagree with the elected officials, we are protected and allowed to express that disagreement. This goes back to a time when royalty ruled most nations and the United States was ruled by Great Britain. Under that rule at that time the colonists could not gather to discuss

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    First Amendment Summary

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    This article analyzes the First Amendment of the United States Constitution in order to persuade the reader that religious education should be included in school curricula. However, Chaffee argues that public schools may not hinder nor prohibit the teachings of a specific religion over others, as “Public schools uphold the First Amendment when they protect the religious liberty rights of students of all faiths or none. Schools demonstrate fairness when they ensure that the curriculum includes study

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    This amendment is saying that the press (in general courts have defined the press so as to include all publishers) can write the truth in the newspaper even if it makes the government look bad. The first amendment, which is included in the bill of rights (the first 10 amendments) was ratified on September 25, 1789 and adopted on December 15, 1791. Anti-federalists demanded that they got the bill of rights so that they could ensure that the government didn’t have too much power over them. The bill

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    The First Amendment was created to keep the state and church separate. Which in turn gives all religions freedom to worship and practice their faith without state interference or funding. In the 1960s, two cases changed the state funded school systems drastically. They tested the interpretation of the First Amendment and how it protects the minority religions in America. The first issue was in Champaign, Illinois, where the school system was providing religious classes to the students. Those students

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    The First Amendment has its flaws; it does not protect against all forms speech and articles with negative intent. In each of the cases, newspaper organizations were tried for using their freedom of press. Time, place and manner regulation treats all acts of speech the same. Under this guideline, people may socialize freely in public, but may not talk at a time or place that would cause major traffic blockage, because it’s affecting the rights of other individuals. The Court developed the time, place

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