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    Rights of the First Amendment Countless Americans today don’t appreciate our nations bill of rights that our founding fathers included into our nation's constitution protects our own rights. Of all the 10 amendments in the bill of rights the 1st amendment protects our personal rights the most. The first amendment established the right for all Americans to have the freedom of religion, speech, and the press. This amendment essentially forbids the government from restricting an citizen from its own

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    changing and so are our rights. The First Amendment, freedom of speech, is taking the world by storm. Whether it be at sporting events or on college campuses, our First Amendment rights must be upheld. College is meant to provide each student with knowledge; ensuring they experience viewpoints from thousands of people, and taking away our First Amendment rights is taking away our opportunity to learn and further our education. 2017 isn't the first time the First Amendment has been brought up for

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    Constitution, the First Amendment states that “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” (Gold). Historically, as demonstrated in cases such as Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the government in general, has well-upheld this amendment, but starting

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    The rights protected in the First Amendment are essential to the functioning of a free society in that they provide the means through which the ideas outlined in the Declaration of Independence are fulfilled. In the First Amendment, the power of Congress is limited by prohibiting the creation of laws regarding the establishment or restriction of religion, and the abridgement of the freedom of speech, of press, to peaceably assemble, or to petition the government. Without these fundamental rights, the

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    The first amendment of the Bill of Rights allows citizens to speak and express their views without getting in trouble by the government who is elected. Since I live in America I never thought about other countries not being able to question the government for fear of getting into serious trouble or even fear of your life. But today we are protected and allowed to express that disagreement with anyone no matter who they are or what they do for a living. Remember back in time when royalty was ruled

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    First Amendment rights are like an antique; they have been around for a while, and people will treasure them for years to come. Americans have valued First Amendment rights since the constitution was written, and still do to this day. As well as valuing them, Americans are also willing to fight for their rights; whether it is by going to court, picketing, or protesting. As a result of this willingness to fight, we have seen many court cases and protests about First Amendment rights, and will likely

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    Students don't have the same First Amendment rights they have in the public compared to school. Four major cases were brought to the Supreme Court concerning students' First Amendment, Tinker , Fraser, Hazelwood, and Morse. The First Amendment states that “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

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    The First Amendment of the United States' Constitution, and the first right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, declares that there will be no law made "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" (First Amendment, n.d.). An individual's right to privacy is not guaranteed in the United States' Constitution

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    I would need to say yes that obliging him to go to the meeting in which prayer to God is directed abuses his First Amendment Rights. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution addresses religion in two regards. To begin with, it restricts the government from establishing a national religion. Opportunity from religious abuse is an essential motivation behind why numerous foreigners resulted in moving to this country. Allowing individuals the flexibility to pick how, when, and where to worship is

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    In our world at this particular time people are overly sensitive to what is published in the media, mainly about anything to do with religion. I believe that it is a first amendment right for newspapers to publish cartoons even if it is viewed as offensive to a certain population. What is not acceptable is the way it is handled by society. Things have been taken way out of proportion. It is unjust and goes against the Constitution of the United States if anyone has to suppress their opinions just

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