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    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). Without the basic freedoms that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution allots to United States citizens, the societal progression that has been made in more than 200 years would be lost. The courageous words of Martin Luther King Jr. would only be a whisper among an insignificant-sized

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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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    The First Amendment must have limits to avoid complete mayhem. Pre-existing limits are not enough to stop the hate speech that incites violence against large groups of people. The law protects threats against these large groups and assumes that counterspeech will be regulatory. Why should people have to continuously speak out to reassert that they should be treated equally? Opposers to limitations on the First Amendment might say that we should not silence the people who have differing opinions

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    Cba Our Second Amendment is near extinction because of a variety of different things.whether it be school shootings or just shootings in general. If you are a liberal you might be offended by this essay because i'm pro Second Amendment. There are many reasons for me to be pro Second Amendment.Like… In the court case of Nunn v. Georgia.Nunn argues that the “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” I agree with this statement because the founders of the constitution

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    Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 and ratified December 15, 1791. The Fourth Amendment provides, "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons

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    The states ratified the fourteenth Amendment in 1868, directly following the American Civil War (Fourteenth Amendment, n.d.). Although it includes several clauses, it is mostly known for it due process and equal protection rights (Fourteenth Amendment, n.d.). The 14th Amendment, under it due process clause, is widely known for protecting fairness to all individuals (Fourteenth Amendment, n.d.). This means that the states must follow certain procedures (due process) before they can deprive individuals

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    “We don’t have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things”-Ron Paul, but we weren’t given the first amendment to disrespect the free thoughts, feelings religions, sexuality and skin color of others. The first amendment guarantees freedom concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s religious practices

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    The second amendment was written in 1791. This amendment was added along with nine others in the Bill of Rights. This specific amendment gives a person the right to keep and bear arms. Ever since this amendment was added there have been debates on whether this was a good or bad idea. Both sides held valid points on the matter. Personally, I believe this amendment was a good idea, but requires some boundaries and limitations. With all the murders that happen in our country, it’s only logical for

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    first 10 amendments of the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights as many of us know of that. The Bill of Rights were ratified in 1791, which is during the presidency of our first leader in office George Washington. The Bill of Rights amendments 1-10 limited the power of the national government and guaranteed US citizen’s certain personal rights. Once James Madison proposed the amendments to the House of Congress it didn’t take long for three-fourths of the states to ratify the 10 amendments. The

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    The three Civil war amendments, the 13th, 14th, and 15th, were intended to restructure the United States from a country that was "half slave and half free" to one in which the entire populace was guaranteed "blessings of liberty" including former slaves and their descendants. That was the intention at least. They attempt to grant equality to all those born or naturalized in the United States, but through certain states continued discriminatory policies and laws, and the lack of enforcement at the

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