First Amendment Essay

Sort By:
Page 4 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    Rights was officially added to the Constitution. There were ten amendments added to the Constitution that provide citizens with unalienable rights, such as the right to bear arms, remain silent so as not to incriminate oneself in court, to defend against search and seizure, among several others. This paper will focus on the First Amendment:

    • 761 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Part 2: Final Exam The First Amendment protects any person’s freedom of speech from Congress, state government and local public officials. However, this does not allow individuals to be free in saying anything that they want to say. One example of speech that is not protected by the First Amendment are crimes involving speech. If a form of speech is used to commit a crime such as perjury, harassment or extortion, it will not be provided protection by the First Amendment. Another example is Conduct

    • 1786 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Of those ten amendments the most important amendment is the First, which guarantees five basic rights of individual freedom. The rights included freedom of religion, of press, of speech, of assembly and to petition. These guarantees reflect to all citizens and secure their blessings",unalienable rights, (to enjoy) life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".    The first amendment affects everyday lives of American citizens. First thing first is what is being administered in the first sentence of

    • 853 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Examination of Cyberbullying and the First Amendment This paper addresses a situation in which a student notified this author that she was being subjected to bullying through another classmate’s Facebook page. A discussion of steps required by Oregon’s statutes, the Lake Oswego School District 's board policies and the student handbook, will provide a basis for examining any First Amendment arguments that the bullying has raised, with a discussion of the author 's First Amendment responses consistent with

    • 849 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The First Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights. In this amendment it states how people should have freedom of religion, speech, petition, and assembly. All together it includes the freedom of an individual. This amendment protects how you can choose your own religion based on your beliefs whether it is Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, etc. It states too that, you should have a right to stand up in what you believe in which is called the freedom of speech. Lastly, the freedom of petition and assembly

    • 372 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    arrested and sent to jail. However, one amendment that many schools struggle to define is the First Amendment. 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,” (Constitution

    • 1584 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    CALM First Amendment

    • 565 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Brittany Doucette L. Rabalais MC 3080 31 Jan 2018 CALM First Amendment When proposing a noise ordinance, one must look at the First Amendment to assure the ruling doesn’t conflict with the public’s constitutional rights. By identifying whether Councilman Prejean’s and Councilwoman Gautreaux’s proposals are content-based or content-neutral, a test can recognize whether the proposal intrudes on the First Amendment rights. Through this process, it’s proven that Councilman Prejean’s proposal

    • 565 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Essay on The First Amendment

    • 876 Words
    • 4 Pages
    • 4 Works Cited

    The First Amendment is the first section of the Bill of Rights and is often considered the most important part of the U.S Constitution because it guarantees the citizens of United States the essential personal freedoms of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly and the freedom to petition the Government. Thanks to the rights granted by the First Amendment, Americans are able to live in a country where they can freely express themselves, speak their mind, pray without interference, protest in

    • 876 Words
    • 4 Pages
    • 4 Works Cited
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The first amendment formed our country and brought us together to be the free country we are. The first amendment talks about how we get the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, Freedom of press. Amendment 1 is the most important Amendment because it doesn’t allow Congress to make laws about respending religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and abridging the freedom of speech or press. The freedom of religion is important to us because it lets us learn our religion freely so we don't

    • 1166 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The first amendment is one of the most notable rights that Americans have. However this right has often been debated in court. 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.” People all around world were persecuted because they voiced their

    • 651 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays