The First Amendment reads: 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 makes it legal to burn the American Flag. Lastly, flag burning should not be illegal because, if it were to be, Americans would have their right taken away. As Supreme Court Justice William Brennan stated, in a flag burning case, "Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so
Why has the United States paid lip service to the 14th & 15th Amendments while it venerates Amendments 1-10? Amendments 1-10 are known as the Bill of Rights and guarantee individual freedoms and protections from the intrusion of the federal government. Perhaps the most important and critical amendment is the first Amendment:“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.” This amendment details the freedoms the founders were seeking to give the people; for with these rights they guaranteed that we can assert our views of religion, of speech, that we can protest and change unfair practices. Three Amendments are called the Reconstruction Amendments for the period following the Civil War called Reconstruction 1865-1877. The concept was that the defeated southern states would be rehabilitated and brought back to normal standing as citizens of the united states during this reconstruction period.
Lincoln did this because believe state courts would not punish war protestors properly. Lincoln also suspended habeas corpus without the approval of congress and no one was even consulted to see if a violation of an important civil liberty was worth suspending. Lincoln Abuse of the Presidential Power and why he suspended the Writ Habeas Corpus As
The 14th Amendment 1868 due process clause this dictates that neither state or Government could get in the way of personal rights this is an extremely effective away to protect the civil liberties of its citizens . This is an extremely effective way at protecting the civil liberties as it is enforced by the Supreme Court there are many cases such as the New York Times vs. United States the Nixon administration sought an injunction against both the New York times and the Washington Post, in order to stop the publication if content
Critical Analysis Howard Fineman’s “The Thirteen American Arguments” was a story filled take on modern politics that brought up interesting questions. Although some of his conclusions can be left up to debate the author brings up the importance of identifications whether it is a word or translation. These words and their translations are what I will be discussing. Throughout history a dominant group will step up and say who belongs and who doesn’t, who is and who isn’t, what we can do and what we can’t and usually this is while usually using established doctrines. Wordplay is the reason why most politicians seem to be lawyers not politicians.
The first amendment says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech…” (Bill of Rights). Freedom of speech is a good example of the limitations we have as US citizens because we are not permitted to use that amendment if it affects public safety. For example, we are not allowed to say that we have a bomb in an airplane when it is not true. As long as it does not provoke any other consequences in other people we can use the first amendment. The second amendment works the same way; we have the right to have a gun as long as it does not interfere with public safety,
First Amendment: Freedom of Religion In the year 1787 our forefathers ratified the Constitution of the United States of America, which contains the most important document to any American citizen, the Bill of Rights. The Fist Amendment of the Bill of Rights states “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech; or of press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances” (The const.). Freedom of religion is the most important thing to any individual; it is the right to believe in the faith of ones choice. Our forefathers acknowledged it’s significant in building a strong and powerful nation that its citizen may enjoy the true freedom
Although it was written in 1789(“The story of the Bill of Rights”), The First Amendment has stood the test of time like a champ. This amendment gives us freedoms that we consider as basic unlike other countries, who are not as fortunate to have them. The US Constitution, Amendment 1 states, “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.” Eventually this amendment caused a lot of court cases to come about. From people protesting to others burning draft cards The Frist Amendment has been used as an excuse for almost anything although not everyone is successful with pleading it. One important case is
Reflections on the First Amendment HIS301 United States Constitution Reflections on the First Amendment The First Amendment; what is the significance of the three provisions the rights and responsibilities it gives the American people. 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 gives cause for many court cases with the dealing of separation of religion and state freedom of speech you would think that one case would be more than enough to cover it but form looking at the cases it maybe rather
The 1st Amendment The 1st amendment is the freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. In the “Politics In America,” it says that the “First Amendment prohibits the government from abridging freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition” (93). That’s basically saying that the government can’t reduce or lessen those freedoms. The book also states that the “First Amendment prohibits the government from establishing a religion or interfering with the free exercise of religion” (93). The Bill of Rights are “Written guarantees of basic individual liberties; the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution” (92).