First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Can you imagine human beings keeping silent for several years for the reason that they are scared to speak hate speech to another? May be true that in “Free Speech: Westboro Church Supreme Court Case Tests First Amendment” from Christian Science Monitor (Richey, 2010), Warren Richey shows that offensive speech terrorizes the battered minority. The author demonstrates how the people use offensive speech to harm third-party observers. Besides, Richey argues some people make offensive comments to…

For the case of Abrams Vs The United States it started in New York, New York in Union Square. Where some russian immigrants were throwing pamphlets from a second-story window out to the public. In June of 1917, Two months after the U.S entered the war congress passed the espionage act. This act established three basic wartime offense: conveying false information intended with U.S military operation, causing insubordination in the military, and obstructing recruiting . In May of 1918 the…

spoken about, Christianity should be spoken about in a positive aspect. There are plenty of reasons that could be given in order to justify why Christianity should be allowed to be expressed in school. The first reason obviously being that the first amendment in the United States Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of “Speech, Religion, and Press”. This country was founded on those three principles. “When public school officials disregard the U.S.…

The Constitution is document laying out the frame of America’s government, written by the creators of this country on a piece of parchment. This document has done a good job of making sure the rights of the people are protected, and that the United States maintains order. After the writing of the Constitution, there were ten amendments made to it, commonly know as the Bill of Rights. It outlines the rights of the people and the rights assured to them by their government. The First Amendment,…

“The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, or more appropriately, the first eight, are called the Bill of Rights.” (Kanovitz, 2015, p. 20) The First Amendment protects the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, right to petition, and right to assemble. Although many believe that the first amendment gives full protection, there are certain limits placed upon it. Freedom of speech has limitations when it comes to obscenity, inciting immediate unlawful action, and using…

Freedom of speech is a right of citizens that is protected by the U.S constitution. Under this amendment, citizens are able to voice their concerns without being censored by the government. Due to this unlimited freedom, most citizens are using their voice to say hateful and negative things to other citizens. However, should this speech have some type of limitations? They have every right to speak their mind, except when it is harming or hurting another person. However, people may argue no…

The United States path to freedom was long and arduous. It took almost two hundred years to establish a firm constitution, the limits it had on people, and how much power the government had over citizens’ freedom. On the path to freedom, many people suffered. Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to 10 years in prison simply for talking to a group of workers about something the government disagreed with (Eugene V. Debs). Alice Paul, an early feminist, was imprisoned, beaten, and tortured on multiple…

before a sporting event, and they may not invite a guest to offer prayer before a sporting event. This started back in 1962 after the Engel v. Vitale case which banned prayer in all public school systems. “The Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution provided that the government may not establish religion. The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this clause to mean that the public school districts cannot encourage or discourage prayer. However, it is perfectly…

valid reasons, the separation of church and state stand the tallest. "Separation of church and state" is a phrase used by Thomas Jefferson and others expressing an understanding of the intent and function of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. “Increasing levels of religious pluralism in the modern world raise tensions among religious groups and challenge the inherited state-church models of our nation” (Monsma,…

Jordan Clarke- Freedom of the Press is part of the five main freedoms represented in the first amendment of the constitution of the United States. The constitution was ratified in 1791 putting freedom of the Press in full development and has since evolved and impacted current amendments and technology in modern day. We enjoy freedom of press under the First Amendment to the Constitution and it can be characterized as immunity from government control or censorship thus the right to publish…