First Amendment to the United States Constitution

descended from the primate family. This was illegal in Tennessee because the Butler Act state anything that denied the story of Creationism forbidden to be taught in public schools. Scopes was later found guilty and fined $100. The Scopes Trials influenced the 1920s by questioning the Butler Act, altering the education system, and capturing the world’s attention. The first amendment of the United States Constitution states that…

Today, people are allowed to burn the American flag, cut out the state motto from their license plates, and advocate illegal activities without being convicted. The individuals who partook in those activities would be seen as convicted criminals, but the rights encrypted in the First Amendment protected them. However, numerous Americans believe that the First Amendment goes too far in the protections it promises. According to a survey by American Journalism Review, “49 percent said it gives…

Colleges always face a lot of scrutiny when it comes to how they are run. In recent years, the First Amendment has come into play on campuses across the nation. Many articles have been written defending both for and against restrictions, defending the use of trigger warnings in class, and explaining what this controversy is really about. While the colleges themselves have the power to choose what they do, they must consider what experience they want to provide for their students. What is Free…

Dress Code: a Critical Look The school bell rings, and the students all file into their first class. The teacher enters the classroom and looks them over with a critical eye. “Smith!” The teacher points at the only kid in the room that is different. Amidst the sea of brown, black, and blonde hair, hers is a bright, fluorescent, pink. Her cheeks heat and she stops trying to pull her homework out of her bag. Some of her classmates snicker as the teacher orders her to the Principal 's office, while…

Censorship is used in many places, including children’s book, television shows, and also music. It is not necessary because it infringes upon the First Amendment, which is the right to freedom of speech. Censorship is the suppression of information that may be considered inappropriate or vulgar to some people. Censorship is achieved through looking at television, books, films, play and other forms of media and entertainment to control ideas that were projected to be unseemly. To understand…

poor souls, schools should teach everyone how to be accepting of bodies and how they look. However, more importantly, is this the right thing to be doing? Is a strict dress code or uniform policy restricting the first amendment rights of the students? Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s advisor for Constitutional Literacy, thinks that it is, but only when the school forces the children to display a message chosen by the district, as a sort of billboard for their ideologies: “It is…

CIPA’s software in public libraries by, demonstrating why CIPA was introduced, showing how CIPA is not protected by the first amendment, and pointing out how the leeway of CIPA prevents actual restriction of speech. First, an overview of the case itself. US. v. American Library Association…

The First Amendment 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.” Freedom of Speech is one of the core values that is proudly embedded in Americans. Although, some people wonder if there should be limits to this right that Americans have, Freedom of Speech. Many…

to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, faith healing is “a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God.” The case of interest for this paper is the one of State v. Hickman in which the parents were ultimately convicted. The first amendment of the United…

to freedom of speech. They can intentionally post images, videos, or texts online and state that they are merely exercising their fundamental freedom and thus are not infringing on another person's (the victim's) fundamental rights as detailed in the first amendment. The problem, therefore, is the conflict between these two laws. For example, according to the first amendment to the constitution of the United States, the congress has no right to make a law that abides the freedom of speech.…