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    Students and children have limited first amendment rights which at times subjects them to unfair treatment . Students have also fought for their rights, and few have won, but the one that have succeeded have breathed new life into students rights. An example of this is in a fiction book called Nothing But the Truth. A boy named Philip Malloy found himself fighting for his rights after singing the national anthem in a disrespectful manner during his class, which caused a major disturbance. I…

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    ten amendments were ratified by the congress of the United States. These Bill of Rights were created to protect the rights of the people. Furthermore, they included all the rights of the citizens living the U.S. Included in some of these rights were, the right to bear arms, the right to no excessive bails, and the right against unreasonable searches. However, there is one amendment that stands tall above the rest, one that is far more better than the other nine, this reformation is the first…

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    Freedom of Religion In the United States, there is nothing more important than our religious freedom. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment in the Constitution explicitly lays out the relationship between religion and government: any government body within our borders cannot implement a ‘national’ religion (SP#3). This clause drives diversity and tolerance and sustainability for all people - to an extent- (SP#4A). Though 70% of our population follow a Christian faith (Catholic,…

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    Chidinma Nwakanma Oct. 12, 2016 The first ten amendments, also called the bill of rights, are the papers that give all citizens their freedom. Freedom is everyone’s right but comes at a price in all countries. Many people interpret the Bill of Rights in different ways. The Amendment gives the people the right to say what they want, bear arms, vote, the right to a lawyer, to “plead the fifth,” and even not let police into your house. No one can take these right from the people. These laws are…

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    The First Amendment will be examined for legal issues that may arise when a student submits an essay or drawing that is religious in nature, and how the First Amendment is applied to this essay or drawing within a classroom setting. Legal Issues Regarding Grading of Assignment The Constitutional Rights of the students does not stop at the school front door. Students have a right to freedom of speech, covered by the first amendment. The First Amendment protects students’ freedom of speech,…

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    quickly ridiculed by the anti-federalist. The anti-federalist wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to guarantee the protection of the people 's rights and to make sure their freedoms weren’t violated. The Bill of Rights is the first Ten Amendments to the constitution, which still protect our rights today. One of the main rights is Freedom…

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    The first eleven amendments were written in the Constitution on September seventeenth in seventeen eighty-seven by James Madison. The first amendment included the freedom of speech. Even though James Madison wrote the first amendment, he was not the individual that came up with it. “Jefferson was concerned with the right to exercise religious freedom, freedom of speech and press” (who wrote). Thomas Jefferson who was his mentor, persuaded James Madison to include freedom of speech in an…

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    The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution. James Madison and a few others wrote the Bill of Rights at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It was ratified on December 15, 1791. The Bill of Rights was created because it didn’t have protection for the people and human rights ( US History). “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…

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    your opinion. The first amendment gives you the freedom of religion and speech. This is the most important amendment because it protects people's rights. Harriet Truman said, “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear”(Truman First Amendment). Truman is…

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    The right to freedom of speech is the first amendment to the constitution. We should protect the right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech allows people to debate with other people. In passage 3 it says that "this progress--occurred in part because free speech allowed people to comfort errors and pose new ideas about a topic or debate." This proves because it shows that the people are able to comfort other if they are wrong which shows the people using freedom of speech. Also in passage 3 it…

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