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examples to support both sides to this. For instance, going back into our country’s history not too long ago, people were getting beaten, sprayed with hoses, thrown in jail, and even killed for speaking out again racial injustice during the civil rights era. The right to assemble in peaceful protest was hardly honored. It was as if the constitution didn’t exist in many ways, and people were able to choose which law they wanted to honor. If you were African American or anyone who went against the…

How important is free speech? Should it be restricted or limited in any way? The idea of free speech has been around since 1971 when the first amendment of the Bill of Rights was adopted. The intention of this idea was to give Americans the right to express themselves without having to worry about government interferences. As the years have gone by, the idea of how our speech is protected has changed. Under the first amendment it states that speech that would cause harm is not protected. Speech…

fairness and equality. The constitution was written to ensure that the population had some form of regulations to adhere to. Amendments were continually added in to covey the rights of the American people. One of the amendments added to the constitution that has been widely disputed for many years is the second amendment. The right to bear arms is granted to individuals and state militias in the second amendment, but it is stated in an obscure way. For some people, the second amendment no longer…

liberties and rights that us Americans inherit as people are not granted. Civil rights are the guarantees of equal opportunities, privileges, and treatment, the civil liberties are individual rights and freedoms that government is obligated to protect. Government should not intrude or embark on those rights. Yet time and time again there are restrictions on each and every individual “freedom” given to us. The Bill of Rights essentially protects the freedom of expression and rights of the accused…

A part of the First Amendment of the constitution states “[c]ongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The Establishment Clause intends to prevent any government endorsement or support of religion (Freedom of Religion and the Establishment Clause). Throughout history and different time periods, many contrasting interpretations of this clause have formed. Many court cases have helped develop the meaning the this Clause. The Establishment Clause’s interpretation…

writing helped to shape the views of writers? And most importantly, what right or rights were the framers of the Second Amendment actually intending to protect? Cress and Shalhope each look at multiple primary and secondary sources to back up their thesis, sometimes even the same sources; however,…

It has been hundreds of years since the U.S. constitution has first been introduced. The Framers wanted this country become one which people would have some basic individual rights and make sure it would not become autocracy. They wanted the constitution have a power to securing the blessing of liberty which means it would make sure that all the future generations will have at least the same freedom as that generation had. Because of this, founding fathers created the government with the idea of…

Civil Rights Civil Rights are defined as the basic rights and necessity of life to the individual which protect against unfair act in relation to the social life and freedom. 1 However, Civil Liberties are considered as the rights that are secured by the Constitution of the country, as like in the US previously approved by the Bill of Rights. 2 Both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties are enlisted under the Bill of Rights. 1 People who are citizens of the US can use and practice their rights and…

all Constitution’s). A new lawyer was hired and the county got a new display, a third one within the year. This one was entitled “The Foundations of American Law and Government” and it included equal sized copies of other documents such as the Bill of Rights, a picture of Lady Justice and the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner. They now have a description saying how important they, how they are a huge influence of the formation of our country, and lastly seen in the Declaration of Independence…

The founding fathers originally came together in 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation, but instead rewrote the entire constitution. They defined the responsibilities of each branch of the federal government, and assumed that Congress would fill in any holes within the constitution as they arose by proposing amendments (Lessig, 2014). According to Thomas Jefferson, “No society can make a perpetual constitution” (Lessig, 2014). However, in the 228 years of the Constitution’s existence…