First Amendment to the United States Constitution

When it comes to the United States Constitution, the first ten amendments are most generally known as the Bill of Rights. These specific ten amendments were brought to congress in the year of 1789. These amendments were intended to guard the American citizen’s rights, as well as their property (Laws, 2015). In addition, these amendments were supposed to decrease the amount of power that the government had over the people. These original amendments were affirmed in 1791 through the method of voting; however they had to be affirmed individually utilizing a three fourths superiority vote of each one of the states in America (Laws, 2015). The two amendments that I will be further discussing within this paper are the Fifth and First Amendment.…

Freedom, according to most, would be defined simply as the first amendment of the United States Constitution. “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.”1 Or do they think of it as independence? I can do what I want, however I want. Freedom takes on a different meaning…

principles of American society. The framers of the Constitution of the United States resented the strict control that the American colonies' British rulers had imposed over ideas and information they did not like. They determined that the power of knowledge should be placed in the hands of the people. To insure a healthy and uninhibited flow of information, they included freedom of the press among the basic human rights protected in the new nation's Bill of Rights. These first 10 Amendments to…

The United States Constitution consists of several essential parts that collectively establish the framework for governance and the protection of human rights. Although the Constitution's parts are distinct, they work harmoniously to ensure a balanced government, rights protection, and the promotion of the common good. Some notable amendments to the Constitution are the First and Sixth Amendments, as they continuously overlap in current times. The Preamble served as the starting point for the…

The United States Constitution is a document that was established in 1787 and symbolizes the laws and principles by which the United States is governed. This document provided Americans with an abundance of freedom when the “Bill of Rights” were added as the first ten amendments to the Constitution in 1791. Such freedoms include the freedom of religion, speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizures. Part of the first amendment enforces the freedom…

The first ten amendments to the Constitution (Bill of Rights), entered into force on 15 December 1791, limiting the powers of the federal government of the United States and protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors in American territory. I personally believe that the most important amendments to the citizens of the United States in the Bill of Rights are the first and the last. The first amendment is a necessary right because it protects freedom of speech and the press,…

The amendments in the Constitution of the United States of America are extremely important to our everyday lives. They symbolize all the rights that we as American citizens are guaranteed to have. While the Constitution is vital to today’s society, it is not perfect. I believe that by extracting a certain amendment and reinforcing others would make the Constitution stronger. In my opinion, the most important amendment is the First Amendment, but the Ninth Amendment should be removed from the…

rules and regulations the Party established. When it comes to the United States Constitution, most of us will readily agree that it was created to establish America’s national government and fundamental laws. As well as guarantee certain basic rights to citizens. There are several rights guaranteed in our constitution that help create a free and democratic society, however, they are non-existent…

Our Constitution was written 228 years ago. It was written after there was problems in our country with the Articles of Confederation. This was a hard time for our country because it was just a newborn. Our country was a toddler learning how to walk and our founding fathers took charge and came up with an incredible system that still works today. The Constitution is an almost sound proof document that can be fixed or amended if need be. If our values and beliefs change we can alter the…

In 1789 the Bill of Rights was proposed, a majority of the founding fathers had already rejected the idea that the bills were to be set in the original 1787 Constitution. The Bill of Rights were heavily used by the Anti-Federalists as a point to argue in the favor of pre- constitutional status quo, confederation of the independent states, and operating under the glorified treaty of the articles of confederation. What is the purpose of the bill of rights? The main purpose of the U.s bill of…