Freedom of speech in the United States

the idea of freedom of speech. They make it the first amendment. Why do we value this amendment? What is exactly freedom of speech and are we, as Americans, truly free to say what we want? What are the limitations if we do not have true freedom? Even though, we value freedom of speech for four main reasons, it is up to us how far should our freedom should extend and that there are a few limitations to our right to freedom of speech. Americans have appreciated the freedom of speech, since…

Kennedy’s speech, the United States is no longer seriously fighting against communism. Today, the United States is seriously fighting against terrorist groups like ISIS. One thing that has stayed the same since John F. Kennedy’s speech is the United States’ passion to fight for liberty across the globe. In Kennedy’s time, the United States was fighting for people’s liberties in communist countries, and now the United States is fighting for people’s liberties in Syria. Since Gianna Jessen’s…

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…

American Imperialism: Differences on the Homefront In the late 19th Century, the United States began to expand its territories overseas much like Great Britain, France, and Spain had done many years prior. With the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, and the acquisition of territories like the Philippines and Guam, the United States looked as though they were going to fulfill their quest in finally becoming a ‘superpower’. Supporters of imperialism believed it was time for America to expand its…

liberties: freedom of speech, right to vote, and equal protection of the law. The United State Constitution was created to guarantee the Americans’ liberties, which cannot be prohibited by the government. These liberties play a tremendous role on my daily basis, as it is not only protecting my right, but also strengthen my voice as a regular citizen that came from a different country. The First Amendment passed in 1791 by Congress provided that “Congress shall make no law abridging the Freedom…

country and addressed certain freedoms that he believed American citizens should have. These included freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. These are the basic freedoms we have as Americans, yet it was important to emphasize their importance in a time where the Great Depression had just ended, World War II had just begun, the Cold War was eminent, and modern-day America was emerging. While this was a hefty promise, these freedoms mostly succeeded, yet…

We are born to be free. Freedom does not consist of possessing, but it is actually being without. Not mutual benefits, but violence, greed, hatred, abomination, and much more is what an individual or community does not need. An average American citizen in the United States would define freedom has an individual being able to do anything they feel that does not involve crimes. They have all the rights that are in the Amendments. They are just natural. Therefore, everyone is equal and have the…

consisted of Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. The United States had traditionally followed a foreign policy of isolationism. In other words, they didn’t want to get involved with other country affairs. “The shift” is the American society changing from non-involvement…

protected under First Amendment rights, and are illegal things that someone has under federal law. United States Code, defines child porn as any visual drawing (or description) of (pictures of genitals, clear descriptions of sex acts, etc.) behavior involving someone under 18 years of age. A person in possession of these tapes are guilty of a crime and on (judgment of guilt in court) is subject to(state of being locked in a prison) not going beyond 5 years or a fine not going beyond $2,500 or…

Obama won the presidential election and became the president elect of the United States of America. It was a historical moment on 20th January 2009 for the citizens when Barrack Obama was sworn in as the 44th and the first black president of the super power nation. People appeared in large numbers at the West Front of the United States Capitol to witness the historic moment. Justice of the supreme court of the United States, Joseph G. Roberts, led the process of oath taking for President…