Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments in the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights were wrote by James Madison and were ratified on December 15, 1791, becoming a part of the Constitution. The First Amendment is freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press and petition. This amendment gives basic freedoms to United States (U.S.) citizens. Everyone should have the freedom to do what they please, pertaining especially to speech and religion, without having to worry about the government has to say. The government should not have any say in who a person believes when it comes to religion. Each person should have a choice in who they follow, not have someone else choose who they believe in. A person is more likely to participate…

There are currently twenty-seven ratified amendments. The first ten amendments are known as: The Bill of Rights. James Madison first drafted the Bill of Rights. These were first passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 and ratified on December 15, 1791. The amendments’ purpose is to provide a law with the safeguard of the federal government. Amendments usually reflect the changing social views of the people and are to look after the people from unfair state legislature. Amendment 1 is freedom of…

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…

The 28th Amendment The Formal method of amending the United States Constitution is founded in the fifth article where it states there is a two-stage process for amending the Constitution which there are proposal and ratification. When an amendment is proposed it must be voted within two-thirds of both houses of Congress and or by two-thirds of state legislatures requesting Congress to call a “National Convention” to propose amendments. The most wellknown amendment in the Bill of Rights would the…

life. Reevaluated in order to protect individual rights neglected in the Constitution, it is composed of the first ten amendments, the first of which establishes religious freedom. The first amendment states then, that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” This means that American citizens hold the right to practice any religious belief and rituals. In addition, the first amendment not only prohibits the United States…

It also caused people to stray from religion, and to do things that supposedly unGodly, like killing people during illegal activities and doing drugs. The pre-Prohibition crime rate was 5.6 percent and during prohibition it nearly double per 100,000 people. State prisons saw a enormous increases/ additions, which placed a large financial burden on all levels of government. This new burden provoked a need for more tax revenues, threatened the vibrant economy of the 1920s and limited government…

The constitution of the United States though over two centuries old laid down the foundation for the United States. Almost like a rule book for the founders to protect the right of the American peoples who shall never be denied these national rights, liberties or justice's. It is the constitution of whom 55 gentlemen took part in its creation, which acted upon the United States as a form of commandments. Filled with articles and sections, which protect us the citizens and our government. The…

Students make up almost half of the U.S population, with the number of students going up every year. With so many students there is bound to be some issues, in the past years, it has been a contentious topic “student rights.” The first and fourth amendments have had an increasing importance of student rights in public schools. The first amendment is often used in debates in expressing the limitations to students’ freedoms of speech and expression,religion. The discussion continues as families,…

the start of each school day. The prayer was written by the State Board of Regents. A state Court and New York Court of Appeals upheld the prayer. Engle then took the case to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 775-776). 3. Questions of the Court Does requiring students to recite a state written prayer violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? 4. Holding The decision was 6-1 in favor of Engle. Justice Frankfurter and Justice White did no hear the case. 5. Opinion of the Court Justice…

The first amendment of the United states constitution guarantees the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly, press, religion and speech. The organization FIRE “Foundation for Individual Right Education” defends this acts in the academic society across colleges and university nationwide. Academic freedom of thought, speech and fairness has changed drastically thorough out the years. What was acceptable then it’s now viewed with sensitive eyes and ears. Professor Charles Kors says…