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The First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution prohibits the Government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over another. It also guarantees...
- your right to freely exercise your religion,
- your freedom of speech,
- freedom of the press,
- the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and
- the right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Which of these is one of the civil rights granted under the First Amendment?
The 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution grants important civil rights. These are the civil rights to religion, speech, petition, assembly and press.
What was the focus of the first amendment after the Civil War?
citizenship rights for former slaves
What do the Fourteenth Amendment and the First Amendment have in common?
The first amendment gives US citizens the rights of free speech, peaceful assembly, etc. They're also called our "Basic Civil Liberties," which give us rights as US citizens. The 14th amendment gave rights to people of slave descent, or people who were former slaves, the rights stated in the 1st amendment.
Why are civil liberty's important to democracy?
Many of these civil liberties are protected under the bill of rights, the first 10 amendment to the constitution.
Which amendment protects some of the most basic civil liberties that are crucial to a real democracy?
Amendments 1 to 9 in the Bill of Rights lists individual freedoms.
Which contitutional amendment has enabled the Supreme Court to protect the civil liberties contained in the Bill of Rights from being abridged by state and local officials?
first amendment
What was the first event that happened during the civil rights movement?
Constitutional amendment forbids any state from depriving citizens of their rights and privileges and defines citizenship
What did the 14th amendment have to do with the civil war?
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution is one of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments, first intended to secure the rights of former slaves. It was proposed on June 13, 1866, and ratified on July 9, 1868
Which amendment in the bill of rights was included due to concerns about limits to citizens rights?
the first amendment.
Was the amendment that ended slavery one of the first ten amendments?
No. It was not until some 75 years later, when the Civil War was being won, that the 13th Amendment (1865) extended the rights of the Constitution to black people, and ended slavery. And it was another 99 years (1964) before those rights were enforced under the Civil Rights Act.
Safeguards of individual civil liberties?
The Bill of Rights protects individuals liberties. The first amendment protects freedom of speech and religion. The second amendment gives individuals the right to own firearms if they choose to.
Why might people exercise their First Amendment right to petition the government?
To demand civil rights for minorities
