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The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. It also includes freedom of assembly and the right to petition the government for the redress of wrongs.
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What are the 5 basic principals addressed in the 1st amendment?
The first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America reads: "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 people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." So, the five basic principles established by this amendment would be: 1. The Freedom of Religion 2. The Freedom of Speech 3. The Freedom of the Press 4. The Right of Assembly (to protest and organize) 5. The right to call upon the government to settle a grievance, wrong, or hardship suffered.
What do you call the freedom to wear whatever you want?
freedom of speech
What are the pros of the first amendment to the US Constitution?
The first amendment to the US Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights in that same document. Its values are what freedom is all about. This amendment forbids the government from establishing a religion, and prohibiting the free exercise of religion. The amendment calls for freedom of speech, freedom for the press and the right of the people to assemble in peace to petition the government and call for the redress of grievances. All of these are vital for a free society.
What term best described as allowing others to freely practice religions of their choice?
Freedom of religion should be allowed in any nation, however, in some nations there is no real freedom of religion. The phrase on freedom of religion is contained in the 1st amendment to the US Constitution. It reads as follows:" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Why the freedom of speech is the most important?
Freedom of speech is the fulcrum by which so many other rights a citizen has based on the fact that it is not the rights that governments grant to citizens. Enlightened societies are of the belief that quite the opposite is true. It is the citizens that grant to their governments the laws they are expected to follow and protect the citizens. Freedom of speech is a key right that citizens have. With free speech, citizens and their media, such as newspapers and TV can petition the government and sway public opinion to have other rights. As an example. Suppose a government has created a law that the only religion allowed in that particular nation is the XYZ religion. With the freedom of speech, citizens can petition changes in that policy, have peaceful demonstrations, and call for the election of new leaders. To support the importance of freedom of speech as the most vital one. let's suppose the government allows for any peaceful religion to be created and have members. But there, as Abraham Lincoln once said concerning slavery, yes but there's the rub or the "friction". Members of the new church have no freedom of speech. Changes in laws become dependent on the government and no freedom is allowed to dispute or alter such a law. One last example, as the writer here could write a book on this. If slavery was established by a government or slaves were imported for this use. Who can protest it if there is no freedom of speech?
Which Amendment gives you the right to call the President of the US an idiot?
The 1st Amendment states freedom of speech.
Is it legal to call a person fat in the work place?
not that i know. freedom of speech:]
What were the political ideologies of the US?
The US has many different political ideologies because its people are allowed the freedom of speech. There are many liberal ideals such as equality for everyone and a call for peace. There are also many conservative ideologies which call for people to return to religion and put more power in big business.
Why are the speech and the press together?
If you are asking about the First Amendment, back when it was written in the late 1700s, there was no TV or radio or internet. There were just newspapers and magazines. So, freedom of speech meant the freedom of people to express opinions and not be punished. It did not mean to speak on TV, since there was no TV yet. And freedom of the press (named after the printing press) referred to what we would today call the media-- in other words, the government would not pass any laws restricting what the media could write (or today, what TV and radio stations can discuss). The First Amendment puts them together because they are interconnected in a democracy: ordinary citizens should have the right to speak their mind, but so should the press (the media).
Does freedom of speech mean that a citizen can say anything he or she wants about government operation?
Pretty much. You can't call the White House and make a death threat against the President, but you can write a book about him and call him names. How do you think all the people over the summer were able to scream and yell at the town hall meetings? This is freedom of speech at work.
Why is Freedom of Speech such an important right?
Well, if we didn't have freedom of speech, then we would be all bottle up and pushed down with the government's rule. We would be a communist country, I think. There would be religion forced upon us. We would probably have to have specific guide lines on what to wear. We couldn't say what we wanted to. The government would control our television and radio. The freedom of speech is what keeps this country free. With out it, we would be like North Korea or something like that.
When was Freedom Call created?
Freedom Call was created in 1998.
