The

First
Amendment
By Oscar Montana
MT:1
Level 3
Per. 6
8/31/16
What is the first Amendment?
The first Amendment includes:
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Religion
Right of Petition
Why was the First Amendment
added to the Bill of Rights
The First Amendment was added to the
to the Bill of Right and the US
Constitution so these rights and
freedoms can be protected by this
document and the government and
cannot take or break these human rights
and freedoms.
Guarantee of human basic rights.
 Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech is basically what is
sounds like.
Any person can give a speech to the
public without major consequences from
the law.
People have the right to give their
opinion to anyone about any topic
including about the government.
 Todays Effect
Law enforcement may sometimes be curl to a
person who is making a speech and may be
arrested and have charges against he/she.
According to rutherford.org it says, On July
4, 2004, Nicole and Jeffery Rank of Corpus
Christi, Texas were handcuffed and removed
from a rally at the West Virginia state capitol,
where President Bush was giving a speech,
for refusing to cover their T-shirts which bore
anti-Bush slogans.
 Freedom of Press
The people have the right to get
information from TV, ratio,
newsletters, etc. and have the
right to disagree with someone
elses opinion or fact and also
response to that information
without the government punishing
you.
 Todays Effect
Publishers my publish a lot of things
about the government but the
government only lets some things get
publish without breaking any laws.
For example in1930, Jay Near was guilty
of nuisance for writing a scandal sheet
that attacked near by people and Near
was stopped by the government
because his publishes were not news
worthy.
 Freedom of Assembly
Insimple words people/citizens
have the freedom to get together
and in public or privately to
discuss about problem solving and
etc. and may also carry their ideas
to the public .
 Todays Effect
Not all assemblies are calm and peaceful.
Some might lead to violence, fights or a
huge argument.
Most assemblies lead to protest and law
enforcement may get involved and cause
harm to peaceful protesters.
In the movie, Walkout teenagers have a
peaceful assembly and later on they have a
peaceful protest which lead to brutal beating
by the law enforcement.
 Freedom of Religion
The government cannot establish a
religion that they want or have just one
religion.
The people/citizens have the right to
practice religion in their own way like
going to a church or attending a temple
or not being religious at all and the
government can not do anything about
it.
 Todays Effect
According to The New York Times, one
police officer was suspended for not
shaving his bread. Its says, The
departments no-bread policy as it is
known is at the center of a federal class-
action lawsuit filed on Wednesday on
behalf of a Muslim police officer who
says he was suspended during the
fasting month of Ramadan for refusing
to shave his one-inch beard.
Peoples lives are being effect by
religions that they do not follow.
 Right to Petition
Basically citizens have the right to
judge our government and also sign a
paper/petition to pass or change a law.
Citizens may also speak out against
anything that wasnt brought to justice.
According to firstamendmentcenter.org
says Congress shall make no law
abridging the right of the people to
petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
 Todays Effect
Our government is limiting our right to
petition.
According to boundless.org it says, In
the past Congress has directly limited
the right to petition during the 1790s
Congress passed the Alien and Sedition
Acts punishing opponents of the
Federalist Party; the Supreme Court
never ruled on the matter.
Work citied
Freedom of Assembly and Petition -
Boundless Open Textbook. (n.d.). Retrieved
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nt-the-right-to-freedom-of-religion-expres
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First Amendment: Freedom of Assembly.
(n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2016, from
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