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The First Amendment

The First Amendment. Ashley Moye August 31, 2012 3 rd Block American Government/Civics. Amendment I.

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The First Amendment

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  1. The First Amendment Ashley Moye August 31, 2012 3rd Block American Government/Civics

  2. Amendment I 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 the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

  3. Purpose • The First Amendment guarantees the five freedoms: • practice any religion we want to • to speak freely • to assemble (meet) • to address the government (petition) • to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet (press) http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment

  4. When did this happen? Why was this amendment proposed? & Who proposed it? • This amendment was written by James Madison and ratified with the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791. • It was added to the Constitution to get the Anti-Federalists to support the ratification of the Constitution. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You http://www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html

  5. Where did this issue take place? • This was an issue throughout the original 13 colonies. The Anti-federalists were concerned that without a written list of rights, they would be subject to the abuse they suffered under King George.

  6. How was the First Amendment passed? • After passing both the House and the Senate, the Bill of Rights was proposed to the state legislatures on September 25, 1789. While there were originally twelve amendments proposed to the state legislatures only ten gained the approval of two thirds of the state legislatures. Virginia was the 10th state to ratify the ten amendments giving the Constitution. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=13 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-of-rights-is-finally-ratified

  7. How does this affect American culture? The First Amendment is very important in our culture.It guarantees our freedoms and rights to speak freely about important issues in our society, worship according to our beliefs, have a press free from censorship, have peaceful assemblies, and petition the government. The freedoms in the First Amendment are not unlimited. You can not say or print lies that would harm another person’s reputation. You also cannot say things that would cause violence, encourage people to commit crimes, or endanger our government. Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You

  8. References http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-of-rights-is-finally-ratified http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendmenthttp: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=13 http://www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html

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