Protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, and freedom to petition the government.
Shawnice Rogers
Date: 1/17/10
Portfolio #2
First Amendment:
The 14th amendment states that states must provide equal protection to all people. It also defines what citizenship is.
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. (World History Textbook)
Fourteenth Amendment:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (World History Textbook)
Both the first amendment and 14th amendment have been instrumental in achieving equality for many different minority groups including the right to vote and treated equally. The reason why I say that is because the first amendment, once ratified, had great effects on society. It posed people with freed ideas on speech, press, religion, assemble and petition. The First Amendment prohibits government from establishing a religion and protects each person’s right to practice (or not practice) any faith without government interference. Which gives freedom of religion in public schools.
The Essay on Brainwashing Cases and Freedom of Religion
What is the primary question addressed in this article? What can we learn from this article? Primarily this article delves into detail about certain court cases involving high tolerance sects, referred to as “cults” and ex-members attempting to sue said cult for various different reasons. The most detailed cases described by the author are of cases in which the plaintiff is accusing the so-called ...
The First Amendment also says that people have the right to speak freely without government interference. This meant that people had the aspects of free speech. People have the right to gather in public to march, protest, demonstrate, carry signs and otherwise express their views in a nonviolent way, (Which relates to the Brown v Board of Education on how people would protest for equality in public schools) It also means people can join and associate with groups and organizations without interference. As for the fourteenth amendment was designed to ensure that all former slaves were granted automatic United States citizenship, and that they would have all the rights and privileges as any other citizen.
The First Amendment played a crucial role in the epic struggles of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and countless others engaged in sit-ins, protests, marches and other demonstrations to force social change. There’s a book that I read called the remembrances of King, (Voices: Reflections on an American Icon through Words), which has was published by Dalmatian Press. It includes interviews with people who knew and worked with King in the civil rights era, including children’s-rights advocates
The rights of free speech and assembly enabled civil rights protesters on the streets of Birmingham, and other cities throughout the South to force society to improve the treatment of African-Americans. “The First Amendment right of assembly was the foundation of the civil rights movement of the 1950s,” (said Western Kentucky University journalism in the remembrances of king book).
Not only was the First Amendment essential to the civil rights movement, but the movement itself also galvanized First Amendment ideals into legal precedent. In this book it shows the unique changes in the First Amendment law, which would grow out of the civil rights movement.
The Term Paper on The Anthem Of The Civil Right’s Movement: A Rhetorical Criticism Of “We Shall Overcome”
Introduction The American traditional “We Shall Overcome,” is the song of the Civil Right’s struggle. From its roots in early spirituals to its re-imagination in twentieth century gospels, “We Shall Overcome” encompasses the history of the civil rights movement. Its collective longevity and deep roots in the African American community make it the perfect song for the movement. From performances by ...
On the other hand, The NAACP is the nation’s oldest civil-rights organization. However, few know of this organization’s contributions to First Amendment law in this country. Because the mere existence of this organization was once considered controversial to many, there were countless attempts to deny the organization’s members and supporters their First Amendment rights to speak and associate. Wisely, the NAACP chose to resist these violations of their members’ constitutional rights by filing lawsuits. Over the course of these lawsuits and the resulting court decisions, the NAACP helped to shape important First Amendment precedent that benefits all Americans who cherish their right to free speech and to advocate for unpopular causes.
Chin, Andrew, Making the World Wide Web Safe for Democracy: A Medium Specific First Amendment Analysis, (1997)
Sunstein, Cass R., The First Amendment in Cyberspace, 104 Yale L. J. 1757 (1995)
Tien, Lee, Who’s Afraid of Anonymous Speech? McIntyre and the Internet, 75 Or. L. Rev. 117 (1996)
Volokh, Eugene, Cheap Speech and What It Will Do, 104 Yale L.J. 1805 (1995)
Volokh, Eugene, The Constitution Under Clinton: A Critical Assessment: Freedom Of Speech, Cyberspace, Harassment Law, and The Clinton Administration, 63 Law & Contemp. Prob. 299 (2000)
Volokh, Eugene, Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace from the Listener’s Perspective: Private Speech Restrictions, Libel, State Action, Harassment, and Sex, 1996 U. Chi. Legal Forum 377 (1996)
Volokh, Eugene, Freedom of Speech, Shielding Children, and Transcending Balancing, 1997 Supreme Court Review
By: Shawnice Rogers
