The Amendments of the Constitution
By Sarah Sukal
Amendments I and II
Amendment I- Freedom of Speech
"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 peaceable to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."- Amendment I from the Constitution of the United States
Amendment I (1) protects the civil rights of people in the Unites States, such as religious freedom, free speech, freedom of the press, and the right to petition the government when unsatisfied.
Freedom of Speech
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Religion
You can be any religion you want.
Freedom of Speech
You have freedom of speech, meaning you can say anything you want.
Freedom of the Press
The press can say almost anything they want to unless it is defamation of a person's reputation.
Right to Assemble
Right to Petition
Right to Assemble
You may form protests with others.
Right to Petition
You may petition the government if they are not doing their job properly.
Amendment II- The Right to Bear Arms
Amendment II (2) upholds the right that citizens of the United States have the right to bear arms within reason. This means that citizens can own guns for the purpose of protecting themselves. However, this issue has caused some controversy within the American public because of the tragedies that have occurred in the past, such as the Aurora Theater (70 people shot or wounded) and Sandy Hook (shot 26 and wounded 2). The argument is that for the guns, we give the American public more guns to supposedly defend themselves, and against the guns, we have gun control or simply take away all guns.