All of the amendments are important, but the first amendment listed upon the Bill of Rights boldly stands out to me more than the other nine. “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.” As well thought out the amendments are written, I have to lower the vocabulary to understand what message our founders were trying to indicate: Freedom of religion, speech, and press; rights of petition and assembly. Because this amendment is so powerful, I chose it to be the most important out of the Bill of Rights. This amendment makes our country who we are and allows anybody belonging to any religion to practice freely without feeling …show more content…
For example, I haven’t had to defend myself with a gun before, so I don’t see why the second amendment is the most important based on my experiences. But someone who has had to get over their fear of killing a soul and clicking the trigger may sway them to believe in their eyes the second amendment is the most significant. I’ve had my red flag triggered before when I see someone who shoots chills down my spine, but quickly alarm myself to get away and find safety. With my journey of becoming a second-degree blackbelt in martial arts Tae Kwon Do, and the experience of continually training to be a third degree blackbelt I am swiftly alarmed and pay close attention to detail especially when the situation seems fishy. Dents in cars, facial expressions, physical features, and people’s reactions are a few imperfections that causes me to double take and look
United States is a country that has problems with gun control, and this issue has many debates between whether or not people should be allowed to carry a gun on them. This free county not only for speech and religion, but also allows people to have the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment of the United States was written by our Founding Fathers,“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Government). The main purpose of the Second Amendment when our Founding Fathers wrote this amendment was to help the American citizens to defend themselves from the government at that time, and other countries from invading their properties. However, the Second Amendment could be the opposite of what our Founding Fathers wanted it to be in the twenty-first century, because many criminals are taking advantage of the right to carry guns, which in example results with the purpose of showing off with their friends, revenge for their gang’s members, or try to be like their favorite hero in the movie they had watched. On July 20, 2012, a massive shooting occurred inside of a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. The tragedy happened during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises which killed twelve people and injuring seventy others. In response, this alarmed our government to rethink about the current gun control law in America. In A Well Regulated Militia by Saul Cornell, the author informed to his audience the different views of gun ownership in early America, which part was the most important part of the debate, how did slavery affect the debate over militias in the South, the Continental army officer’s views, and the arguments be...
In conclusion, the second amendment is very important for the United States of America in order to protect our freedom and the common good. Our founding fathers gave us this right to ensure us the ability to protect those self-evident truths. Further, our government has already taken away much of our freedom and we need our guns to protect ourselves from this overreaching government. Most of all, the reason the second amendment is important is in order to ensure us our freedom and make sure we are not enslaved by our government. For these reasons, we must protect and fight for our second amendment right to bear arms.
The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” This statement basically means that people should be able to own guns for their own security and that right should not be taken away. The Second Amendment was added to the Constitution because the creators of the Constitution wanted to make sure that it protected basic rights, including the right to bear arms. It was also added to the Constitution because shortly after it was ratified, James Madison wanted to give more power to the state militia and to give more power to the people to give them the ability to fight back against the Federalists and the tyrannical government they were creating. After fighting off the British, the Second Amendment was created to give citizens the opportunity to fight back against controlling government and protect themselves with their own weapons.
The first amendment is the cornerstone of our American society founded years ago by our forefathers. Without the first amendment many ideas, beliefs, and groups could not exist today. The first amendment guaranteed the people of the United States the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition. Although the first amendment guarantees us, Americans the freedom of speech, we cannot use it to cause others harm. This amendment has helped shaped Americans into what we are today, because of our right to assemble, speak freely, and worship as we please.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution(Second Amendment) of the United States of America(USA) is one of the most controversial. The Second Amendment specifically grants that, "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed"
The second amendment grants all Americans the right to bear arms. The ability to hold a firearm at any time as long as the firearm is registered. In the United states, all it takes to hold a firearm is a background check and a safety class. In a short reading from the “American Now” book a short article By Christina Tenuta called Responsible gun ownership saves lives she asks “do Americans really need guns?”, but are the guns really the problem? Although the second amendment requires some decent documents , the qualifications to obtain a firearm needs to be revised to a mental check, a family history check , and also to make it a priority for reinforcement to check on the registered firearm every six to twelve months.
The First Amendment is crucial in protecting the five fundamental freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of petition, and freedom of assembly. The Fourth Amendment is significant for it protects the individual’s privacy from the government and from government harassment. The Sixth Amendment is valuable since it provides the legal framework of the criminal legal system and to protect the accused person from abuse of power. Of all the Amendments of the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment and the Sixth Amendment are the most
Although the Second Amendment prevents the federal government from completely banning guns in America, limited restrictions are allowed on the distribution and possession of firearms. Certain groups of people such as criminals, the mentally unstable, and soldiers dishonorably discharged from the military are prohibited from possessing or interacting with firearms (Flynn). These restrictions are enforced by background checks in some states on both a state and federal level. However, gun laws vary from state to state and are often not thorough enough; the background checks are flawed due to lack of information and misinformation, and guns can easily end up in the hands of criminals and malevolent individuals. The ease of obtaining a firearm in America fosters crime and a dangerous environment. Hence, the Second Amendment should be reinterpreted so that stricter gun laws can be implemented because modern citizens do not require guns, current background checks are flawed, gun...
The eighth amendment of the U.S Constitution has been a key part to the justice system from the moment it was created. It provides the basic rights that everyone deserves. The eighth amendment is very important because it guarantees many “freedom from” rights. For example, it protects Americans from cruel and unusual punishments. Without the eighth amendment many people would be punished in an inhumane manner based on the morals of the judge. The eighth amendment is crucial to the U.S Constitution because it promises that all citizens are guaranteed their rights, including the citizens who are felons and display criminal acts.
Artists should be able to express how they feel but in an orderly manner where the artists are not inciting violence to anyone under any circumstances.There should be public and government restrictions, but very limited on government restrictions.Artists from all around the world have proven that people have been impacted by the artwork and are a big factor of society by breaking barriers and uniting people.
Many say that First Amendment rights has a great importance in the society that shouldn't get rid of. “The First Amendment protects rights […] to express themselves,”(Amendment 1). These controversial statements have addressed that we should completely run by the laws in the First Amendment in order to maintain a good society. That we have the right to speak freely and express ourselves without being called out as disruptive. “Some fear that school officials ignored students’ First Amendment rights”(Hudson 1) because of it being “a key ingredient of our democracy,”(Pomerance
The Second Amendment is essential to our nation to protect our rights as citizens and to keep us safe. Without it, crime as we know it today would intensify and it would be even harder to protect ourselves or our loved ones. It is a vital portion of the United States Constitution, and it should stay that way.
The 1st Amendment is important because it sets out five basic liberties. The freedom of religion
The First Amendment became adopted on December 15, 1971. This amendment along with nine others helped make up the Bill of Rights. In its text the First Amendment states, “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…” (Cornell). The First Amendment is important because it not only allows the public to become well informed but it allows the public help to govern themselves. In
The Constitution of the United States of America has many aspects that we all hold dear to our hearts as Americans. More importantly the first amendment has given us all the freedoms that we as Americans live by, and in fact have died for in the past. The freedom of religion, both the establishment and exercising of religion. The freedom of speech, both in the spoken, and written, and visual expression of speech. The freedom of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the redress of government.