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 * Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today? **

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 * Answer:** Today the amendment is used to provide the basic rights of people. It is an important amendment that established new ideas because of the people's rights to speech, religion, press, peaceful assembly and petition. People had there freedoms to say things they wanted and believe in what they wanted. The law was created in the first place to protect the citizen's unalienable rights. This means that it was the basic rights of the people and the start of the bill of rights. - F=====

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The courts have interpreted the meaning of free speech in a manner that allows government to regulate and limit free speech in a variety of ways. Yes you have the freedom of speech but it doesn't mean that you can go around saying rude comments to people because that's what you believe in and because you have the freedom of speech it still means that you still cant cross the line with what you say, like for example you cant be saying mean racist comments because you have your right. - O No, you do not have the right to judge someone's religion because that person has the freedom of religion meaning he could belief in any religion possible without having someone tell them that they can not belief in this religion. What is the point of having your freedom of speech if someone is going to tell you that you cant belief in a certain religion and judge you for what you believe in. You have the right to your own religion. - O You are allowed to write what you want in the newspaper but with that comes a limit. You can but shouldn't go bad mouthing the president in the newspaper saying I hate the president he is no good....This is not nice but you can write whatever you want without the fear of retribution. You have the right to free press so you CAN write whatever you want in the newspaper and not get in trouble for it.-O No. Freedom of assembly is one of the main rights guaranteed to American citizens under the constitution of the United States. We have the right to a peaceful assembly.- O Yes there are limits to what things you can petition because it is meant to cover grievances and requests for assistance. For example you cant petition the government for a tank.- O
 * 1. What is your limit to your freedom of speech? **
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 * 2. Do you have the right to judge someone's religion? **
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 * 3. What are you allowed to write in the newspaper? **
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 * 4. Is it against the law for a crowd of people to assemble with the desire to protest? **
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 * 5. Is there limits to what things you can petition? **
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No, the president has to follow all of the same rules we do and live by such as paying for items or respecting others' items. We have the same rights as the president and he must follow the same rules as us, making him or her not having too much power so he doesn't get power hungry. This was because when the colonies separated from the mother country Britain, they didn't want their ruler to have special rules or perks so that he wouldn't end up like the king they had with the mother country. Today, the president shares the same rules he does with us for the same reason that this was created. The president also has certain rights like us for speech, religion etc. although he has these rights, he must be careful about what he
 * 6. Does the president of the United States have less limited rights than citizens? **
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says so he doesn't offend anyone or make them angry. - F

In the first amendment it states that you have the right to protest as long as it is peaceful and is not hurting anyone. However, if the assembly is not peaceful, depending on how bad it is, people will deal with it. If there is an angry mob equipped with some sort of weapon, the police forces will deal with it. However, if it is an assembly that is peaceful, the authorities have no permission to prevent or stop it as long as it doesn't turn violent.- F
 * 7. What happens if it is not a peaceful **
 * assembly? **
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The first amendment states that you have the right to freedom of speech, but what if someone else has a different opinion than you do? Technically that is considered to be freedom of speech on both ends of the argument or disagreement. This is because if you say something that you think is in the right, that is your freedom and if they disagree that's their freedom. So, in conclusion, if someone disagrees with you it is freedom of speech because they are not accusing you of anything wrong, but they are stating their entitled opinion.-F
 * 8.What if someone feels differently about your opinion? **
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If you want to pass a petition to change something that you feel is wrong, you can write up a petition stating what you want to change. A petition is a list of signatures that you must procure through asking people's opinions about what you want to change. However, there is no certain amount of people that you need to pass a petition but you need to have enough signatures that is represents that lots of people would like change. For example, in a group of fifty people and only fourteen people want to change it out of fifty that would not be enough people to prove that a majority and great amount of people wish for change.-F
 * 9. How many people do you need to pass a petition? **
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If someone makes a racist statement, it is freedom of speech only because they are entitled to that opinion and they can say what they are believing in. If someone disagrees then that is their opinion and freedom of speech which is part of the first amendment meaning that it is not wrong or against the law to say a racist statement. People can criticize you for saying something you disagree in that is racist, although it is not wrong or against the law. -F
 * 10. If someone makes a racist statement is that freedom of speech? **
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