In nine pages the Bill of Rights is examined with the Third, Seventh, and Ninth Amendments excluded with case references and examples provided for the amendments that are included in the study. There are four sources cited in the bibliography.
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The Bill of Rights is equivalent to the first ten amendments to the Constitution. These amendments,
which were ratified on December 15, 1791, create what is known as the "Bill of Rights" ("Constitutional" PG). The first amendment, also known as freedom of speech protection, is as
follows: "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" (PG). This first amendment has been interpreted in a variety of ways. The applicability
of this amendment to daily life is questioned because lines always have to be drawn. In other words, while people have freedom of speech and of expression, they are still
under the control of the government to an extent. There have been many challenges to this amendment. Students, for example, would challenge school systems when they are told that they
cannot wear a particular tee shirt because it is political and distasteful to them. There are other lines drawn and the common example provided is that one cannot yell fire
in a crowded theater. Public safety cannot be compromised. Also, another point of the first amendment is that it is applied to pornography and while it has been challenged a
great deal, not everything is permissible under the first amendment. The famous Larry Flynt case had to do with first amendment rights. Finally, the first amendment protects ones right
to practice his or her religion but also notes that the state will never have an official religion. This has been the subject of much debate as some contend that