The rights that are protected by the First Amendment are: freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, and of assembly. The First Amendment right that I think is most important is freedom of speech because it gives citizens the right to voice their opinions without fearing the government's censorship. Free speech allows Americans to feel that they can stand up for what they believe in and send a message. I think that this is one of our most important and precious freedoms as American citizens because it allows us to feel truly free.
Freedom to petition is also protected. I believe that freedom of the press is the most important freedom protected. We get information about the entire world from the press and without the ability to write about these events honestly, we wouldn't be getting accurate information and the government would have too much power. Freedom of the press is most important because it prevents the government from deciding what the press can and cannot write and in turn prevents the government from deciding what we should and should not know about around the world.
While each of the 5 rights protected by the 1st amendment are very important, I personally think that freedom of religion is most important. I think it is most important because our country was founded on the fact that we wanted religious freedom. Many different groups from Europe came over to the American colonies to escape religious persecutions. In the United States we don't have an established religion like some countries do so everyone is free to worship and think whatever they'd like.
While I agree with Maggie, Avery, and Danielle in that all of the protections of the first amendment are important, I believe that the freedom of petition is the most important. Without the freedom of petition, Americans would not be able to speak their voices and say what they believe should happen with the government, and be able to do something about it when their voices are not heard. I believe that the freedom of petition gives power to the American people so that the government does not become too strong.
While all of the rights that are protected by the First Amendment are very important, I think that the right to petition is the most important out of all of them. I think that the right to petition is most important because it allows citizens to be a part of the government, a principle that the country was founded on. Petitioning allows the people to voice their grievances to the government and have a voice in the ever growing government in America. Without the freedom to petition, the American people would have less say in the government.
I believe the right to assemble is the most important. This is because assembly allows people to come together for the common good. The ability for people to assemble was essential to the Civil Rights Movement. Without this right, the nonviolent, civil disobedience displayed by civil right activists would not have been able to happen (legally) and important equalizing legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would not have been passed.
I believe that freedom of speech is the most important of them all. This allows people to voice their opinion and say what they want. Without it people would not be able to criticize certain things and stuff would not be improved. Freedom of speech is important in todays society so people can voice on what they think the government is doing wrong.
I agree with Dalton in that freedom of speech is most important. Without the public's opinion, where would the policy agenda be? Each person has a voice and that voice needs to be heard. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and opinion can influence policy and shape the government it is today.
The rights that are protected by the First Amendment are: freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, and of assembly. The First Amendment right that I think is most important is freedom of speech because it gives citizens the right to voice their opinions without fearing the government's censorship. Free speech allows Americans to feel that they can stand up for what they believe in and send a message. I think that this is one of our most important and precious freedoms as American citizens because it allows us to feel truly free.
ReplyDeleteFreedom to petition is also protected. I believe that freedom of the press is the most important freedom protected. We get information about the entire world from the press and without the ability to write about these events honestly, we wouldn't be getting accurate information and the government would have too much power. Freedom of the press is most important because it prevents the government from deciding what the press can and cannot write and in turn prevents the government from deciding what we should and should not know about around the world.
DeleteWhile each of the 5 rights protected by the 1st amendment are very important, I personally think that freedom of religion is most important. I think it is most important because our country was founded on the fact that we wanted religious freedom. Many different groups from Europe came over to the American colonies to escape religious persecutions. In the United States we don't have an established religion like some countries do so everyone is free to worship and think whatever they'd like.
DeleteWhile I agree with Maggie, Avery, and Danielle in that all of the protections of the first amendment are important, I believe that the freedom of petition is the most important. Without the freedom of petition, Americans would not be able to speak their voices and say what they believe should happen with the government, and be able to do something about it when their voices are not heard. I believe that the freedom of petition gives power to the American people so that the government does not become too strong.
DeleteWhile all of the rights that are protected by the First Amendment are very important, I think that the right to petition is the most important out of all of them. I think that the right to petition is most important because it allows citizens to be a part of the government, a principle that the country was founded on. Petitioning allows the people to voice their grievances to the government and have a voice in the ever growing government in America. Without the freedom to petition, the American people would have less say in the government.
DeleteI believe the right to assemble is the most important. This is because assembly allows people to come together for the common good. The ability for people to assemble was essential to the Civil Rights Movement. Without this right, the nonviolent, civil disobedience displayed by civil right activists would not have been able to happen (legally) and important equalizing legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would not have been passed.
DeleteI believe that freedom of speech is the most important of them all. This allows people to voice their opinion and say what they want. Without it people would not be able to criticize certain things and stuff would not be improved. Freedom of speech is important in todays society so people can voice on what they think the government is doing wrong.
DeleteI agree with Dalton in that freedom of speech is most important. Without the public's opinion, where would the policy agenda be? Each person has a voice and that voice needs to be heard. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and opinion can influence policy and shape the government it is today.
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