WHO IS PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT AND WHO ARE WE PROTECTING THEM FROM?

Abstract

The Amendments forms the important part of the Constitution. The Unites States Constitution added Bill of Rights which consists of ten amendments out of which the 1st Amendment is of prime importance. The 1st Amendment was laid down by the constitutional members of the country in order to abridge potential of the government interfering with the free exercising of an individual freedoms. The Amendment legally grants five freedoms viz. freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petitioning to the citizens of the country, irrespective of their nationality, age and ideologies. In the beginning the amendment was stated so as for the Congress to abide by it. Over the time Supreme court of the country has widened the horizon for its applicability to complete federal government. The rights granted to citizen in the first amendment doesnâ€™t grant freedom on the whole there are certain limits which prevent the citizen from resulting in creating panic, chaos, violence or any unlawful activity. The government has put certain restrictions in the form of regulations so that the freedom of citizens doesnâ€™t result into activities against the interest of the Nation. The Amendment never permits the citizens to involve in the unlawful activities on the pretext of freedoms.

Keywords: Amendment; Citizen; Congress; Freedom; Government

WHO IS PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT AND WHO ARE WE PROTECTING THEM FROM?

â€œA constitution and rules for its amendment are like a lock and key: one can hardly work without the otherâ€ (Albert, 2019). The Unites States Constitution added Bill of Rights which consisted of ten amendments which came into being in the year 1791. The amendments are of utmost important for a country as it enlist the rights and duties of the citizen. Further it secures the individual freedom by limiting government empowerment over them.

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