First Amendment Freedoms

There are many important freedoms that are protected by the first amendment but in this essay were going to discuss my opinions on what are the 5 most important ones and why i think that. In my opinion i feel as though the most important freedoms are; freedom of speech, search and seizure, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the freedom of assembly/ petition. These are the ones that affect people the most. The ones that are used more often than most. They help keep people in check and help their problems peacefully. Freedom of the press is important because it allows news channels to keep us updated on the things that are happening in the world. This makes the public feel like there is less being hidden from the government. Also allows them to know the type of crime thats been happening near them or just in general. It can also help people with basic information such as the weather, car accidents and closings of roads, new businesses in the area or new products in the market, etc. every morning most people in the u.s wake up and turn on the news to know what's new with the day and what's going on in their area. People who are on their way to work listen to the radio to stay up to date on car crashes and closed roads on their route to work/school/anywhere. They also like to listen to music to wake them up or to help them get threw the dreadful moments of bumper to bumper traffic, helping people keep a cool head and not murder someone. Freedom of Search and seizures is also a very important freedom because it makes the citizens feel safe about being harrassed for no reason. People like their privacy and don't really like to be bothered or bugged about things that are gonna cause problems that aren't needed. This part of the amendment makes it to where police need a warrant for your arrest or probable cause to search you. Now this is important because if you have nothing to hide then they will have no way to get probable cause or a warrant for your arrest, also meaning that you will keep calm and not act all suspicious. Some people just get nervous while being around cops because recently there has been a lot of police brutality videos going around, so getting pulled over and being nervous might make the police look harder for probable cause. This is where the importance comes from the amendment because being that they need probable cause, being nervous isn't probable cause so you can keep your privacy and not get searched for no reason. Although if you truly have nothing to hide i would just let them search you and do their job so you can not cause any unnecessary problems, then both you and the police can just go back to their day and continue their jobs. School however is a whole different story because they are looking out for the safety of the children in the school. When a school has a feeling that there might be a student with drugs/guns/bombs on school ground they take it very seriously because it puts other kids and adults in danger. Thus why they don't need probable cause or a warrant to search threw your stuff. Especially your locker because the locker is considered school property giving them the right to search it at any time they feel the need to. This is good because there had been a lot of school shootings and bomb threats going on recently and has caused the schools around the country to be on guard more, upgrading security on school ground, more cameras, a security guard, some schools even have metal detectors now. Its making schools a safer place to be. There has been to many problems like this going on in schools across the u.s.Freedom of speech is key, communication is key as long as we can do it peacefully. This part of the amendment helps us as citizens be able to express our opinions about things without getting in trouble and feeling to controlled. It allows you to be able to have an open debate with your opinions. It makes you feel equal and feel like you have a say in things. it helps others understand everyone's perspective in things because it gives them the chance to explain without it being controlled, unless your on tv or the radio because sometimes people say things that children should not hear and sometimes kids are watching channels that they shouldn't be. Then parents get mad when their kid learns a new bad word and tries to cause problems. Having the freedom to pick your religion and practice it without having to worry about getting in trouble for something that you believe is very important. We shouldn't all have to believe in the same thing just because someone tells us to. If you feel as though god isn't real and you believe that then you have the right to believe in that just as long as you don't go and force your religion upon others who don't agree. It also shouldn't make you judge a person for what they believe in because everyone is different and have different thoughts and feelings. You can practice things your people believe in as long as it does not harm another citizen. But just because you don't have the same beliefs as others doesn't exclude you from the laws that we have in america because they are set to make everyone equal and it a fair country. Last but not least is the freedom to have assembly and petition, this is important because if you and a group of people believe in something that is against the government it helps keep a peaceful system to making everyone happy. It helps people have a chance of getting something changed that a good portion of people disagree with, they make a petition and then send it to the government to have it looked over and taken into consideration to make people happy and to see in what ways the government can assist in making it it a better place with happier people. It doesn't even have to be for the government, it could be for something like a business not hiring women because they are sexist or something like that in general. If a large group of people are not happy they can all meet up and have people stand in front of the building with signs and saying things to get people to not go into the building and use its services. As long as it remains peaceful meaning nobody's getting hurt physically. This might make the person who owns the company change the way they run it so they don't lose business because the people outside are making more and more people agree with their thoughts and opinions based on what the company is or isn't doing. These are the parts of the first amendment that i feel are most important. There are many more reasons as to why they are important. Their are so many more important parts to this amendment and more important amendments in general that help keep the u.s in check and keep it equa/fair for everyone. The government has set these in place for the constitution so that we can maintain an equal and strong nation and to make sure that peace is created between everyone.they do this to attempt to keep crime off the streets and equality amongst everyone as a u.s citizen.

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