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This 10 page paper considers the three clauses of the First Amendment (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of peaceful assembly) and discusses a Supreme Court case that deals with each one, the rights and responsibilities that come with each, why they needed to be heard by the Supreme Court and how they affect us today.. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the three provisions of the amendment. It also evaluates the rights and responsibilities of American citizens, explains why each case needed to go to the Supreme Court, and how the
Courts decisions affect Americans today. Discussion We begin with the First Amendment itself, in its entirety. It says: "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." The three clauses thus deal with 1) freedom of religion; 2) freedom of speech and of the press; and 3) the right to assemble peacefully and to
bring an action against the government. Of the three, it is the one guaranteeing the right to free speech and freedom of the press that seems to cause the most
trouble, but all of them have caused considerable controversy. The case well use for freedom of speech is Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), which is interesting because it
deals with the protection of free speech when it takes the form of what is known as "symbolic speech." In this case, Johnson burned an American flag, so although he
did not literally speak, his act is still a form of protest. The facts are these: during the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, in 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson, among
others, burned an American flag to protest the Reagan Administrations policies as well as the policies of certain Dallas corporations (Texas v. Johnson, (1989)). No one was injured during the
incident, nor was anyone threatened with injury, but some witnesses said "they were seriously offended" by the flag burning (Texas v. Johnson, (1989)). Johnson was arrested and charged with
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