First Amendment To The US Constitution

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The First amendment to the US Constitution is known as the bill of rights. The bill of rights is a broad generalization of the freedoms guaranteed to US citizens, these rights include; freedom of speech, freedom or religion, right to bear arms and many more. The Texas Constitution also list outs these rights, except go into much more detail (Maxwell, Crain, & Jones, 2014). For example, in the US constitution, it states that we have the freedom to practice any religion we choose. In the Texas constitution it goes into more detail and specifically saying that, “No man shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent.” and even “But it shall be the duty of the Legislature to