The Importance Of The First Amendment

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Growing up we were taught that we all have certain rights as citizens of the U.S. The Bill of Rights which includes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are America’s guidelines to these rights. The First Amendment give us our rights to freedom of religion and speech. This phrase “freedom of religion and speech” is a broad one, which is why we go into great detail about what it specifically covers. The establishment clause, free exercise clause, free speech, free press, and the right to protest are the liberties included. Many different cases have come up regarding our first amendment right, one of these being the Miller v. California court case. Miller sent out a mass mail letter which included obscene material, he was found guilty