what is an example of the 1st amendment rights?

Question

-An example of freedom of speech
-An example of freedom of religion
-An example of freedom of assembly
-An example of freedom of press
-An example of people to petition the government

Answer 1

I have the right to wear a NASCAR shirt.
I have the right to go to church.
I have the right to have a party at my house.
I have the right to publish newsletters.
I have the right to lobby the government for a change in the laws.

Answer 2

-An example of freedom of speech
You can criticize the government and not be prosecuted

-An example of freedom of religion
The Constitution doesn't say this, it says that we won't have a State religion (like in England, Israel, the Vatican, Saudia Arabia, etc).

-An example of freedom of assembly
You can stand in front of the White House and peacefully protest (they are always out there all the time).

-An example of freedom of press
The press can publish anything they want to about the government, even inaccuracies and not fear procescution.

-An example of people to petition the government
Supreme Court cases.

Answer 3

free speech- Call president bush an idiot
free religion- be a pracicing Wiccan
free assembly- have a party celebrating the birthday of Adolf Hitler
Free press- criticise the governement in an op ed column- or a web blog
free to petition the governement- write letters to congressmen.

Answer 4

You can say what you wish, worship where you wish (or not at all, if you wish); you can assemble without a permit; you can print what you wish (although if you print something false, you could get sued for slander...), and you can create and submit petitions as you choose to do. As for examples, it's your homework, so you should think up the examples.

Answer 5

1 F*ck you. (example of freedom of speech)

2 Go to the church of your choice. In America we can. In Pakistan you must be a Muslim.

3 Why don't we get together and talk about ideas for a better gov't. We can do that here. In Other countries you can't legally do that. It would be called conspiracy and you would be jailed.

4 Buy the newspaper of your choice. Or watch the news channel of your choice. When Saddam ruled there was only one station allowed in Iraq, and he chose what you watched.

5 Sign this petition to if you think that Iraq would be better off with a leader like Saddam Hussein in power.

Answer 6

Do your own homework

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment

read here.