Why is freedom of religion not in the constitution, but in the first ammendment in the first sentence??
2007-05-24 14:29:09 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ F@$H!0N ♥ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What about the constitution?? What did it concentrate on??
2007-05-24 14:33:09 · update #1
Cause the amendments concentrated on individual rights. The constitution just provided a plan for govt.
Alot of people didn't sign the constitution because it left out individual rights. Individual rights were added later.
Constitution focused on:
The Legistlative Branch
(Who can be elected, how long are the terms for senators, and representatives...)
The Executive Branch
(How long is the term, what the president can, and cannot do...)
The Judicial Branch ( how they are choson, Jury...)
Relations among the states
(what they can, and cannot do, how to add new states...)
The Amending Process
( how to add admendments)
National Supremacy
(Establishing power in U.S. territories, and States)
Ratifyication of The COnstitution
( speaks for itself)
2007-05-24 14:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by hodien222 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Bill of Rights provides for freedom of religion, not the Constitution.
Amendment I
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.
Why is it an amendment?
Because they felt the need to add it and they did so. When we were fighting for our independence we were also fighting to get out from under the rule of the Church of England. We refused to be held back by one religion and that is why we separated church and state and added that amendment!
2007-05-24 23:29:22 · answer #2 · answered by humanrayc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the constitution concentrated on the establishment of the government. and the amendments are apart of the constitution. they are add-ons to it. but anyways the actual constitution centered on the establishment of the branches of the government and their powers.
2007-05-24 21:44:04 · answer #3 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The constitution simply sets up the workings of the government. It sums up all the federal powers.
The amendments further enumerate the rights of citizens, which were adapted and added as time went by and conflicts arose.
2007-05-24 21:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When the 'Founding Fathers' established the U.S. Constitution centuries ago in Philadelphia (memory?), they would not accept it without the first 10 amendments (the bill of rights) also.
2007-05-24 21:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is no freedom of religion...its freedom FROM religion!!! everyone has the right to openly practice their beliefs anytime and anywhere they want to...but if a christian should even try it....BANG!!!...we get slammed for harrassment or offending someone...well what if someone elses religious practices offend us? does that matter to anyone????NO!!! like i said....freedom FROM religion, our religion!
2007-05-24 21:35:59 · answer #6 · answered by Tammy M 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋