Equal Rights and Entitlement to Constitutional Rights
Do all US citizens and foreign nationals, regardless of if they have a criminal conviction, have equal rights in the United States? Should foreign nationals be entitled to the same Constitutional Rights?
Based on the Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey, list two questions that you believe would be difficult to answer. Provide the questions, the answers, and why each of them might be difficult.
Question 1 - As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution, or not?
Question 2 -How accurate is it to say that the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech means that Facebook must permit all Americans to freely express themselves on Facebook pages?
The Law and Constitutional Rights
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The Law and Constitutional Rights
In the US, constitutional rights apply to all persons within the country, irrespective of whether they are citizens or foreign nationals. However, certain rights afforded to foreign nationals are subject to complex interpretations. The principle of equal protection states that all people, including foreign nations should be entitled to the same constitutional rights.
Question One:
There are several specific rights that are stated by the First Amendment of the constitution. Examples of these rights include freedom of speech, religion, and the press (Maroni, 2023). However, it might be difficult to
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