Please check to see if I have answered the following questions as best as possible.

Question

This is going to be in a chart format, so I apologize if it's written a little messy.

1. What information is being presented in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? What facts are presented?

A: Freedom of religion (Congress cannot establish a religion; Congress cannot stop you from practicing), freedom of speech (Congress cannot stop you from expressing your opinions; Congress cannot force you to speak), freedom of press (Congress cannot restrict the press), freedom of assembly (Congress cannot stop you from peaceably gathering together with others to protest; Congress cannot stop you from gathering with others to express and purse collective ideas or interests), and freedom of petition (Congress cannot stop you from complaining to the govt. about anything you do not like).

2. What does this information in the first question mean?  What are its implications?  What thoughts/emotions does it evoke?

A: Freedom of religion (there is no religious test to be a citizen; your faith is your business, not the government's), freedom of speech (Your right to say something is protected within certain rights;  
you can freely express yourself without govt. interference), freedom of press (News media are free to publish any information or opinion they desire; you can voice your opinions in print without govt. censorship), freedom of assembly (citizens can come together to discuss ideas that go against the government without the fear of being sent to jail; you can hold public meetings and form associations), and freedom of petition (You can appeal to the government to change its policies; the common man has the power to shape his government).

3. So what?  What is the significance of this text?  What are its impacts?

A: Freedom of religion (No matter what a govt. does people will pray or have there own faith; people of all faiths are welcome in the country unless their religion violates freedom of others), freedom of speech (it is what makes our govt. democratic and our society open; it enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions rather than the government), freedom of press (it is another form of free speech that people can use to freely express their opinions on important and sensitive matters;

Reed · Answer

Add to #3. What if government actions were all done in secret and nobody knew what officials were up to? How does one find out what government actions or policies are? Is it important for the voters/people to know these things? Who can tell them?

Reed · Answer

What you have here is accurate. Just think about my questions about #3.

Victoria · Answer

Sorry. I didn't finish the last answer.

3. So what? What is the significance of this text? What are its impacts?

A: Freedom of religion (No matter what a govt. does people will pray or have there own faith; people of all faiths are welcome in the country unless their religion violates freedom of others), freedom of speech (it is what makes our government democratic and our society open; it enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions rather than the government), freedom of press (It enables people to learn about government polices and actions; People are kept aware of what is going on in their government), freedom of assembly (it unites people for a common purpose; it gives people chances to make changes in government), and freedom of petition (it gives people a voice in how the government is run).