Unit five The first Amendment highlights specific aspects of a free society by promising freedom of religion, speech, press, freedom to peaceably assemble, and a redress of grievances for its citizens. It forbids the government to infringe upon those rights and therefore limits the powers of the government so that the people of our democratic society can function without oppression. Not only is freedom of expression essential to the functioning of our free society, but …showed first 75 words of 580 total…

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