What is the Freedom of Speech?
The Freedom of Speech, which belongs to the First Amendment, is the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion and more. It is also called free speech.
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Freedom of speech includes:
Freedom of speech does not include:
What would happen without the freedom of speech?
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Freedom of speech includes:
- Not to speak (for example the right not to salute the flag).
- To use certain offensive words and phrases to tell political messages
- To advertise commercial products and professional service
Freedom of speech does not include:
- To incite actions that would harm others
- To say something what could hurt others
- That students can make an inappropriate speech at a school sponsored event
What would happen without the freedom of speech?
- People who are against the president would get in trouble
- Democracy could not exist, when people are not even allowed to disagree about public policy
- People who work for newspaper would get in trouble for what they are saying. They also can get fired or arrested in really bad cases.