Examples of freedom of assembly in the following topics:
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- Freedom of Assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue, and defend common interests .
- The right to freedom of association is recognized as a human and political right, and a civil liberty.
- Freedom of assembly and freedom of association may be used to distinguish between the freedom to assemble in public places and the freedom of joining an association, but both are recognized as rights under the First Amendment's provision on freedom of assembly.
- The right of assembly was originally distinguished from the right to petition.
- Cruikshank (1875), the Supreme Court held that "the right of the people peaceably to assemble for the purpose of petitioning Congress for a redress of grievances, or for anything else connected with the powers or duties of the National Government, is an attribute of national citizenship, and, as such, under protection of, and guaranteed by, the United States. " Justice Waite's opinion for the Court carefully distinguished the right to peaceably assemble as a secondary right, while the right to petition was labeled to be a primary right.
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- Individualism is a philosophy that stresses the value and rights of the individual vis-a-vis society and government.
- Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that stresses the moral worth of the individual.
- This type of argument can occur in policy debates regarding regulation of industries, as well as in relation to personal choice of lifestyle.
- Civil liberties are rights and freedoms that provide an individual specific rights such as the freedom from slavery and forced labor, freedom from torture and death, the right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, the right to defend one's self, the right to own and bear arms, the right to privacy, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and association, and the right to marry and have a family.
- Civil libertarianism is not a complete ideology; rather, it is a collection of views on the specific issues of civil liberties and civil rights.
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- The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.
- 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.
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- The amendment prohibits the making of any law pertaining to an establishment of a federal or state religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press , interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances .
- The text of the First Amendment reads, "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. "
- Clear and present danger was a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press or assembly.
- The Court has also recognized a series of exceptions to provisions protecting the freedom of speech.
- The First Amendment established the right to assemble as a core American liberty, as is depicted here in a Vietnam-era assembly.
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- The members of the assembly then make decisions with a majority vote.
- Elements of direct democracy exist on a local level and, in exceptions, on the national level in many countries, though these systems coexist with representative assemblies.
- For Aristotle, the underlying principle of democracy is freedom, since only in a democracy can the citizens have a share in freedom.
- There are two main aspects of freedom: (1) being ruled and ruling in turn, since everyone is equal according to number, not merit, and; (2) to be able to live as one pleases.
- Distinguish between parliamentary democracy, minimal democracy, direct democracy, radical democracy and deliberative democracy, and relate them to the concept of "true" democracy and freedom
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- The members of the assembly then make decisions with a majority vote.
- Elements of direct democracy exist on a local level and in exceptions on the national level in many countries, although these systems coexist with representative assemblies.
- Elements considered essential to democracy include freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, so that citizens are adequately informed and able to vote according to their own best interests as they see them.
- While there is no universally accepted definition of democracy, equality and freedom have both been identified as important characteristics of democracy since ancient times.
- However, the democratic principle has also been expressed as "the freedom to call something into being which did not exist before, which was not given … and which therefore, strictly speaking, could not be known. " This type of freedom, which is connected to human natality, or the capacity to begin anew, sees democracy as "not only a political system… [but] an ideal, an aspiration, really, intimately connected to and dependent upon a picture of what it is to be human—of what it is a human should be to be fully human. "
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- Penn sought to create a liberal frame of government and attract all sorts of people, including many Quakers.
- Penn's Frame of Government, established in 1682, consisted of an appointed Governor, the proprietor (Penn), a 72-member Provincial Council, and a larger General Assembly.
- The General Assembly, also known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, was the largest and most representative branch of government, but had little power.
- At that time, the Provincial Assembly was deemed too moderate by the revolutionaries, who ignored the Assembly and held a convention which produced the Constitution of 1776 for the newly established Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, creating a new General Assembly in the process.
- The Charter of Privileges extended religious freedom to all monotheists.
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- While there is no universally accepted definition of "democracy," equality and freedom have both been identified as important components of democracy since ancient times.
- Furthermore, freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press are considered to be essential rights that allow citizens to be adequately informed and able to vote according to their own interests.
- Athenian democracy took the form of a direct democracy, and it had two distinguishing features: the random selection of ordinary citizens to fill the few existing government administrative and judicial offices, and a legislative assembly consisting of all Athenian citizens.
- All citizens were eligible to speak and vote in the assembly, which set the laws of the city-state.
- Although not explicitly described as a democracy by the founding fathers, the United States founders also shared a determination to root the American experiment in the principle of natural freedom and equality.
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- The republican and democratic ideology of the American Revolution grew out of the unique culture of the American colonies.
- Second, in each colony a wide range of public and private business was decided by elected bodies, especially assemblies and county governments.
- Thirdly, the American colonies were exceptional in the context of the European world because of the growth and representation of different interest groups.
- Freedom of religion: The government can neither support nor suppress religion.
- Freedom of speech: The government cannot restrict through law or action the personal, nonviolent speech of a citizen; a marketplace of ideas should prevail.