Comparative Analysis of Florida Declaration of Rights and the U.S. Bill of Rights, Assignments of Political Science

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Week 2 Assignment: State Powers Student Name Chamberlain College of Nursing Political Science Professor Powell

State Powers The Florida Declaration of Rights has some of the same rights that are also listed in the United States Bill of Rights. When comparing Florida's constitution with the United States Bill of Rights Article 1 Section 3 in Florida's Constitution states, "There shall be no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting or penalizing the free exercise thereof. Religious freedom shall not justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace, or safety. No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution.” On the other hand, the United States Bill of Rights' first amendment talks about freedom concerning religion, speech, press, and the right to petition. It prohibits Congress from promoting one religion over the others. The First Amendment and Article 1 Section 3 in Florida Constitution have the same message for the people. We have the freedom of expression, the freedom of religion which is crucial for people from the United States it gives them the right to believe in what they want and considering the fact that there are immigrants in this country that came here from different parts of the world with different culture and beliefs it’s important that they can feel accepted and remain to believe in whom they trust. The Second Amendment states “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” In comparison with Florida's constitution Article 1, Section 8 says that people have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the state's lawful authority and should not be infringed, except that right of bearing arms may be regulated by law. This is a hot debating part of the Constitution because the Second Amendment is a single sentence that leaves a lot open to

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