In 1791, after the final completion of the warfare fought for our nation's independence, our forefathers drafted and ratified the Constitution for the United States of America, which contained the single most important document for any American citizen - the Bill of Rights. This precious document outlined the basic rights sought after by all the nation's citizens, ranging from the freedom of exercising one's inborn rights to the constitutional rights given to each of the unique …showed first 75 words of 891 total…

…showed last 75 words of 891 total…decisions. Likewise, without the freedom of religion, a democracy can be torn by religious strife and reject some citizens their basic rights to participate in government, as was done in colonial America. Thus, one can clearly conclude that the rights protected by the First Amendment help ensure that a democracy is not just majority rule by uniformed bigots, but rather a government run by well informed citizens and politicians who respect each other's unique differences.