Focus on the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Explain in a five paragraph essay what this amendment offers, then use specific examples from American history or current events to show how and why the First Amendment is particularly important to the way this country and its democracy function.

manifest functions are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, while latent functions are those unrecognized and unintended consequences. to analyze the manifest functions of any social institution, we have to study its contribution to the continuation of a group, community, or society.

answer; the above statement is (false);

answer; procedural justice;

answer; broad features of society;