Whats the difference between a citizenship right and a state right?
A. The 1st Amendment contains individual citizenship rights that follow or go with you from state to state (that is, they are the same wherever you are in the U.S.); and they are protected and enforced by the federal government you have equal protection under the law by the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government. Therefore, as a result of the 1st Amendment, every American citizen has an individual right to free speech, freedom of assembly, and religious freedom (or to choose no religion at all), regardless of which state you are in individual rights that are protected by the federal government. A state right is NOT an American citizenship right (that is, not protected by the federal government), but a right defined and protected by each state and limited to that state. Therefore, when it comes to voting, each state is different (separate and unequal) because voting is a state right.
