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3 days ago · The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
6 days ago · First Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States that is part of the Bill of Rights. It protects freedom of worship, of speech, and of the press and the right to assembly and to petition. Learn more about the First Amendment, including a discussion of the various clauses.
2 days ago · The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first constitution of the United States. The document was drafted by a committee appointed by the Second Continental Congress in mid-June 1777 and was adopted by the full Congress in mid-November of that year.
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5 days ago · The oldest written national constitution in use, the Constitution defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens. (For a list of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, see below .) Click here for the text of the Constitution of the United States of America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 13, 2024 · The First Amendment: 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. The Soul of the First Amendment by Floyd Abrams.
- Mike Hannon
- 2012
2 days ago · The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
May 9, 2024 · The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution undergirds the work of the Freedom to Read Foundation. The First Amendment guarantees all individuals the right to express their ideas without governmental interference, and to read and listen to the ideas of others.
