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The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s religious practices.
- Second Amendment
In the 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme...
- Bill of Rights
First Amendment [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition...
- First Amendment
Overview. The First Amendment of the United States...
- Free Exercise Clause
The First Amendment applied only to the U.S. Congress upon...
- Establishment Clause
The First Amendment's Establishment Clause prohibits the...
- Libel
Libel is a method of defamation expressed by print, writing,...
- Petition
A petition is a formal written request to a court or other...
- Slander
Slander is a false statement, usually made orally, which...
- Second Amendment
In the United States, the right to petition is enumerated in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which specifically prohibits Congress from abridging "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances".
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.
4 gru 2017 · The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech, religion and the press. It also protects the right to peaceful protest and to petition the government.
Many scholars believe that focusing singularly on an expansive idea of speech undervalues the importance of providing independent protection to the remaining textual First Amendment rights, including assembly and petition, which are designed to serve distinctive ends.
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.
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.
