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a limitation on the power of the federal goverment
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:[[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.
 
:[[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.
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This is generally taken as a limitation on the power of the federal goverment with respect to:
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#[[freedom of religion]]
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#[[free speech]]
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#[[freedom of the press]]
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#[[peaceful assembly]]
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#[[political activism]]
    
[[Category: Constitution]]
 
[[Category: Constitution]]
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