First Amendment

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The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America says:

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.


This is generally taken as a limitation on the power of the federal goverment with respect to:

  1. freedom of religion
  2. free speech
  3. freedom of the press
  4. peaceful assembly
  5. political activism