Definition:
This amendment contains three key rights: freedom of speech, the press and religion. Early colonists came to America to seek freedom of relgion and several state constitutions had provisions prohibiting state-sanctioned religion.
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Amendment 1. 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 amendment contains three key rights: freedom of speech, the press and religion. Early colonists came to America to seek freedom of relgion and several state constitutions had provisions prohibiting state-sanctioned religion.
Also Known As: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion
