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The First Amendment The amendment prohibits the making of any law respectting an establishment of religion , impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
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 1 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."
freedom of speech: 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 Free Speech clause generally; and, the petition clause, specifically.
th e first amendment clearly states the following: congress shall make mo law respecting an establishment of (setting up an official) religion or prohibiting the free exercise therefore or abridging the freedom of speech or of the pres or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress or grievances