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What freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution?
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∙ 8y ago
1) Freedom of religion (the government cannot establish one or prevent you from practicing one)
2) Freedom of the press (the government cannot tell the media what to print or not print)
3) Freedom of speech (you can say what you want about the government)
4) Peacefully Assemble (you can get people together to protest something as long as you do not become violent or threatening)
5) Petition the Government for Redress (you can ask the government to make right something you feel is wrong)
6) Taxation of the Press (the Government can tax newspapers)
The above rights are technically not granted by the First Amendment. If you look closely you will not find the word "grant" anywhere in the First Amendment. You will however find the terms "shall make no", "prohibiting", and "abridging". All of these restrictive terms are directed at the government. The First Amendment amounts to restrictions that are placed on the government, not the granting of any rights.
The reason that the First Amendment doesn't grant any rights is because all our rights belong to us and we have had our rights from the moment of our birth. Remember the "endowed by their Creator" part of the Declaration of Independence? What Jefferson was saying there is that each man is the possessor of their rights and they are not granted by any king or potentate.
Thus the question becomes, what rights may the government restrict or even deny? The First Amendment and the rest of the Bill of Rights places restrictions on the government in regards to the certain enumerated rights that we already possess.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoFreedom of religion, freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government.
The amendment states:
"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 religion, speech, and assembly
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∙ 10y agoThe First Amendment guarantees the freedoms of religion, speech, and the press and the rights to assemble peaceably and to petition the government for redress of grievances, and freedom of religion. It also forbids Congress from passing any law that establishes a state religion or aids one religion or all religions.
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∙ 14y agoreligion, speech, press, assembly, petition
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∙ 12y agoFreedoms of: Speech, Religion, Press, and Assembly, among others.
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∙ 14y agoFreedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to assemble, freedom of press, freedom to petition the government.
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∙ 15y ago# Establishment of religion # Free exercise of religion # Freedom of speech # Freedom of the press # Petition and assembly
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∙ 11y agodog
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The Constitutional Amendment giving the states freedoms and control?
The Tenth Amendment gives the states freedoms and control
What are the pros and cons of the first amendment?
the pro is that you can have freedoms and the cons are that the freedoms are limited
How many individual freedoms does the First Amendment protect?
5
Which amendment was passed first and by how many years?
The first ten amendments were presented and ratified with the Constitution. The Constitution would probably not have been ratified without the rights guaranteed to the states and people in these amendments, which are called the Bill of Rights.
Your legal right to express your political opinions to government officials is granted to US citizens under which amendment to the Constitution?
Yes, this is considered to be covered by the First Amendment, which grants, among other freedoms, freedom of speech, allowing any US citizen to say anything they want to anybody.
American citizens' right to free speech is guaranteed by?
It is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Is Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the First Amendment to the Constitution?
The first amendment of the constitution does guarantee the freedom of religion.
The first amendment to the constitution are called?
It is called the basic freedoms
Which amendment to the Constitution guarantees you the freedoms of speech religon and assembly?
the first
Guaranteed individual rights?
The First Amendment of the U.S constitution.
The Constitutional Amendment giving the states freedoms and control?
The Tenth Amendment gives the states freedoms and control
What guarantees your freedoms of speech and religion?
The First Amendment protects your freedom of speech, religion, press, print, and a bunch of other things.
What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment?
The freedoms listed in the First Amendment to the Constitution are:Freedom of ReligionFreedom of SpeechFreedom of the PressFreedom of AssemblyRight to Petition the Government for Redress of Grievances
Where does freedom of speach come from?
Freedom of Speech is one of the freedoms listed in the First Amendment of the US Constitution
Document guarantess the right of indiviual?
The first amendment of the US Constitution guaranteed the right of an individual.
What protections are guaranteed to the people by the First Amendment to the US Constitution?
gives us the freedom of speech
What rights are guaranteed to citizens under the first amendment to the constitution?
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees people freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble peacefully, and the right to petition the government.
