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The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbids Congress from making laws prohibiting certain unalienable rights.

Following are the freedoms expressly stated in the First Amendment which are unlawful for Congress to infringe upon:

* Freedom of religion

* Freedom of speech

* Freedom of the press

* The right to peaceably assemble

* The right to petition the government for a redress of grievances


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