What 5 rights does the 1st amendment cover?

Answer 1

Amendment I to the United States Constitution:

"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."

That "Congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion" is called the Establishment clause. Constitutional law generally recognizes that the government cannot establish a state religion or state-sponsored religion, or do acts or omissions that tend to this.

That "Congress shall make no law...prohibiting the free exercise [of religion]" is called the Free Exercise clause. Constitutional law here generally recognizes that no "excessive entanglements" are to occur between the state and the private practice of religion.

That "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech" is called the Freedom of Speech clause. This is one of the most pervasive of the fundamental individual rights. The extent of freedom of speech is subject to some narrow choate and inchoate exceptions arising in certain societal-value-of-speech considerations including those sounding in defamation law.

That "Congress shall make no law...abridging...freedom...of the press" is called the Freedom of thePress clause. It assures that the Press is to be entirely free from government repression as to its freedom and function. This clause is similarly interpreted in light of societal-value-of-speech considerations and in defamation law.

That "Congress shall make no law...abridging...the right of the People peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" is the Freedom of Assembly and Petition clause. Some reasonable encumbrances can be imposed, such as venue permits, free-speech considerations, et cetera. Subsumed within this clause are the freedoms of intimate and expressive association.

Answer 2

Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition!