Watch: An Introduction to the First Amendment

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which prohibits Congress from making laws “respecting an establishment of religion,” obstructing the free exercise of religion, restricting freedom of speech, inhibiting freedom of the press, curtailing the right to peaceably assemble, or limiting the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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