First Amendment Explained 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 …

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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1 Footnote U.S. Const. amend. I. viewed broadly, protects religious liberty and rights related to freedom of speech.

Amendments to the Constitution. First Amendment Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition; Second Amendment Bearing and Keeping Arms; Third Amendment Quartering Soldiers; Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure; Fifth Amendment Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings; Sixth Amendment

Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

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Amendments to the Constitution. First Amendment Fundamental Freedoms Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms Third Amendment Quartering Soldiers Fourth Amendment Searches and Seizures Fifth Amendment Rights of Persons

For a list of the six constitutional amendments that Congress proposed but the states have not ratified, see Intro.3.7 Proposed Amendments Not Ratified by the States. The states have ratified twenty-seven of these proposed amendments, which include the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, 5 Footnote

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the basis of age, the voting rights of U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old. 1 Footnote U.S. Const. amend. XXVI, § 1. The Amendment effectively lowered the minimum voting age to 18 2 Footnote

Th e First Amendment to th e U.S. Constitution, 1 Footnote U.S. Const. amend. I. viewed broadly, protects religious liberty and rights related to freedom of speech.