First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| - | The '''First Amendment''' to the [[United States Constitution]] prohibits the making laws that establish [[religion]] (the "[[Establishment Clause of the First Amendment|Establishment Clause]]") or prohibit [[freedom of religion|free exercise of religion]] (the "[[Free Exercise Clause]]"), laws that infringe the [[freedom of speech]], infringe the [[freedom of the press]], limit the right to [[freedom of assembly|assemble peaceably]], or limit the [[right to petition]] the government for a redress of [[grievance]]s. | + | The '''First Amendment''' to the [[United States Constitution]] prohibits the making laws that limit [[freedom of religion|free exercise of religion]], [[freedom of speech]], [[freedom of the press]], the right to [[freedom of assembly|assemble peaceably]], or limit the [[right to petition]] the government for a redress of [[grievance]]s. |
| - | Although the First Amendment explicitly prohibits only the named rights from being abridged by laws made by Congress, the courts have interpreted it as applying more broadly. As the first sentence in the body of the Constitution reserves all law-making ("legislative") authority to Congress, the courts have held that the First Amendment's terms also extend to the executive and [[judiciary|judicial branch]]es. Additionally, in the 20th century the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] has held that the Due Process clause of the 1868 [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]] "[[Incorporation (Bill of Rights)|incorporates]]" the limitations of the First Amendment to restrict also the states. | + | == See also == |
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the making laws that limit free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble peaceably, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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