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The First Amendment ( Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and the right to petition the government . September 25, 1789. December 15, 1791. 2 years, 81 days. 2nd [ 13] Protects the right to keep and bear arms . September 25, 1789. December 15, 1791. 2 years, 81 days.
Among these, Amendments 1–10 are collectively known as the Bill of Rights, and Amendments 13–15 are known as the Reconstruction Amendments. Excluding the Twenty-seventh Amendment , which was pending before the states for 202 years, 225 days, the longest pending amendment that was successfully ratified was the Twenty-second Amendment , which ...
The Supreme Court's Wednesday decision reaffirmed a 1963 decision about what's required for government speech to violate the 1st Amendment. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press)
This would be the shortest amendment in our Constitution, 13 words: “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.” That is the language of the proposed “Keep ...
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.Proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate over the ratification of the Constitution and written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the ...
The Establishment Clause is a limitation placed upon the United States Congress preventing it from passing legislation establishing an official religion, and by interpretation making it illegal for the government to promote theocracy or promote a specific religion with taxes. The Free Exercise Clause prohibits the government from preventing the ...
Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church in North America, 344 U.S. 94 (1952) Kreshik v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, 363 U.S. 190 (1960) Presbyterian Church v. Hull Church, 393 U.S. 440 (1969) Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for the United States of America & Canada v. Milivojevich, 426 U.S. 696 (1976) Jones v. Wolf, 443 U.S ...