1. The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the Constitution of the United States prohibits the creation of any law with respect to the official establishment of a religion, which impedes the free practice of the same, that reduces the freedom of expression, that violates the freedom of the press, which interferes with the right of peaceful assembly or that prohibits requesting compensation for governmental grievances (in). It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as the first of the ten amendments to the Bill of Rights.
2. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America (or Amendment II) protects the right of the American people to possess and bear arms. Thus, the United States is one of the countries with the least limitations in acquiring and carrying firearms. It is part of the so-called Bill of Rights or United States Bill of Rights.
Perhaps the two most famous amendments in the Bill of Rights would be the 1st and the 2nd, which protect the right to free speech and the right to bear arms, respectively.
