Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the f
reedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” —United States Constitution, Amendment I Rewrite this passage from the First Amendment IN YOUR OWN WORDS
he First Amendment protects several basic freedoms in the United States including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government. It was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791.
There were three principles created by Chief Justice John Marshall 1: the constitutional is the supreme law of the land 2: the court has the power to rule that a law is unconstitutional 3: in the event of a conflict between laws, the constitution MUST be followed.
