Amendment I

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 redress of grievances.

 

 

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• First Amendment [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)] (see annotations)
• Second Amendment [Right to Bear Arms (1791)] (see annotations)
• Third Amendment [Quartering of Troops (1791)] (see annotations)
• Fourth Amendment [Search and Seizure (1791)] (see annotations)
• Fifth Amendment [Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791)] (see annotations)
• Sixth Amendment [Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)] (see annotations)
• Seventh Amendment [Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791)] (see annotations)
• Eighth Amendment [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)] (see annotations)
• Ninth Amendment [Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)] (see annotations)
• Tenth Amendment [Rights Reserved to States (1791)] (see annotations)