Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America

Approved by the First Congress in 1789 and ratified by the States in 1791, the first ten amendments to the Constitution (also known as the Bill of Rights) assure basic individual liberties essential to a free and democratic society.

Article 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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