First Amendment

First Amendment

The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America states that 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 (Meiklejohn, 2008).

The First Amendment to the Constitution ensures the freedom of religion, the press, and speech, or stated basically, the freedom of expression the people of the United States have. The freedom of speech is not entirely absolute within ...