The 1 st Amendment

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Religion A P P S

Religion Assemble P P S

Religion Assemble Petition P S

Religion Assemble Petition Press S

Religion Assemble Petition Press Speech

Religion

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

Religion Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion The government can not tell you what religion to be or what you must believe.

Religion Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion The government can not tell you what religion to be or what you must believe. Government can not tell you when or how to practice your faith

Assemble

the right of the people to peaceably assemble.

Assemble the right of the people to peaceably assemble. If you do the proper paperwork, you and your group may have parades, picket business places or have protest marches

Petition

The right to ask the government to change

Petition The right to ask the government to change This is usually done in the form of signing your name to a “Petition” and then giving it to the government

Petition The right to ask the government to change This is usually done in the form of signing your name to a “Petition” and then giving it to the government Petitioning can also be done by directly calling, ing or talking to your government officials, asking them to change policy

Press

The government can not do anything to limit the Freedom of Press

Press The government can not do anything to limit the Freedom of Press The news media can print any story they want as long as it is true and as long as it does not present a Clear and Present Danger (Government Secrets)

Press The government can not do anything to limit the Freedom of Press The news media can print any story they want as long as it is true and as long as it does not present a Clear and Present Danger (Government Secrets) Lying in the press is called Libel

Speech

Government can not tell you what you can and can’t say

Speech Government can not tell you what you can and can’t say You can’t create a Clear and Present Danger. (endanger someone’s life)

Speech Government can not tell you what you can and can’t say You can’t create a Clear and Present Danger. (endanger someone’s life) You can not tell lies (Slander)

Speech Government can not tell you what you can and can’t say You can’t create a Clear and Present Danger. (endanger someone’s life) You can not tell lies (Slander) Obscenity: The government can censor bad language or sexual content. (Movie Ratings & Parent Advisory Labels)