1st Amendment

The Bill of Rights is:

• The statement police must read to you when you are arrested.

• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• The opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.

• The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

...gives Americans the right to express themselves without having to worry about government interference.

• freedom of speech

• freedom of press

• freedom of assembly

allows people to express themselves through publication

• freedom of speech

• freedom of press

• freedom of petition

...prohibits the government from establishing a “state” religion and from favoring one religion over any other.

• freedom of speech

• freedom of petition

• freedom of religion

protects the freedom to peacefully gather together or associate with a group of people for social, economic, political or religious purposes. It also protects the right to protest the government.

• freedom of assembly

• freedom of petition

• freedom of press

...the right to present requests to the government without punishment.

• freedom of assembly

• freedom of speech

• freedom of petition

Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which of these is not protected under freedom of speech?

• Yelling “Hello” into a cave.

• Expressing an opinion that most people do not agree with.

• Yelling ‘Fire

  ‘ in a crowded theater when there is no fire.

• Expressing an opinion that the government does not agree with.

Which of these would most clearly challenge freedom of religion?

• A law that makes owning foxes as pets illegal.

• A law that bans the religious practice of fasting.

• A law that requires companies to give employees time off when they are sick.

• A law that requires every citizen over the age 18 to vote.

True or false: Citizens can protest another amendment under the freedoms of the First Amendment.

• True

• False