WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which amendment protects American citizens’ freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
A
First
B
Second
C
Third
D
Fourth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Amendment prohibits government from abridging “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” This basic freedom ensures that the spirit of the First Amendment survives and thrives even when the majority of citizens would rather suppress expression it finds offensive.

Detailed explanation-3: -A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Detailed explanation-4: -A right against forced self-incrimination. A guarantee that all criminal defendants have a fair trial, and. A guarantee that the government cannot seize private property without making a due compensation at the market value of the property.

Detailed explanation-5: -The formal title of the amendment is the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. It was moved by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on 10 May 1951 and enacted by Parliament on 18 June 1951.

Detailed explanation-6: -James Madison (1751–1836), the chief author of the Bill of Rights and thus of the First Amendment, was the foremost champion of religious liberty, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press in the Founding Era.

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