First Amendment

noun

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.

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Cultural definitions for First Amendment (1 of 2)

First Amendment

The first article of the Bill of Rights. It forbids Congress from tampering with the freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and the press.

Cultural definitions for First Amendment (2 of 2)

First Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution guaranteeing the rights of free expression and action that are fundamental to democratic government. These rights include freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. The government is empowered, however, to restrict these freedoms if expression threatens to be destructive. Argument over the extent of First Amendment freedoms has often reached the Supreme Court. (See clear and present danger, libel, and obscenity.)

notes for First Amendment

The First Amendment begins the Bill of Rights.

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释义	First Amendment noun an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition. Words nearby First Amendment firn line, Firozabad, firry, first, first aid, First Amendment, first and foremost, first and last, first base, first baseman, first blood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for First Amendment (1 of 2) First Amendment The first article of the Bill of Rights. It forbids Congress from tampering with the freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and the press. Cultural definitions for First Amendment (2 of 2) First Amendment An amendment to the United States Constitution guaranteeing the rights of free expression and action that are fundamental to democratic government. These rights include freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. The government is empowered, however, to restrict these freedoms if expression threatens to be destructive. Argument over the extent of First Amendment freedoms has often reached the Supreme Court. (See clear and present danger, libel, and obscenity.) notes for First Amendment The First Amendment begins the Bill of Rights. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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