First Amendment to the United States Constitution

First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is an amendment, or supplementation, to the Constitution of the United States. It was a part of the U.S. Bill of Rights, and was ratified in 1791 with other nine amendments in the Bill of Rights. The amendment stipulates that the Congress shall not legislate to restrict the freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and petition. Originally only applicable to the federal government, the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates its provisions to the state and local level.

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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.