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AMENDMENT 1. FIVE FREEDOMS |
Congress cannot pass any law making any religion the religion of the United States, or take away the freedom to worship as one pleases. Congress cannot take away or restrict freedom of speech or freedom of the press. |
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AMENDMENT 1. FIVE FREEDOMS |
Citizens may protect themselves against damaging insults spoken or written about them by civil lawsuits, and no one may advocate the overthrow of the government by war. Congress may not take away the right of peaceful assembly. The right of petitioning the government for any redress wanted made by it, or any grievance made against it, may not be suspended. |
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AMENDMENT 2. RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS |
For their protection and for the purpose of having a well trained militia the people of the states may keep and bear arms, but the federal government or the state governments may pass laws against owning certain weapons and the way others may be used. |
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AMENDMENT 3. QUARTERING SOLDIERS |
No civilian may be forced to quarter soldiers except in time of war, and then only if Congress passes such a law. |
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AMENDMENT 4. UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES |
The right of people to be secure from unreasonable searches or seizures of themselves, their houses, their papers and effects cannot be violated. Warrants for any of these purposes must be issued with good cause, sworn to by an oath, and must describe, in detail, the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. This protects persons form "writs of assistance". |
