Which rights are protected by the First Amendment?

Which rights are protected by the First Amendment?

• A. Right to keep and bear arms
• B. Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
• C. No quartering of soldiers
• D. Protection against unreasonable searches

Answer: (B)

The main idea tested is which protections the First Amendment provides. The First Amendment guarantees five basic rights: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, and the right to petition the government. These freedoms limit government power and let people express ideas, worship as they choose, publish information, gather peacefully, and request changes from their government without fear of censorship or punishment. The other options refer to rights found in different amendments: the right to keep and bear arms comes from the Second Amendment; no quartering of soldiers is from the Third Amendment; and protection against unreasonable searches is from the Fourth Amendment.

The main idea tested is which protections the First Amendment provides. The First Amendment guarantees five basic rights: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, and the right to petition the government. These freedoms limit government power and let people express ideas, worship as they choose, publish information, gather peacefully, and request changes from their government without fear of censorship or punishment.

The other options refer to rights found in different amendments: the right to keep and bear arms comes from the Second Amendment; no quartering of soldiers is from the Third Amendment; and protection against unreasonable searches is from the Fourth Amendment.