STANDARD CE.3b 
First Amendment Freedoms
The standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of citizenship and the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens by:

b) describing the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, and the rights guaranteed by due process and equal protection of the laws.

What fundamental rights and liberties are guaranteed in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America?

The Constitution of the United States of America establishes and protects the citizen's fundamental rights and liberties.

Few rights, if any, are considered absolute.

 First Amendment freedoms

• Religion—Government may not establish an official religion, nor endorse, or unduly interfere with the free exercise of religion.

• Speech—Individuals are free to express their opinions and beliefs.

• Press—The press has the right to gather and publish information, including that which criticizes the government.

• Assembly—Individuals may peacefully gather.

• Petition—Individuals have the right to make their views known to public officials.


 Fourteenth Amendment

• Extends the due process protection to actions of the states