Citizenship · Principles of American Democracy

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

  1. A The right to bear arms
  2. B Speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition the government
  3. C Trial by jury
  4. D The right to vote

Why this is the answer

The First Amendment protects five fundamental freedoms: SPEECH (the right to express opinions without government censorship); RELIGION (the right to practice any religion or none, and freedom from government-established religion); PRESS (the right of news media to publish without government control); ASSEMBLY (the right to gather peacefully); and PETITION (the right to ask the government to address grievances). On the USCIS test, naming any ONE of these five is sufficient. These freedoms are foundational to American democracy and have been interpreted broadly by the Supreme Court over more than two centuries of case law. The right to bear arms is the Second Amendment; trial by jury is the Sixth and Seventh Amendments; the right to vote is protected by several amendments (15th, 19th, 24th, 26th).
Source: USCIS Civics Question 6 (65/20)

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