Question

From the Bill of Rights, US Constitution

Amendment I

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.

Which of the following human rights issues is addressed in the first amendment of the Constitution? (10 points)

Choose one answer.
a. The right of people to express themselves
b. The right of people to protect themselves
c. The right of people to get a fair trial
d. The right of people to have private lives

Answer 1

The human right addressed in the first amendment of the Constitution is the right of people to express themselves as they want. We the people get to speak freely and assemble freely and be ourselves as freely as we like.