First Amendment
And now, another Fact of Congress
Way back in 1789, people were noticing some things our new Constitution didn’t take care of.”
So, the First Congress came up with ten changes, or amendments, that were ratified and added on to the Constitution in 1791.”
These became known as the Bill of Rights.
The 1st Amendment is important because Congress actually told itself what it could not do.
If written using today’s language, the first amendment would say, “Look Congress, you can’t pass laws that keep people from practicing their religion.
You can’t pass laws that keep people from speaking their minds or publishing their ideas
And you can’t pass laws that stop folks from getting together peacefully to express their views to their people in government.
The 1st Amendment—it’s a biggie!
And that’s another Fact of Congress
Way back in 1789, people were noticing some things our new Constitution didn’t take care of.”
So, the First Congress came up with ten changes, or amendments, that were ratified and added on to the Constitution in 1791.”
These became known as the Bill of Rights.
The 1st Amendment is important because Congress actually told itself what it could not do.
If written using today’s language, the first amendment would say, “Look Congress, you can’t pass laws that keep people from practicing their religion.
You can’t pass laws that keep people from speaking their minds or publishing their ideas
And you can’t pass laws that stop folks from getting together peacefully to express their views to their people in government.
The 1st Amendment—it’s a biggie!
And that’s another Fact of Congress