2026 Constitution Week Spotlight
Constitution Week Spotlight.
Courtesy of Lieutenant George Farragut Chapter, NSDAR
| September 20, 2026 1:00 AM
On this fourth day of Constitution Week, we focus on The First Amendment: Five Freedoms.
The First Amendment is one of the most familiar parts of the Constitution, but its protections are broader than freedom of speech alone. It protects five related freedoms: speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. These freedoms help create a society in which Americans can express ideas, practice religion, gather with others, publish information, and ask the government to address grievances. They also illustrate an important constitutional principle: the Bill of Rights places limits on government power.
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