Question 6 of 100 · 2008 civics test
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
From the 100-question list, the version for applications filed before October 20, 2025.
On the 65/20 list: one of the 20 questions for applicants 65 or older with 20 years as permanent residents.
Accepted answers
- speech
- religion
- assembly
- press
- petition the government
Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
The First Amendment packs several separate freedoms into one sentence, and naming any single one of them answers this question. They are speech, religion, assembly, press and the right to petition the government. All of them protect the same thing from different angles: your ability to say what you think, believe what you choose, gather peacefully with others, publish, and ask the government to change what is unfair. Congress may not pass laws that take these away, and it may not establish an official religion either. A frequent wrong answer is the right to bear arms, which is not one of them. Memory hook: five freedoms, one amendment, all of them about expression.