# The First Amendment - Contains the Establishment Clause and the - Free Exercise Clause, and - guarantees the Freedom of Speech, - the Freedom of the Press, and - the Freedom of Assembly. > 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.