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what are all the rights protected by the first amendment
A careful reading of the First Amendment reveals that it protects several basic liberties — freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly.
When was the first amendment of the U.S. constitution ratified
The First Amendment, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights, was submitted to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789, and adopted on December 15, 1791.

Question: What was the original purpose
Self-contained rewrite: What was the original purpose of the first amendment in the U.S. constitution