Which of the following is NOT a right protected by the First Amendment?

Which of the following is NOT a right protected by the First Amendment?

• A. Speech
• B. Assembly
• C. Right to bear arms
• D. Petitioning the government

Answer: (C)

The issue tests which freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects five specific liberties: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The right to bear arms is not included in those protections; it is protected by the Second Amendment. So the option describing the right to bear arms is not a First Amendment right, while speech, assembly, and petitioning the government are.

The issue tests which freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects five specific liberties: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The right to bear arms is not included in those protections; it is protected by the Second Amendment. So the option describing the right to bear arms is not a First Amendment right, while speech, assembly, and petitioning the government are.