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1st and 2nd Amendments

1st and 2nd Amendments

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

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The 1st and 2nd amendments are some of the most hotly contested verbiage in the entire Constitution. In this cast we looked at what exactly they say, how they have been interpreted and some of the major Supreme Court cases around them.