Question

A sit-in was staged on the sidewalk in front of the state department to protest a proposed pipeline from Alaska to the Gulf coast. Was this event protected by the constitution?

Answer 1

Yes. It is freedom of assembly which is protected by the first amendment to United States constitution.

Answer 2

The correct answer was yes.

This event was protected by the Constitution's First Amendment.

The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion and press, and the right to peaceful assembly.

The freedom to assembly is the right to hold public meetings and form associations without interference by the government. In the past, segregation has been described as a violation of freedom of assembly as well.

This right is however often violated by the government as a means to suppress dissent and critical voices opposing the government.

Today, the right to peaceful assembly online must also be fully guaranteed.