Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows.

From the Bill of Rights, US Constitution

Amendment I

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.

Which of the following human rights issues is addressed in the first amendment of the Constitution?

The right of people to express themselves
The right of people to protect themselves
The right of people to get a fair trial
The right of people to have private lives