Which of these rights does the first amendment guarantee? a. the right to bar soldiers from occupying one's home b. the right to purchase a gun for protection or hunting c. the right to write an article that criticizes the government d. the right to remain silent while being arrested for a crime

The answer is C. the right to write an article that criticizes the government.

The first amendment states "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." 

 C. the right to write an article that criticizes the government

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