The First Amendment

The First Amendment

What makes it so special?

Multiple Choice

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

• free speech

• peaceful, legal protests

• choosing a religion

• owning a gun

Multiple Choice

If Congress limits your right to say or do what you want, does this violate your First Amendment rights?

• Yes, possibly, because the amendments protect us from the government.

• No, because they government can do what it wants.

Multiple Choice

If I tell you to "shut up," does this violate your 1st Amendment rights?

• Yes, because the amendments protect people from people.

• No, because I'm not the government telling you to be silent. The amendments limit the government to protect the people.

Multiple Choice

According to the First Amendment, everyone must go to church.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the United States, we have this idea of a separation of _____ and ____, so the government doesn't have a favorite religion.

• religion and politics

• beliefs and practices

• church and state

Multiple Choice

Can the government make you pray in school?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does "free speech" protect bullying?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does "free speech" defend you from lying about someone?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is "the press?"

• physical newspapers only

• anyone telling the news and current events

Multiple Choice

If I record the police and put it on YouTube, am I now "the press" and protected from the government telling me to take it down?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What exactly does assemble mean?

• mailing letters

• telling the government what you think

• free speech

• gathering in groups

Multiple Choice

Does the 1st Amendment protect peaceful protests?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the 1st Amendment protect riots?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What exactly does petition mean?

• mailing letters

• telling the government what you think

• free speech

• gathering in groups

Multiple Choice

Can I sue the government?

• No, the 1st amendment is against this.

• Yes, the 1st amendment supports this.

• No, only companies can under the 1st amendment.

Open Ended

...so can Twitter and Facebook decide to cancel your account if they don't like what you post?

Multiple Choice

Do social media companies violate the First Amendment when they ban or block someone from their platforms?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The 1st Amendment says who can't limit your right to free speech (saying what you want)?

• the government

• private companies

• teachers

• your parents

Multiple Choice

Why can Twitter and Facebook legally block your speech?

• They're government companies.

• They're private companies.

Open Ended

The 1st Amendment protects protests, but there's limits. What's an example of something that can happen during a legal protest but you can be arrested for?

Open Ended

Do you think we should have limits of what protesters can do? Defend your answer with examples.