First Amendment.2019

The Bill of Rights is:

• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 
• The statement police must read to you when you are arrested. 
•  The opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. 
• The Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. 

How does the First Amendment begin? 

• "We the People…." 
• "We hold these truths to be…." 
•  "Freedom of speech and of the press shall not be abridged…."
• "Congress shall make no law…." 

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

• Press 
• Privacy 
• Assembly
•  Religion 

The Constitution prohibits public school teachers from teaching about religion in school. 

• True
• False

The First Amendment protects a person's right to burn the American flag as a form of political protest. 

• True
• False

Bart is ticked off. To make time for more standardized testing, the public school he attends has decided to reduce recess to three minutes a day. To protest the school's decision, he publishes a one- page flyer that says "Recess Rules! Standardized Testing Drools." As he has seen many other community activists do before, he takes his flyers to the town square, where he peacefully offers copies to passerby. Which of the following acts probably violates his First Amendment rights? 

• A police officer politely orders Bart to stop distribution and go home 
• A local merchant, an ardent support of standardized testing, angrily rips the flyers out of Bart's hands and shreds them 
• Bart's mother, embarrassed by the all the hullabaloo, confiscates the flyers and grounds him for two weeks 
• All of the above 

At what age does the First Amendment officially begin to protect a person's free speech rights? 

• 18
• 21
• 16
• None of the above, there is no age limit

Which of the following are true statements?

• The First Amendment prohibits government officials from establishing an official religion 
• The First Amendment restricts government officials from interfering with an individual's exercise of his or her religious beliefs 
• Both statements are true
• Neither statement is true

Which of the following categories of speech is never protected by the First Amendment? 

• Expression intended and likely to cause violent action 
• True Threats 
•  Clear and immediate threats to national security 
• All of the above

Can a reporter be sent to jail for refusing a judge's order to reveal the identity of his or her news source? 

• Yes
• No