Journalism 1 Unit 1

Who created the First Amendment?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Knights of Columbus

• President George Bush

• Founding Fathers

Why was the First Amendment created?

• To prohibit people from practicing their faith

• To Prevent Americans from complaining about the government

• To guarantee Americans their individual freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.

Freedom of Speech can be limited by which institutions:

• Private schools

• Privately owned companies

• Private people

• All of the above

Freedom of speech guarantees me the right to criticize the government:

• True

• False

Social media sites can delete or block my posts as they see fit because they are:

• The government

• A privately owned business

• An educational entity

Journalists can write about whatever they choose and from any viewpoint as long as the information is factual. True of False?

• True

• False

Principals can censor the school newspaper because it is considered a learning activity. True or false?

• True

• False

Which Freedoms are protected under the first amendment?

• Freedom of Speech and Religion

• Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Petition

• Freedom of the Press, Religion, Petition, and Assembly

• Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, and Assembly

Freedom of religion allows the government to limit my time in a place of worship (church, synagogue, mosque, etc.)

• True

• False

The freedom of speech does not protect speech that incites violence.

• True

• False