1st Amendment

What action is protected by the first amendment?

• an organized protest
• right to vote
• Trial by Jury
• Owning a gun

Which liberty is guaranteed by the first amendment?

• Freedom of Speech
• Right to Vote
• Right to bear arms
• No cruel and unusual punishments

“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.”

• establishment clause
• free exercise clause
• Elastic Clause
• Necessary and Proper clause

“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.”

• establishment clause
• free exercise clause
• Elastic Clause
• Necessary and Proper clause

Why is a teacher not allowed to lead a prayer in school?

• It would violate the Establishment clause
• It would violate the Free exercise Clause
• It would violate the the Elastic Clause
• All of these

This is when there are written lies about a person to damage their reputation.

• Censorship
• Slander
• Libel
• Bail

False and malicious use of spoken words

• censorship
• libel
• defamation
• slander

Wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War is symbolic speech protected by the 1st Amendment IF...

• there is no material and substantial disruption to school activities.

• armbands are part of the school dress code.

• America is winning the war.

• a majority of students are wearing them.

The posting of the ten commandments on public grounds does NOT violate the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment IF...

• the surrounding elements have historical/traditional context and it was placed there with a secular purpose.

• it is out of sight from the majority of the public.

• it is placed in an area with the majority population being Christian, Muslim, and Jewish.

• it is placed in a public school building.

The 1st amendment right to free speech is absolute, and I can say whatever I want, whenever I want, wherever I want, including at school.

• True
• False