Ch. 13

Which of the following prevents Congress from creating a national religion?

• establishment clause

• free exercise clause

• supremacy clause

• due process clause

Which of the following prevents Congress from passing a law to restrict the practice of religion?

• establishment clause

• free exercise clause

• supremacy clause

Which of the following best describes prior restraint?

• The government censors information before it is published by the media

• Newspapers are allowed to print defamatory and seditious material

• Seditious speech that is protected by the First Amendment

Which of the following is NOT a protection of the First Amendment

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Assembly

• Right to Privacy

• Freedom of Religion

What is the main factor that schools use when deciding to limit free speech/expression for students?

• They ask, "is this speech/expression disrupting the learning environment?"

• Schools can limit all speech/expression

• They ask, "is this speech/expression unpopular?"

• They ask, "am I personally offended by this?"

The Tinkers engaged in __________ when they wore black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War

• slander

• clear and present danger

• libel

• symbolic speech

The First Amendment includes the freedoms of

• speech and the right to bear arms
• religion, press, and right to counsel
• petition, assembly, press, speech, and religion
• press, petition, and the right to vote

A group of people holding picket signs and protesting are exercising their right to:

• Civil Disobedience
• Assembly and Free Speech
• Sedition
• Freedom of Religion

The establishment clause of the 1st Amendment has often been interpreted to mean

• separation of church and state

• legal formation of labor unions

• rules for selecting grand juries

• protection from slander and libel

If freedom of assembly were not a protected, American citizens would be unable to

• join political groups that promote new social policies

• give public speeches filled with lies about the president

• trust newspapers to print the truth about their leaders

• write letters criticizing government policies