1st Amendment 101 - Scholastic Mag - Jan 2018)

Harming someone's reputation by speaking lies is called

• libel

• petition

• civil liberty

• slander

Which of the following is a form of speech protected by the 1st Amendment?

• telling lies about somone

• protesting against the government

• remaining silent when arrested

• provoking a riot

Telling a lie to destroy someone's reputatin is called...

• slander

• libel

• petition

• censorship

The "establishment of religion" 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

Without the right "peaceably to assemble", we wouldn't be able to...

• join political groups

• give public speeches filled with lies about the president

• trust newspapers to print the truth about their leaders

• write letters criticizing government policies

A formal request, often in the form of a brief or letter is called

• petition

• slander

• civil liberty

• libel

The first ___________ amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

Publishing lies in the newspaper to hurt someone's reputation is called...

• libel

• petition

• censorship

• slander

Freedom of Religion tells us that ...

• the official religion of the U.S. is Christianity

• the official religion of the U.S. is Judaism

• there is no official religion

• the only two religions in the U.S. are Christianity and Judaism.

The 1st Amendment protects __________ basic freedoms.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20