Civil Liberties First Amendment

In _____, the Supreme Court ruled that an Oregon compulsory education law was unconstitutional.

• Pierce vs. Society of Sisters

• Abington School District vs. Schempp

• Tinker vs. Des Moines School District

• McCollum vs. Board of Education

Which of the following forms of speech are protected by the 1st Amendment?

• obscenity

• defamation

• fighting words

• none of these

In _____, the Supreme Court struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring that each school day begin with the reciting of the Lord’s Prayer.

• Abington School District vs. Schempp

• Pierce vs. Society of Sisters

• McCollum vs. Board of Education

• Tinker vs. Des Moines School District

The Supreme Court has held that the key factor in determining whether or not released time programs are constitutional is

• what students do during those programs

• when the programs are held.

• where those programs are held.

• who attends the programs.

Picketing is protected by the constitution if it is

• done with a permit.

• peaceful.

• symbolic speech.

• done on private property.

Yelling “Fire!” in a crowded movie theater is against the law because it represents

• symbolic speech.

• slander.

• clear and present danger.

• advocacy of illegal action.

Government has the right to make reasonable rules regulating assemblies

• to uphold its limits on free speech.

• to protect against the inciting of violence or the endangerment of life.

• in situations that may involve protest against government policies.

• if rules are applied individually regarding content.

Almost without exception, government cannot apply _____ to spoken or written words.

• shield laws

• prior restraint

• the Sedition Act

• all are correct

Which of the following Supreme Court cases involved students trying to exercise their free speech rights in a high school?

• Abington School District vs. Schempp

• Pierce vs. Society of Sisters

• McCollum vs. Board of Education

• Tinker vs. Des Moines School District

A person may do as he or she chooses in this country

• because the Constitution guarantees that right.

• because the Supreme Court has ruled that to be a right.

• as long as that person does not infringe on the rights of others.

• as long as that person does not criticize others.