First Amendment Quiz

How many freedoms are protected under the First Amendment?

(a)  

What does the right to "assemble" mean under the First Amendment? (select all)

• protest

• gather

• bear arms

• attend plays

What does the right to "petition" mean under the First Amendment? (select all)

• suggest ideas for future laws

• complain to government officials via letter, email, phone call, or even in person

• sign forms

• ask elected representatives to change laws

Christianity is official religion of the United States.

• True

• False

Under the First Amendment, another word for "media" is

(a)  

Offensive speech is protected under the First Amendment.

• True

• False

The Supreme Court has ruled that the following forms of expression are NOT protected under the First Amendment

• offensive expression

• criticism of the President of the United States

• threats of immediate violence

• religious beliefs that require head coverings in public at all times

The Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson (1989) that burning an American flag is protected under the First Amendment.

• True

• False

THROWBACK: The Supreme Court is part of which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

THROWBACK: Federalism is _______________________

• a name of all 3 branches of government together

• the federal government based in Washington, DC

• the balance between federal and state government power

• established by the Ninth Amendment