First Amendment Rights

What did Thomas Jefferson believe about government and religion?

• religion should guide government policy

• he believed in the separation of religion and government

• taxes should pay to build churches

• only members of a religion should be president

Which of these is not included in the First Amendment?

• freedom to vote

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• freedom to assemble

How does freedom of press help maintain a democratic society?

• it provides jobs for journalists

• it allows citizens to be informed

• it prevents politicians from giving opinions

• it requires newspapers to charge a low price

Which of these would not be protected by the First Amendment?

• criticizing the government in an editorial

• debating issues in class

• promoting ideas that are unpopular

• damaging property in a protest march

Which of these guarantees that a group has the right to gather to protest a tax they think is unfair?

• the right to privacy

• the right to assemble

• the right to bear arms

• the right to worship freely