First Amendment-Speech/Press/Assembly/Petition

Freedom of speech (expression) is protected by the _____ and ______ Amendments.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 10th

• 14th

The act of damaging one's reputation is known as ______________.

• Libel

• Slander

• Defamation

• Shield Laws

What are the two types of defamation?

• Libel

• Slander

• Defamation

• Hate Speech

Written words which are false and malicious in nature.

• Libel

• Slander

• Shield Laws

• Defamation

Spoken words which are false and malicious in nature.

• Libel

• Slander

• Defamation

• Shield Laws

It is very hard to prove defamation because you have to prove it was said or printed with malicious intent.

• True

• False

Obscenities are hard to define because what may be obscene to one person may be perfectly acceptable to another person.

• True

• False

Which of the following are a part of the Three Prong Test for obscenities?

• Whether the average person, applying modern day community standards would find the work offensive

• Whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way sexual conduct  specifically limited by state law.

• It neither helps nor hurts obscenities.

• Whether the work, taken as a whole lacks artistic, literary, political or scientific value.

Speech advocating the overthrow of the government.

• Symbolic Speech

• Hate Speech

• Seditious Speech

• Pure Speech

The Supreme Court ruled that speech can be limited during war if there is a clear and present danger to the safety of the country.

• True

• False