GovtC15.T6.P4

True/False: The first amendment protects freedom of speech and the press.

• True

• False

True/False: Freedom of speech may be limited when there is a risk to public safety.

• True

• False

What type of expression is defined as being offensive or indecent in nature?

• defamation

• libel

• obscenity

• slander

How does the Supreme Court describe speech that is likely to cause immediate violence?

• Censorship

• commercial speech

• fighting words

• libel

Why was the First Amendment considered to be such an important idea for Americas?

• it enabled citizens to freely participate in democracy

• it provided democratic ideas that Americans have never considered

• it showed that Americans could never be limited in their rights

• it showed the importance of being able to bear arms.

True/False: Symbolic speech is verbal expression to an audience that has chosen to listen.

• True

• False

True/FalsePrior restraint is censorship after it is published

• True

• False

Why did the Constitution include freedoms such as assembly and petition?

• colonists had been asked for these freedoms from their constituents

• colonists were not permitted these freedoms under King George's rule

• most governments constitutions guaranteed these rights

• they wanted a guarantee of similar rights to those of Great Britain

The First Amendment right that requests government action is freedom of

• assembly

• petition

• press

• speech

How can both freedom of the press and the right to be a fair trial be guaranteed in today's digital world?

• courts can sequester juries while the media continues to report trial news

• news coverage is made only in print and not on the internet

• the media can be ordered to provide only limited coverage of events

• there is not way to guarantee both freedoms at once because they affect each other