Newsela Quiz: Flag Desecration

Greg Johnson was found guilty in Texas for flag desecration. Which words could be considered desecration? (There is more than one answer!)

• burning

• trampling

• spitting

• washing

What amendment protects protestors that decide to burn the U.S. flaga?

• Second

• Third

• First

• Fifth

The Federal Flag Desecration of 1968 was passed due to protestors burning flags concerning what event?

• Civil War

• Vietnam War

• World War 2

• The War of 1812

True or False: Our current flag is the only flag that the United States has had.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Showing contempt for the flag is considered offensive, but not against the law. What word does NOT mean the same as contempt?

• disrespect

• disregard

• honor

• dishonor

What case made the Supreme Court strike down all state flag desecration laws?

• Texas vs. Johnson

• Spence vs. Washington

• Halter vs. Nebraska

• The article does not say.

What word is a synonym of DISSENT?

• approval

• agreement

• permission

• disapproval

Most early flag desecration statutes prohibited which of the following? (HINT: THERE IS MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)

• defacing the flag design

• marking on the flag

• using the flag for commercial advertising

• folding the flag into a small triangle