Freedom of Speech

Which of the following is an example of protected free speech?

• Shouting suggestive and lewd comments at women who pass by your window.

• Posting a false story as a headline in a newspaper that damages a reputation.

• Posting your opinion about a government official.

• Sharing a video online that involves child pornography.

Sit-ins, flag waving, demonstrations, and wearing armbands are examples of what type of speech?

• Symbolic Speech

• Non-verbal Speech

• Picture Speech

• Fundamental Speech

Does the First Amendment protect a person's right to burn the American flag in political protest?

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

• SOMETIMES

Where do the majority of individual rights appear in the Constitution?

• Preamble

• Article II

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Rights

Which of the following is true about the First Amendment's right to free speech?

• It was designed to protect the views of the majority.

• It only protects the person making the communication.

• It only protects the person receiving the communication.

• It protects all forms of communication: books, art, speeches, internet, newspapers, radio, etc.

Ernest makes a speech on a public street corner that causes a riot. Which limitation applies?

• Time, Place, Manner Restrictions

• Incitement Test

• Commercial Speech Restrictions

• Obscenity

Martha and her band were fined for playing their music so loud that it disturbed their next-door neighbors. Which limitation applies?

• Clear and present danger

• Incitement test

• Time, manner, and place restrictions

• Commercial Speech

Which student is most likely to prevail on his/her First Amendment claim?

• Rebecca wants to challenge the school’s dress code that prohibits students from wearing crop tops in school.

• Rob wants to challenge a school policy that prohibits students from wearing flip-flops to class.

• Rachel wants to challenge a school policy that prohibits her from wearing an anti-war t-shirt to school.

• Reggie wants to challenge a school policy that prohibits students from dying their hair a bright, non-natural color.

Which of the following describes 'fighting words'?

• Words that start a conversation between two or more people.

• Words that inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace.

• Words that are directed at another person and are unkind.

• Words that challenge another person to fight.

A US representative prohibited a local newspaper from printing an editorial that was critical of her voting record. This action is an example of:

• Fighting Words

• Censorship

• Obscenity

• Hate Speech