First Amendment: Freedom of the Press

What does the First Amendment protect?

• All of the above

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of speech

How does the Supreme Court view freedom of speech and freedom of the press?

• They have no opinion on it

• They defer to Congress and the president

• They restrict it in matters of national security

• They favor it whenever possible

What was the case called in the early 1970s where the federal government wanted to block the publication of the Pentagon Papers?

• New York Times vs. US

• Schenck vs. US

• Nixon vs. Washington Post

• Pentagon Papers vs. New York Times

What did the Pentagon Papers reveal about the Vietnam War?

• The administration was forthright and honest

• The administration had no involvement

• The administration was not forthright and honest

• The administration had no impact on the war

What did the Nixon administration claim as the reason to block the publication of the Pentagon Papers?

• Political agenda

• Economic impact

• National security

• Public opinion

What is prior restraint?

• Censorship

• Freedom of speech

• Presumption against publication

• National security

In the New York Times vs. US case, what did the Supreme Court rule?

• In favor of the Nixon administration

• In favor of national security

• In favor of prior restraint

• In favor of the New York Times and Washington Post

How did the Supreme Court's ruling in the New York Times vs. US case differ from the Schenck vs. US case?

• They both ruled in favor of freedom of speech

• They both ruled in favor of the press

• They ruled differently based on the circumstances

• They both ruled in favor of the government