First Amendment quiz 3 (scaffold)

What does the First Amendment law draw a line between?

• Protected and Unprotected Speech

• Violent and Non-violent Speech

• Hateful and Non-hateful Speech

• Emergency and Non-emergency Speech

When is speech considered unprotected according to the First Amendment law?

• When it is related to political discourse

• When it is intended to instill fear in the audience

• When it is disliked by the audience

• When it presents an emergency of serious harm

What is an example of speech that satisfies the emergency principle according to the Supreme Court?

• Intentional incitement of imminent violent or Lawless action

• Peaceful protest against the government

• Expression of disagreement with government policies

• Promotion of non-violent activism

What is the response in a free Society to speech that is disliked or disagreed with?

• Answer back, ignore it, use other strategies

• Invoke government censorship

• Protest and create chaos

• Boycott the speaker and their platform

Who does the First Amendment apply to?

• Both government and private sector

• Private sector actors

• Only social media platforms

• Government entities

What rights do private sector actors, including social media platforms, have regarding Free Speech?

• They have the right to decide what speech they will host

• They must protect other people's Free Speech rights

• They have no rights regarding Free Speech

• They must follow the guidelines of the First Amendment

What is an important way for customers and Society to exert pressure on social media platforms regarding their exercise of power over political discourse?

• Demanding government intervention in platform policies

• Obtaining their services or not using their services

• Filing lawsuits against the platforms

• Boycotting all social media platforms

Why is it important for social media platforms to exercise their power in a constructive way?

• To gain more advertising dollars

• To control the narrative and suppress opposing views

• To please the government and avoid regulation

• Due to their enormous practical power and impact on political discourse in a democracy