First Amendment

The government cannot dictate an official US religion

• Free Exercise Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Establishment Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

An activity that would otherwise be illegal (such as drug use, or not paying income taxes) is exempt from prosecution if it is your sincerely held religious belief.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Our legal system allows the government to reasonably regulate the time, place and manner of speech such as protest rallies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which is not permitted in public schools?

• An excused absence for religious purposes

• Teacher teaching students about another religion

• A private prayer among friends who want to participate

• Praying over morning announcements

Which of the following is a violation of Free exercise?

• Making It illegal for amish to pull their kids out of school

• Private school requiring you to say a prayer every morning

• A government official going to church

• Making it illegal to burning the American Flag

What is the term the Supreme Court has put in place for the burden of proof a public official plaintiff must prove to win a libel claim?

• Malice and forethought

• Intentional lies

• 1. Actual malice

• ill will

In what publication was the ad that caused Sullivan to file suit?

• 1. Wall Street Journal

• 1. New York Times

• Washington Post

• Alabama Register

There is no constitutional right to assemble on private property, but peaceful assembly on public property is a protected right.

• True

• False

An airport bans solicitation within terminals, is this a constitutional ban?

• Yes

• No

The following types of speech are not protected speech: Obscene, Defamatory, Inciting Speech, and Fighting Words.

• True

• False