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WorksheetsStudents and the Law
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 1st amendment right to free speech is absolute, and I can say whatever I want, whenever I want, wherever I want, including at school.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
I can spread rumors about someone even if they aren’t true, because that is freedom of speech and it is protected by the 1st amendment.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Schools can censor the contents of the school newspaper if they express an opinion that the administrators don’t like and that is likely to cause a disruption on campus.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Schools can discipline students for off-campus internet speech and activity, even though it does not take place at school.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Schools have the power to limit the types of clubs formed on campus. For example, a school could ban a club if it disagrees with the views of that club or think that it would be disruptive, such as a political club.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Technically, schools cannot ban students from using vulgar or offensive language, as this is protected by the 1st amendment, and appears in so many places in our popular culture, such as music and in movies.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Schools can punish groups of students more harshly for walking out on class as a form of organized protest, instead of simply ditching.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Teachers are not allowed to use religious materials, such the Bible, Koran, or Torah, in their teaching, as this would advocate religion and violate the 1st amendment.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Administrators and teachers do not have a right to search your personal belongings, including lockers and phones, without your permission, and this would violate the 4th amendment against “unreasonable searches and seizures.”
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Schools can drug test all of the participants in after school sports, even if they do not have proof or a reasonable suspicion that one of the students has used drugs or alcohol.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Public school can offer some classes by gender, as some material simply isn’t suitable for boys or girls in mixed-gender classes and would cause disruptions or make some students uncomfortable.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Students can refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance, as this would violate free speech, but may not disrupt the proceedings.
a)
True
b)
False
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