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WorksheetsCh. 19: Civil Liberties - First Amendment Freedoms
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
In _____, the Supreme Court ruled that an Oregon compulsory education law was unconstitutional.
Pierce vs. Society of Sisters
Abington School District vs. Schempp
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District
McCollum vs. Board of Education
Which of the following forms of speech are protected by the 1st Amendment?
obscenity
defamation
fighting words
none of these
In _____, the Supreme Court struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring that each school day begin with the reciting of the Lord’s Prayer.
Abington School District vs. Schempp
Pierce vs. Society of Sisters
McCollum vs. Board of Education
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District
According to the _____, any public school which receives federal funds must allow student religious groups to meet in the school on the same terms it sets for other student groups.
Equal Access Act
the Lemon test
Establishment Clause
Adolescent Family Life Act
Seditious speech is speech that urges others to
disagree with the government in public.
vote against the government.
overthrow the government.
support the party out of power.
In deciding cases involving laws against sedition, the Supreme Court has
developed the “clear and present danger” rule.
established the excessive entanglement standard.
upheld the Alien and Sedition acts of 1798.
upheld the Alien and Sedition acts of 1798.
All of the following are limited in the United States EXCEPT
government.
civil rights.
popular sovereignty.
freedom of speech.
The Supreme Court has held that the key factor in determining whether or not released time programs are constitutional is
what students do during those programs
when the programs are held.
where those programs are held.
who attends the programs.
Picketing is protected by the constitution if it is
done with a permit.
peaceful.
symbolic speech.
done on private property.
Over the last 75-80 years, in this country, which of the following types of media has received the most limited 1st Amendment protection?
radio and television
magazines
movies
newspapers
In most cases involving seditious speech, the Supreme Court generally has found that it is reasonable for government to
make it a crime to urge someone to believe it would be best to overthrow the government.
prohibit any criticism of the government.
protect its own existence by prohibiting speech that threatens that existence.
all are correct
Assembling is one means by which Americans may lawfully
discuss overthrow of the government.
interfere with a public event.
interfere with a public event.
seek to influence public policy.
Yelling “Fire!” in a crowded movie theater is against the law because it represents
symbolic speech.
slander.
clear and present danger.
advocacy of illegal action.
Picketing by workers who are on strike would be an example of
symbolic speech.
advocacy of illegal action.
right of association.
fighting words.
Demonstrators can be arrested for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
disrupting school activities.
attempting to influence court proceedings.
the demonstration causes violence but the demonstrators themselves remain peaceful.
violating a court-imposed buffer zone around an abortion clinic.
Because the federal government is prohibited from an establishment of religion, public schools cannot
allow students to study the Bible in an historical context.
allow student religious groups to meet in the school.
not allow student religious groups to meet in the school.
allow individuals to pray in school.
Government has the right to make reasonable rules regulating assemblies
to uphold its limits on free speech.
to protect against the inciting of violence or the endangerment of life.
in situations that may involve protest against government policies.
if rules are applied individually regarding content.
Almost without exception, government cannot apply _____ to spoken or written words.
shield laws
prior restraint
the Sedition Act
all are correct
the Sedition Act
by allowing the establishment of a national religion.
by exempting church property from taxes.
by installing a chaplain.
by installing a chaplain.
Which two constitutional amendments provide two guarantees of religious freedom?
1st, 14th
1st, 15th
1st, 13th
1st, 16th
Which of the following is NOT one of the public places in which people have a constitutional right to hand out political literature?
streets
shopping centers
public parks
sidewalks
Under the Establishment Clause, the federal government still has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT
use tax money to pay for busing students to parochial schools.
provide public funds for some uses in church-related schools.
establish an acceptable voluntary prayer for use in public schools.
exercise control over public, seasonal displays.
Which of the following Supreme Court cases involved students trying to exercise their free speech rights in a high school?
Abington School District vs. Schempp
Pierce vs. Society of Sisters
McCollum vs. Board of Education
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District
A person may do as he or she chooses in this country
because the Constitution guarantees that right.
because the Supreme Court has ruled that to be a right.
as long as that person does not infringe on the rights of others.
as long as that person does not criticize others.
Which standard is not used for the Courts use to determine if something is obscene?
in conflict with the ideals or norms of the average person or public
seen of offensive
lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value
does not demonstrate or causes violence
Which of the following standard is not used in regarding state aid to parochial schools does the Supreme Court apply through the Lemon test?
primarily effect neither advance nor inhibit religion
not allow student religious groups to meet in the school.
must avoid an "excessive entanglement of gov. w/religion"
purpose of aid must be clearly secular, not religious
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone.
defamation
libel
slander
shield law
Advocating conduct intended to disrupt the lawful acts of the government with violence.
symbolic speech
seditious speech
sedition
prior restraint
The guarantees of safety, opinions, and property from arbitrary acts of the government.
civil liberties
civil rights
Free Exercise Clause
Due Process Clause
Those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people.
civil liberties
civil rights
Establishment Clause
parochial
False or malicious use of the spoken word.
libel
sedition
slander
symbolic speech
False or malicious use of the printed word.
libel
sedition
slander
symbolic speech
Free Exercise Clause
guarantees the right of every person to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion.
protects reporters from being required to disclose their sources.
allows government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed.
none of these
Establishment Clause
guarantees the right of every person to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion.
protects reporters from being required to disclose their sources.
allows government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed.
sets up the separation between church and state.
Due Process Clause
guarantees the right of every person to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion.
say states cannot deny the basic provisions of the Bill of Rights to their citizens as stated in the 14th Amendment.
allows government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed.
sets up the separation between church and state.
Government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed.
parochial
shield law
prior restraint
sedition
The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force.
parochial
shield law
prior restraint
sedition
The right to gather with others to promote political, economic, or social issues
right of association
shield law
prior restraint
sedition
Protects reporters from being required to disclose their sources.
right of association
shield law
prior restraint
sedition
Private schools that are organized under church-related structure.
parochial
shield law
prior restraint
sedition
