WorksheetsFirst Amendment Quizizz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the primary reason the government may limit free speech?
a)
When the government feels criticized
b)
When it is intended to and likely to cause lawless action
c)
When a joke becomes offensive
d)
None of the above
2.
Which entity has the power to regulate speech?
a)
Congress
b)
The president
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
State governments
3.
Which of the following is NOT explicitly protected by the First Amendment?
a)
Freedom of religion
b)
Right to petition
c)
Right to assemble
d)
Right to a jury trial
4.
What forms of expression are included under the definition of speech?
a)
Talking
b)
Printed speech
c)
Speech on the internet
d)
All of the above
5.
Who can impose restrictions on speech in certain contexts?
a)
The government
b)
Private employers
c)
Private schools
d)
All of the above
6.
Which branch of government is primarily responsible for creating laws?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
Executive branch
c)
Judicial branch
d)
Electoral branch
7.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
a)
A group opposing the federal government
b)
Supporters of the Constitution
c)
Loyalists during the American Revolution
d)
State governments
8.
How is the right to free speech characterized?
a)
It can be regulated by the local government only
b)
It’s an unalienable right
c)
It’s an alienable right
d)
It has nothing to do with the First Amendment
9.
What are the two clauses related to religion in the First Amendment?
a)
Establishment, Restricted Exercise
b)
Prayer, Recommended Reading
c)
Establishment, Free Exercise
d)
State sponsoring, Church building
10.
What are justices who disagree with the majority opinion called?
a)
Concurring opinions
b)
Dissenting opinions
c)
Unanimous opinions
d)
Inflated opinions
11.
Which act made it illegal to criticize the president?
a)
The Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Neutrality Proclamation
12.
Which document states that individuals should not follow their own will but the evidence proposed in their minds?
a)
The Virginia Constitution
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Bill
d)
The Kentucky Resolution
13.
What did Justice Wendell Holmes famously say about free speech?
a)
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in shouting fire in a theatre
b)
Free speech is absolute and cannot be limited
c)
All speech should be protected regardless of context
d)
Speech should be regulated by the government
14.
What is the remedy to falsehood and fallacies according to the text?
a)
A suspension of our First Amendment rights
b)
More speech, not enforced silence
c)
Enforced silence
d)
Another Sedition Act
15.
According to the Supreme Court case, what can no official prescribe?
a)
What shall be orthodox in politics
b)
What shall be orthodox in religion
c)
Both A and B
d)
None of the above
16.
How has the protection of free speech changed over time?
a)
Less than it ever has before
b)
More strongly than at any time in our history
c)
About the same as it did during the American Revolution
d)
When Congress is in recess
17.
Why is free speech essential in a democracy?
a)
It makes representatives accountable to the public
b)
It’s necessary for the discovery of truth
c)
It allows public discussion necessary for self-government
d)
All of the above
18.
Which of the following is included in the limitations of free speech?
a)
Defamation
b)
True threats
c)
Fighting words
d)
All of the above
19.
What war were high school students protesting by wearing black armbands?
a)
The Vietnam War
b)
World War II
c)
The Korean War
d)
The Iraq War
20.
What does the First Amendment protect in terms of assembly?
a)
The right to gather peacefully
b)
The right to protest violently
c)
The right to assemble only in private spaces
d)
None of the above
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