Bill of Rights
These are the 4 freedoms the First Amendment grants U.S. citizens.
Speech, Press, religion, assembly
You have the right to remain this.
What is silent?
You have the right to film police officers in public spaces, as long as you do not do this to their duties.
What is physically interfering?
Passed in 1920, this Amendment finally granted women the right to vote across the United States.
What is the 19th Amendment?
According to the Campus Residences agreement, this is the exact time that "Quiet Hours" officially begin on a Tuesday night.
What is 11:00 PM?
This Founding Father, who had a musical written about his life, was against the Bill of Rights
Alexander Hamilton
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of this.
What is law?
The First Amendment only protects you from censorship by this entity.
What is the government?
If you attend Stony Brook but want to vote in your home state's election without traveling back, you must request this specific type of ballot.
What is an absentee ballot?
Under the Stony Brook guest policy, a visitor is not allowed to be an overnight guest in your room for more than this many nights within a 7-day period.
What is three nights?
These many amendments make up the Bill of Rights.
What is 10?
If you cannot afford one of these, one will be appointed for you.
What is a public attorney?
The First Amendment does not protect speech that is designed to incite this dangerous action. (Hint: Falsely yelling "Fire" in a public area.)
What is imminent lawless action?
This Amendment made it illegal to deny the right to vote based on a citizen's "race or color."
What is the 15th Amendment?
SBU’s "Good Samaritan" policy guarantees that if you call for medical help for a friend experiencing a drug or alcohol emergency, you...
What is do not face disciplinary actions for alcohol or drug policy violations?
This Founding Father wrote the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
You can change your mind and invoke your Miranda rights at this point during an interrogation.
What is at any time?
In a 1969 case the Supreme Court ruled that students do not "shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse (Blank)."
What is gate?
This federal law requires polling places to provide accommodations such as wheelchair-accessible booths, so all citizens can vote.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
University policy requires you to carry and present this specific item if a UPD officer requests it.
What is a SBU ID card?
This many amendments were originally written for the Bill of Rights
What is 12?
Miranda warnings exist primarily to protect this specific Constitutional Amendment right against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th Amendment?
If you are protesting on a public sidewalk, you generally do not need a permit from the city unless your protest does this.
What is block traffic?
This 1965 act federally outlawed discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
UPD officers generally cannot legally enter your room without a...
What is a warrant, consent, or active emergency?