Back to Basics
This part of the first amendment protects your right to speak against the government.
What is...Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech is absolute.
What is...False
The students in the Tinker case were protesting this war.
What is...the Vietnam War
Freedom of Religion allows this right.
What is...the right to practice any faith you want (or no religion at all)
The number of justices in the Supreme Court.
What is...Nine
This freedom was motivated by the history of the Church of England.
What is...Freedom of Religion
The Church of England was the only religion allowed during that time and when the Constitution was being written, they automatically wrote this right.
Bethel School District V. Fraser was a case involving a vulgar and inappropriate speech at a school assembly. Which party won the case in the Supreme Court?
Who is...Bethel School District
The Des Moines School district was aware that the students were planning to wear armbands.
What is...Yes, and they placed a preemptive ban.
The First Amendment prohibits students from praying in class before a test.
What is...False
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
What is...the Bill of Rights
The only part of the first amendment that you need a group to complete.
What is...Freedom of Assembly
You can't assemble with yourself.
Schools can regulate the time, place, and content of student expression.
What is...Yes
This party prevailed in the trial court.
What is...the school district (Des Moines)
Freedom of Religion protects the practice of all religions except for this one.
What is...trick question! All religions are protected under the First Amendment.
The three branches of government.
What are...Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
The First Amendment protects ideas that may be unpopular.
What is...True
This is the difference between pure speech and symbolic speech.
What is...
Pure speech = verbal expression
Symbolic speech = actions and symbols
This party won the Tinker v Des Moines court case in the Supreme Court.
Who is...Tinker (the students)
The clause the prohibits the government from interfering with the free exercise of religion.
What is...the Free Exercise Clause
The First Amendment protects your right to burn the American flag in protest.
What is...True
This type of speech is NOT protected by the First Amendment.
What is...
Fighting Words: Words that will likely lead to intentional violence.
True Threats: Threats to commit a crime
False advertising: Misleading advertisements aimed to trick viewers/consumers.
These were the Appellants in the Tinker V. Des Moines case.
Who is...Tinker
This clause prevents the US from imposing a state-wide religion.
What is...the Establishment Clause
This is a right not explicitly protected by the First Amendment.
What is...privacy