History
Freedom of Speech
Case Questions
100

In what year was the First Amendment ratified?

What is 1791

100

True or False: The First Amendment protects all forms of speech, including threats of violence.

What is false?

100

Which case centered around a high school student’s off-campus post that led to her suspension from the cheerleading squad?

What is B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District (2021)?

200

Which foundational American document does the First Amendment belong to?

What is the Bill of Rights?

200

The First Amendment protects symbolic speech. Name 3 out of the 6 examples of symbolic speech we went over today!

What is 

1. Burning a flag 

2. Wearing an armband with a peace symbol 

3. Picketing and marching 

4. Distributing leaflets and pamphlets 

5. Door-to-door solicitation 

6. Tattooing



200

What precedent did Bethel School District v. Fraser set in limiting students' free speech rights in schools

What is schools can discipline students for lewd, vulgar, or indecent speech at school-sponsored events?

300

The First Amendment is one of how many amendments in the Bill of Rights.

What is 10? 

300

What is expressive conduct? 

What is actions or behaviors intended to convey a message 

300

Which Supreme Court case established that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate"?

What is Tinker v. Des Moines?

400

What are the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

What are freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition

400

What type of speech is not protected under the First Amendment?

What is speech inciting violence?

400

What was the key issue in Tinker v. Des Moines regarding the form of student protest?

What is the wearing of black armbands to protest the Vietnam War

500

What was the primary reason the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment, was added to the U.S. Constitution?

What is to protect individual liberties and limit the power of the federal government?

500

In what type of situation can the government place limits on speech without violating the First Amendment?

What is when the speech threatens national security, public safety, or the rights of others?

500

How did B.L. v. Mahanoy differ from Tinker v. Des Moines in terms of the location of the speech in question?

What is B.L. involved off-campus, online speech, while Tinker involved on-campus protest

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