Factors shaping American national identity: The First Amendment
The interpretation of the Constitution and the evolution of law.
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The First Amendment protects
What is the freedoms of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition?
100
What Amendment did Tinker v. Des Moines violate?
The 1st amendment
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Why is the first amendment important to American democracy?
it protects the fundamental rights of citizens to express themselves and to hold the government accountable.
200
What speech is not protected by the First Amendment?
Speech not protected by the First Amendment includes incitement to imminent lawless action, defamation, obscenity, perjury, fighting words, true threats, child pornography, and fraud.
300
Fill in the blank
The First Amendment Promotes...(what?)
What is individual liberty?
300
Protesting was forbidden for much of American history, until the early 1900s where the government stated that the first amendment didn't only apply to the federal government but all the _____.
States
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Do individuals have the right to protest in privately owned public spaces like malls or stadiums?
No, individuals do not have a general First Amendment right to protest in privately owned public spaces like malls
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What arguments did the state of Texas use to justify convicting Johnson?
To justify Johnson's conviction for engaging in symbolic speech, the State asserted two interests: preserving the flag as a symbol of national unity and preventing breaches of the peace
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True Or False
Campuses can Censor or punish speech merely because a person or group considers it offensive or hateful.
False
500
What is The Brandenburg Test?
First prong: Intent: The speech must be intended to incite or produce imminent lawless action.
Second prong: Likelihood: The speech must be likely to incite or produce such action.