Protest/ Johnson
First Amendment
Before Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Outcome
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He was arrested for burning the American Flag and chanting "America the red, white, and blue, we spit on you".
What did Johnson get arrested for?
100
True
True or False: Johnson had the right to burn the flag because it showed freedom of speech.
100
Dallas County District Criminal Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Which two courts did Johnson go to before the case arrived at the Supreme Court?
100
Defendant: Gregory Lee Johnson Petitioner: State of Texas
Who was the defendant and who was the petitioner?
100
True
True or Flase: Johnson won the case in a 5- 4 decision.
200
He was protesting against the Reagan Administration in front of Dallas City Hall.
What was he protesting against and where did the protesting take place?
200
It deals with what someone says or what they do.
What does freedom of speech deal with?
200
He was fined $2,000 and one year in jail.
What was the outcome of his first trial?
200
In Washington D.C. on Tuesday March 21, 1989.
When and where did the Supreme Court Trial take place?
200
Wednesday June 21, 1989
What is the specific date that Court decided the final decision?
300
August 22, 1984
When was the date that Johnson was arrested?
300
Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.
What three catergories did Johnson's flag burning fall under?
300
The law that says "it is a crime to desecrate a venerated object".
Under what law did the State of Texas arrest Johnson?
300
Johnson's: William M. Kunstler Petitioner's: Kathi Alyce Drew
Who were the 2 lawyers that were in this case (Johnson's and petitioner's lawyer)?
300
Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Who wrote the minority opinion for Johnson's case?
400
Kerosene
What did he splash the flag with, before setting it on fire?
400
Freedom of press says that you can not limit the press from telling the people of this country what they have a right to know.
What is freedom of press?
400
He was not convicted because under the First Amendment the burning of the flag was an open action and it didn't cause the violation of peace.
Why was Johnson not convicted at the Texas Court of Crimnal Appeals?
400
C) 7
How many times has Congress tried to override the Supreme Court to pass a Constitutional Amendment to make flag burning an exception to the First Amendment? A) 10 B) 4 C) 7 D) 12
400
In 1989 A Flag Protection Act was passed and it wasn't passed because it was overturned in the United States v. Eichman case.
What type of act did congress pass after Johnson's case and in what case did it get overturned in?
500
He scooped them up from the site and took the ashes to his backyard and buried them.
What did the witness do with the leftover ashes from the flag?
500
"People of the United States have the right to speak their mind without getting in trouble with the Government as long as it is not affecting the lives of other people and the country. They have freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and, petition the Government for a redress of grievances".
What does the First Amendment state?
500
April 28, 1988
On what day did the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturn the Trial Court and the Court of Appeals?
500
True
True or False: Thurgood Marshall was one of the Justices in Johnson's case.
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He believed that the flag should be protected as a symbol of nationhood and national agreement and that Johnson should not be allowed to burn the flag lawfully.
What did Chief Justice William Rehnquist believe in Johnson's outcome?
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