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100
This is false speech.
What is defamatory speech?
100
Without this freedom there would be no political parties and no interest groups to influence the action of government.
What is freedom of assembly?
100
Newspaper reporters may be protected by these state laws.
What are shield laws?
100
This case on the establishment clause still stands as the benchmark for state aid to parochial schools.
What is Everson v Board of Education?
100
Who are the keepers of this country's rights?
What is the citizens?
200
If you advocate revolution, you will be punished for _____________________________.
What is sedition?
200
Political debate is made possible in the United States because in most cases the courts prohibit _______________.
What is prior restraint?
200
In Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), the court ruled that this was closer to print media than to broadcast media.
What is the internet?
200
If you go to a school operated by a church or religious group, you go to a ________________________.
What is a parochial school?
200
The Fifth Amendment protects against ____________________, or being forced to testify against oneself.
What is self-incrimination?
300
Written defamatory speech is called this
What is libel?
300
Labor unions have the right to
What is picket?
300
Advertising is considered ____________________ and thus is given less protection under the First Amendment.
What is commercial speech?
300
This prohibits government from unduly interfering with the freedom of religion.
What is the free exercise clause of the 1st Amendment?
300
This regulates radio and television.
What is the FCC?
400
The First Amendment right to free speech is very important, and the Supreme Court has established general guidelines it uses to create and maintain limits on speech. Identify the three guidelines used by the Court in its decision-making process.
What are the "clear and present danger doctrine"?, the "bad tendency doctrine", and the preferred position doctrine"?
400
This extends the Bill of Rights protection to include all levels of government.
What is incorporation?
400
Explain how and why the preferred position doctrine might be affected by a national emergency, such as a war.
What is The doctrine states that First Amendment freedoms hold a preferred position over competing interests unless the government can show just cause. A war or other emergency might provide such a cause. Officials might need to restrict speech to protect public order and safety when it is threatened by free expression.
400
Since 1971, the Supreme Court has used the “Lemon” test to determine whether federal aid to parochial schools violates the First Amendment’s establishment clause. What are the three parts of the “Lemon” Test?
What is does aid have a clear, secular purpose? What is does the aid neither advance or inhibit religion? What is does the aid create excessive government entanglement in religion?
400
There are several types of “speech.” Some forms are protected by the First Amendment while others are not. Identify the form of speech which is afforded the strongest protection.
What is Pure Speech?
500
The Constitution of the United States guarantees certain basic rights in the ____________.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
In Reed v. Reed (1971), the Supreme Court for the first time held that a state law was unconstitutional because it discriminated against ____________________.
What is women?
500
Explain whether or not a shield law should apply when a reporter's confidential source has information about a crime that would allow it to be solved.
What is compelling the reporter to reveal the information or source undermines freedom of the press or First Amendment freedom of the press should be limited by society's best interests.
500
The ____________________ allows student religious groups to hold meetings in public high schools receiving federal funds.
What is the Equal Access Act?
500
The Court has held that prior restraint is permitted only for purposes of
What is national security?