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ERA
U.S. CONSTITUTION
GREGORY L. JOHNSON
SUPREME CO.
COURT CASE
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What city of Texas did the burning occur?
Dallas.
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What Texas law was violated?
Law of prohibited flag desecration.
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What amendment did Johnson use to challenge his conviction?
First Amendment
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True or False: Mrs. Deaver was once a justice in the Supreme Court.
TRUE!! JK...False.
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True or False: Johnson's case went to the Fifth Court Appeals and won the appeal.
False.
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What year did the burning of the flag occur?
1989
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What are the two kinds of speech freedom listed in the first amendment?
Verbal & Symbolic
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What organization was Johnson a member of at this time?
Revolutionary Communist of Brigade
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How did the decision impact the country?
They Supreme Court lawfully prohibited flag burning/desecrating in 48/50 states.
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What type of charge did he have? Misdemeanor or Felony..
Felony.
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Why where the witnesses extremely offended?
They stood strongly behind for the United States and didn't like communist.
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In what way did the first amendment help defend Johnson's act of flag burning?
Protecting symbolic speech
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What was the reason Johnson burned the flag?
To protest against Regan's policies
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Was the Supreme Court in Johnson's favor? If so why?
Yes. They said the flag desecration was inconsistent with the first amendment
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If the Supreme Court is in the defendant's favor, he/she can not be sentenced to prison?
Yes, they can.
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Who was the president during this time?
Ronald Reagan.
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What is Breach of the Peace?
Violation of public tranquility and order --offense of disturbing public peace--
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Who else were protesting with Johnson? Was he the only one convicted?
Other members of the Revolutionary Communist of Brigade organization. Yes.
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True or False: Justice's of the Supreme Court are all republican.
False.
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Who was the Chief Justice?
William Brennan
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True or False: Ronald Reagan was a republican.
True.
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What other amendment was violated? That has to do with...
7th amendment. Civil Rights.
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How long did Johnson serve for his actions? How much was he fined?
1 year. $2,000.
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Who was the Chief Justice?
William Rehnquist
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What did the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals say after reviewing the decision? Why?
Johnson should not be punished. They concluded that the flag burning was an expressive conduct and protected by the first amendment.