POL 101 chapter four
What constitutional amendment is of special significance for the Supreme Court when considering how to best protect individual rights from action by state and local governments?
14th
Which of the following Supreme Court cases was also known as the "Pentagon Papers" case?
New York Times Co. v. United States
In Schenck v. United States (1919), Justice Holmes used which analogy in upholding the government's right to restrict speech that poses a clear and present danger?
The First Amendment does not permit a person to falsely yell "Fire" in a crowded theater.
The Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States established which principle?
The federal government can restrict free expression but it does not have unlimited authority to do so.
England's Blank______ gave members of Protestant sects the right to worship freely and publicly. The first Amendment reflects this tradition.
act of toleration
According to this test, before speech can be restricted, the government must clearly demonstrate that a citizen's expression presents a very obvious and real danger to the public safety.
clear and present danger test
The First Amendment protection that makes it illegal for the government to enact laws that restrict the free practice of religion by any individual is known as the ______.
free exercise clause
According to the establishment clause, the government is required to ______.
remain neutral toward all religions
What was the name of the 1798 law that criminalized any speech or writings critical of the government, Congress, or the president? Multiple choice question.
sedation act
The Supreme Court has ruled that the right of free assembly ______.
takes precedence over the mere possibility that the exercise of the right might have undesirable consequences
The 1977 Supreme Court case that provided guidance on the allowable restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of assembly upheld which of the following?
the right of an American Nazi Party group to hold a parade in Skokie, a city with a large Jewish population that included Holocaust survivors