Freedom of speech
Which of the following scenarios is an example of how a state can reasonably restrict speech protected under the First Amendment?
A group of protesters is arrested after staging a sit-in on the governor's front lawn to protest a Voter ID law
Based on previous rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment?
A man is charged with a crime for displaying an American flag with a taped peace symbol on it
Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a symbolic speech case?
A man who was arrested for waving a Nazi flag at a rally
Based on previous rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment?
A public school district bans students from wearing t-shirts supporting presidential candidates before an election
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?
Comparison C
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?
Comparison D
In 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag in front of the Dallas City Hall in protest to Reagan administration policies. He was tried and convicted under a Texas law that prohibited people from desecrating a respected object. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in a 5-4 decision that Johnson had not violated the Constitution.
Freedom of speech clause
Which of the following scenarios is an example of how a state can restrict protected speech under the First Amendment?
New York passes a law banning groups from staging protests in major highways during rush hour traffic
"The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic."
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the cartoon?
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Which of the following scenarios is an example of how the federal government can restrict protected speech under the First Amendment?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) makes a rule requiring television networks to use an automated beep when a vulgar word is said on broadcast television
"The school officials banned and sought to punish petitioners for a silent, passive expression of opinion, unaccompanied by any disorder or disturbance on the part of petitioners. There is here no evidence whatever of petitioners' interference, actual or nascent, with the schools' work or of collision with the rights of other students to be secure and to be let alone. Accordingly, this case does not concern speech or action that intrudes upon the work of the schools or the rights of other students."
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)