7.07 First Amendment – Flashcards
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Which of the following are First Amendment freedoms?
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freedom of religion, speech, and assembly
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Which example shows a violation of someone's First Amendment rights?
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A college fraternity composed of close friends who share living quarters is forced to admit women
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What does the religion clause of the First Amendment actually say?
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
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What are the names of the two distinct religion clauses found in the First Amendment?
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The establishment clause and the free exercise clause
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What are "fighting words"?
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Words that would provoke a reasonable person to commit an immediate act of violence
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What is symbolic speech?
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using nonverbal means to convey meaning, especially political meaning
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What is defamation?
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knowingly and falsely harming another person's reputation
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What Supreme Court case banned prior restraints?
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Near v. Minnesota
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What is freedom of assembly?
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the right to peacefully gather in groups
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What is the First Amendment to lobby for laws and policies that affect them called?
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freedom of petition
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The First Amendment protects many freedoms, including which of the folllowing?
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freesom of speech, press, ad petition
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Which is an example shows a violation of someone's First Amendment right?
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A state demands that an organization turn over its complete membership records
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What is the current definition of seditious speech?
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speech that has an obvious and immediate danger of creating unrest or violence
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If students wore black sweatshirts to protest war, what sort of free speech would they be exercising?
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symbolic speech
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What is prior restraint?
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When the media is prevented from publishing or is forced to clear information with the government before publishing
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What did the supreme court rule in the case Near v. Minnesota?
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A state could not punish a newspaper by forcing it to stop publication
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Which of the following groups would not be allowed to form under the terms of the First Amendment freedom of assembly?
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militias
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Which of the following does the freedom to petition allow?
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Individuals, groups of citizens, and corporation can lobby for laws and policies that favor their causes
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The First Amendment freedom of religion is governed by two distinct clauses. What are they called?
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the free exercise clause and the establishment clause
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Which of the following examples of speech would be restricted?
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using an obscenity as part of a personal argument
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Why has the Supreme Court repeatedly ruled that flag burning is a protected form of political protest?
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"Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive"
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What is a shield law?
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When journalists are protected from turning over the identities of their sources
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What does the First Amendment give groups of people the right to do?
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assemble peaceably
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Which of the following is a use of the freedom to petition?
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all of the above
