Exam 5: The First Amendment: Basic Freedoms

Historically, freedom of the press has been attached to the general concept of:

Discuss the constitutionality of flag burning. Explain your feelings about this symbolic act and whether it should be constitutionally protected.

Which of the following is not part of the three-part test in determining "imminent lawless action"?

Although it's unlawful to shout "fire" in a crowded theater, some messages that may incite panic are actually protected speech.

In determining when speech should not be protected, the courts replaced the clear and present danger test with the______________________________test.

In regard to prisoner rights, rational basis means simply that a law or regulation must bear some relationship to a legitimate government interest.

The Lemon test, regarding separation of church and state, required that any law challenged under the Establishment Clause must meet all of the following criteria, except:

The Establishment Clause and the separation of church and state were made applicable to the states in which landmark case?

Freedom of religion is commonly discussed in terms of two clauses: the Establishment Clause and the:

The First Amendment prohibits Congress from making any laws that restrict freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or:

Freedom of speech is closely linked to freedom of the press, because this freedom includes both the right to speak and the right to be heard.

In regard to religion, the Court has made it clear that one cannot regulate conduct, but belief can be easily regulated.

Discuss how protestors are protected and restricted by the First Amendment.

In upholding the free speech right of anonymous pamphleteering, the Supreme Court held that "Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the_______________  ."

Protected forms of speech include all of the following, except:

The Supreme Court has held that the right to freedom of association, guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments, does not include the right of a commercial association to deny women admission because of gender.

Citizens have the First Amendment right to record an officer performing official duties in public.

Although there is no specific reference anywhere in the Bill of Rights, the freedom to associate is generally said to fall under which amendment?

___________________ refers to the restriction on publishing certain materials prior to a communication occurring.

Freedom of the press was made binding on the states through the Fourteenth Amendment in Near v. Minnesota (1931), in which the Supreme Court ruled that: