Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Murray Orr is arrested for screaming obscenities on his front lawn at 3:00 in the
morning. What restriction justifies limitation on his speech? a. | symbolic
speech | c. | over
inclusive | b. | commercial speech | d. | time, place, and manner | | | | |
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The
Mayor of Whitville attempts to pass a law outlawing “street meetings” in his town. Why
can’t he do this? a. | the establishment clause | c. | the Second Amendment | b. | the free
exercise clause | d. | the First
Amendment | | | | |
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George Smith was arrested for disturbing the peace. He was arrested while preaching to
pedestrians at a train station in a “loud, irritating, and harassing tone.” Which
limitation applies? a. | time, place, and manner | c. | balancing test | b. | obscenity | d. | commercial
speech | | | | |
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Ernest Seawright makes a speech on a public street corner that causes a riot. What
limitation applies? a. | commercial speech | c. | incitement test | b. | obscenity | d. | time, place, and
manner | | | | |
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Martha Owens and her band are fined for playing their music so loud that it disturbed
their next door neighbors. What limitation applies? a. | commercial
speech | c. | time, place, and
manner | b. | incitement test | d. | clear and present danger | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Write Neutral on the line if the restriction on free speech is neutral, or
write Content-based if the restriction on free speech is content-based.
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Permits are required for parades in the city. ____________________
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Speech that stigmatizes a person on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal.
____________________
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No
posters can be placed on utility poles. ____________________
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Speech codes prohibit college students from verbally stigmatizing an individual on the
basis of race, ethnicity, religion, and other reasons. ____________________
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Demonstrators are not permitted on military bases. ____________________
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | overinclusive | f. | commercial
speech | b. | time, place, and manner
restrictions | g. | defamation | c. | obscenity | h. | fighting words | d. | vague | i. | symbolic
speech | e. | Bill of Rights | | | | |
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11.
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first
ten amendments to the Constitution
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12.
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speech that is directed at the selling of goods or services
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13.
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false
statements that damage a person’s reputation
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14.
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words
that are extremely abusive and provoke someone to take action
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15.
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a
general term applying to anything that is considered lewd
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16.
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laws
that unnecessarily prohibit too much expression
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17.
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conduct that expresses an idea
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18.
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laws
regulating when, where, and how speech is allowed
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19.
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indefinite, uncertain, imprecise
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Short Answer
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20.
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List
two ways in which state or local governments can regulate sexually explicit material.
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21.
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Describe the issues considered in free speech cases decided under the judicial tests
of clear and present danger, balancing, and incitement.
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22.
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List
three ways that the First Amendment applies to the Internet.
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