The Supreme Court denied the Hazelwood High School student newspaper the right to print certain stories, using the argument that
A) young people do not have First Amendment protection against libel.
B) the exercise of free expression by students is in violation of state educational codes.
C) schools that allow free expression by students can legally be denied federal funding.
D) incitement is never protected speech, even if it originates in a school newspaper.
E) the exercise of free expression by students cannot impede the educational mission of the school.
Question -2-In the __________ case, the Supreme Court ruled that the part of the McCain-Feingold law that denied corporations and labor unions the right to run ads violated their rights to free speech under the Constitution.
A) McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
B) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
C) New York Times v. Sullivan
D) Miller v. California
E) Reno v. ACLU
Question -3-Why has the Supreme Court upheld the government's banning the burning of draft cards but declared unconstitutional a law banning the burning of the American flag?
A) The burning of draft cards is not political speech.
B) The Constitution has an amendment that allows for the burning of the American flag.
C) The Constitution has an amendment that specifically protects draft cards.
D) The government has a right to run a military draft and so can protect draft cards, even if this restricts speech.
E) The American flag is a national symbol.
Question -4-A person treating the U.S. flag contemptuously is
A) subject to conviction in federal court.
B) subject to conviction in state court.
C) subject to conviction in state and federal court.
D) protected by Fourth Amendment rights.
E) protected by the right to exercise free speech.
Question -5-What is symbolic speech?
A) A written statement that defames the character of another person.
B) An act that conveys a political message.
C) An oral statement that defames the character of another person.
D) Speech that has a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions.
E) Speech that is censored by a publication.
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