Select the best description of an act of protest or civil disobedience that is protected under the 1st Amendment.
a. a demonstration on private property where litter is used to deface a place of business
b. a demonstration on public property where litter is used to deface a public monument
c. a silent vigil at an intersection where an African American teenager was killed by gunfire
d. smashing the windows of a store alleged to practice discriminatory hiring
Question -2-Rioting is a form of __________.
a. civil disobedience
b. civil liberty
c. civil rights
d. political violence
Question -3-Which right is granted in the 1st Amendment?
a. the right to keep and bear arms
b. the right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances
c. the right against unreasonable searches and seizures
d. the right to a speedy and public trial
Question -4-Frank decides he's had enough with bank fees that seem to regularly take a bite out of his savings. He decides to head to City Hall and hand out leaflets against fee-rich banking practices to people heading in and out of the building.
Which amendment protects his right to stage this act?
a. the 1st Amendment
b. the 2nd Amendment
c. the 4th Amendment
d. the 6th Amendment
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