The answers to: Your Rights: Freedom of Expression.
For prior restraint to apply, what must the government prove about the speech in question?
The speech must be libelous.
The speech must present a general threat.
C:The speech must present a clear and identifiable danger.
The speech must be offensive.

Which best describes how Tinker v. Des Moines expanded protected speech under the First Amendment?
The decision affirmed the protection of unpopular opinions.
B:The decision affirmed the protection of symbolic speech.
The decision affirmed the protection of all political speech.
The decision affirmed the protection of minors’ speech rights.

Which issue was at the heart of New York Times v. United States?
libel
symbolic speech
civil disobedience
D:prior restraint

According to the ruling in New York Times v. United States, which best describes what the government had to prove for its censorship of the New York Times to have been acceptable?
A:The articles would have had to indisputably threaten national security.
The articles would have had to be harshly critical of the military.
The articles would have had to reveal classified information.
The articles would have had to support the enemy in wartime.

What is symbolic speech?
A:an action that expresses an idea or opinion
the act of peaceful protest
the publication of an article despite prior restraint
an idea or opinion expressed through comparison to something else

The events surrounding Tinker v. Des Moines involved a school. Which statement best explains why the Supreme Court ruled in the students’ favor?
A:The events involved symbolic speech without disruption.
The First Amendment always applies to issues of speech.
The events involved controversial issues.
The protest was an act of civil disobedience.
Edwards v. South Carolina protected people’s right to assemble and
attempt to stop something from being printed.
display unpopular views in a disruptive way.
C:express unpopular views in a peaceful way.
protest against something on private property.

Under what circumstances would the protest of the students in Tinker v. Des Moines be deemed unprotected speech?
A:if their action had clearly threatened order and safety
if their action had supported an unpopular opinion
if their action had not been political
if their action had promoted an artistic endeavor

Edwards v. South Carolina is significant because it limited states’ ability to
B:protect protestors.
restrict the freedom of assembly.
convict criminals.
restrict the freedom of the press.