First Amendment Rights and Legal Standards Quiz

Test your knowledge on freedom of speech, religion, and legal standards with this quiz covering landmark cases and doctrines.

#1

Which amendment to the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
#2

Which amendment to the United States Constitution protects freedom of religion?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
#3

What type of speech is afforded the highest level of protection under the First Amendment?

Commercial speech
Political speech
Obscene speech
Fighting words
#4

What type of speech is generally not protected by the First Amendment?

Hate speech
Political speech
Commercial speech
Symbolic speech
#5

Which type of forum typically has the most relaxed standards for regulating speech?

Public forum
Designated public forum
Nonpublic forum
Limited public forum
#6

What landmark case established the 'clear and present danger' test?

Brandenburg v. Ohio
Schenck v. United States
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Texas v. Johnson
#7

What legal standard applies in cases where a government action imposes a significant burden on religious practices?

Rational basis test
Strict scrutiny
Intermediate scrutiny
Compelling interest test
#8

What is the legal standard used to evaluate restrictions on commercial speech?

Strict scrutiny
Intermediate scrutiny
Rational basis test
Central Hudson test
#9

Which case established the 'Miller test' for obscenity?

Miller v. California
Roth v. United States
Ginsberg v. New York
New York v. Ferber
#10

Which Supreme Court case upheld the right to burn the American flag as a form of protected speech?

United States v. O'Brien
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Texas v. Johnson
Virginia v. Black
#11

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the 'Lemon test' to determine if a law violates the Establishment Clause?

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Engel v. Vitale
McCreary County v. ACLU
Lee v. Weisman
#12

Which doctrine prohibits the government from punishing speech or expressive conduct because it disapproves of the ideas expressed?

Fighting words doctrine
Hate speech doctrine
Prior restraint doctrine
Viewpoint discrimination doctrine
#13

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the 'heckler's veto' principle?

Terminiello v. Chicago
Texas v. Johnson
Feiner v. New York
Cox v. Louisiana
#14

What legal standard applies to regulations of expressive conduct in public forums?

Rational basis test
Intermediate scrutiny
Strict scrutiny
Reasonableness test
#15

In the context of public forums, what type of speech regulation is subject to the highest level of scrutiny?

Time, place, and manner restrictions
Content-based restrictions
Incidental restrictions
Symbolic speech restrictions

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