Landmark Legal Cases and Freedom of Expression Quiz

Explore pivotal constitutional law cases on freedom of expression. From flag burning to hate speech, understand the precedents shaping First Amendment rights.

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Which landmark legal case established the 'clear and present danger' test?

Brandenburg v. Ohio

Schenck v. United States

New York Times Co. v. United States

Gitlow v. New York

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that burning the American flag is protected speech under the First Amendment?

Texas v. Johnson

United States v. O'Brien

Tinker v. Des Moines

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

Which case established the 'actual malice' standard for public officials in defamation cases?

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

Times v. Hill

Cohen v. California

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that public school students have the right to symbolic speech?

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

Morse v. Frederick

Tinker v. Des Moines

Bethel School District v. Fraser

Which case established that obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment?

Roth v. United States

Miller v. California

Reno v. ACLU

Brandenburg v. Ohio

Which case dealt with the legality of prior restraint on the press?

New York Times Co. v. United States

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell

Near v. Minnesota

Miller v. California

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold restrictions on commercial speech?

Virginia v. Black

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition

Reno v. ACLU

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court uphold restrictions on speech that presents a 'clear and present danger'?

Miller v. California

Texas v. Johnson

Brandenburg v. Ohio

Schenck v. United States

Which case held that speech that 'inflicts injury or tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace' is not protected under the First Amendment?

Snyder v. Phelps

Virginia v. Black

Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

Brandenburg v. Ohio

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Which landmark case established the 'actual malice' standard for public figures in defamation cases?

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell

Landmark Legal Cases and Freedom of Expression Quiz

Which landmark legal case established the 'clear and present danger' test?

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that burning the American flag is protected speech under the First Amendment?

Which case established the 'actual malice' standard for public officials in defamation cases?

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that public school students have the right to symbolic speech?

Which case established that obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment?

Which case dealt with the legality of prior restraint on the press?

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold restrictions on commercial speech?

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court uphold restrictions on speech that presents a 'clear and present danger'?

Which case held that speech that 'inflicts injury or tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace' is not protected under the First Amendment?

Which landmark case established the 'actual malice' standard for public figures in defamation cases?

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