Landmark Legal Cases in Freedom of Speech Quiz

Explore key Supreme Court rulings on free speech rights. Can you answer questions on 'clear and present danger,' flag burning, hate speech, and more?

#1

Which landmark case established the 'clear and present danger' test for restricting speech?

Brandenburg v. Ohio
Schenck v. United States
New York Times v. Sullivan
Gitlow v. New York
#2

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that burning the American flag as a form of protest is protected under the First Amendment?

Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines
Morse v. Frederick
United States v. O'Brien
#3

Which case established the 'Miller test' to determine what constitutes obscene material unprotected by the First Amendment?

Roth v. United States
Miller v. California
Stanley v. Georgia
Miller v. Skumanick
#4

Which case ruled that public employees have limited First Amendment rights and can be disciplined for speech related to their official duties?

Pickering v. Board of Education
Connick v. Myers
Garcetti v. Ceballos
Morse v. Frederick
#5

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the government could not ban the publication of the Pentagon Papers?

New York Times Co. v. United States
Near v. Minnesota
Brandeis v. Massachusetts
New York Times v. Sullivan
#6

Which case established the 'actual malice' standard for libel against public figures?

New York Times v. Sullivan
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
#7

Which case reaffirmed the principle that hate speech is protected under the First Amendment?

R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
Virginia v. Black
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Matal v. Tam
#8

In the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations and unions have the same rights as individuals when it comes to political speech under which constitutional amendment?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
#9

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of government restrictions on broadcast indecency?

FCC v. Pacifica Foundation
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
#10

Which case established the 'heckler's veto' doctrine, stating that speech cannot be restricted simply because it offends a hostile audience?

Feiner v. New York
Terminiello v. Chicago
Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement
Frisby v. Schultz
#11

Which case established that government employees have the right to speak on matters of public concern without fear of retaliation?

Connick v. Myers
Pickering v. Board of Education
Garcetti v. Ceballos
Snepp v. United States
#12

Which case established the 'Miller test' for determining whether speech is obscene and therefore not protected by the First Amendment?

Miller v. California
Roth v. United States
New York v. Ferber
Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton

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