A city denies a permit for an orderly march in a public park to protest a new ordinance. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

A state court orders a newspaper not to print an investigation of prison conditions before publication. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

Residents submit signed letters asking Congress to change a veterans' benefits law. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

A student silently wears a black armband to protest a war. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

A state fines people for attending weekly worship services of an unpopular faith. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

A city allows civic clubs to meet after hours in a public room but bars an environmental group from gathering there peacefully. What freedom is most directly at stake?

A law requires newspapers to get a mayor's approval before publishing editorials about city agencies. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

Voters file a formal request asking the school board to repeal a new homework policy. What First Amendment freedom is most directly at stake?

A state board writes a prayer and public school teachers lead it each morning, while students may opt out. What religion clause is violated?

A city denies a mosque a worship permit because officials dislike that faith, while similar secular groups get permits. What religion clause is at stake?

A state denies unemployment benefits because a worker refuses Saturday shifts for Sabbath observance under a good-cause system. What clause is at stake?

A county ordinance declares one church the official church of the county and pays its ministers from tax funds. What religion clause is violated?

A state law bans head coverings only when worn for religious worship, but permits the same clothing for secular reasons. What clause is at stake?

A public school requires a devotional Bible reading over the speaker each day before classes begin. What religion clause is violated?

In New York Times Co. v. United States, the government tried to stop newspapers from publishing the Pentagon Papers before release. What rule did the Court apply?

Under Tinker, students wear armbands at school and cause no material disruption. How should the speech be treated?

Texas punishes a protester for burning a privately owned flag during a political demonstration, with no injury or threat. What did Texas v. Johnson hold?

A principal removes articles from a school-sponsored journalism class newspaper that is not a public forum. What does Hazelwood allow?

A court applies Miller v. California to sexually explicit material. What finding makes the material outside First Amendment protection?

A speaker urges a crowd to attack a building immediately, and the crowd is likely to do it. Under Brandenburg, what rule governs?

A mayor sues over a false article about official conduct. Under New York Times v. Sullivan, what must the mayor prove?

A city limits concert volume in a public park without regard to the band's message and leaves other ways to perform. What doctrine supports the rule?

The First Amendment protects one freedom only when it is exercised 'peaceably.' Which freedom is it?

The phrase 'petition the Government for a redress of grievances' protects what civic action?

How many freedoms are commonly listed from the First Amendment's 45-word text?

The opening words of the First Amendment limit the lawmaking power of one institution by name. Which institution is it?

A man walks up to a police officer on the street and calls him a 'damned racketeer' and 'damned Fascist' face-to-face, in words likely by their very utterance to provoke an immediate violent reaction. How is the speech treated?

A reporter carelessly publishes a false claim that a private local business owner, who holds no public office and is not a public figure, committed fraud. If the business owner sues for libel, what First Amendment limit is relevant?

A parade ordinance requires permits and bans marching after midnight, applying the same rule to every group. To be upheld as a time, place, and manner rule, what else must it do?

Under Miller v. California, whose standards decide whether a work appeals to prurient interest and is patently offensive?