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Course: US government and civics?>?Unit 3
Lesson 3: The First Amendment: freedom of speechFreedom of speech
Problem
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?
Schenck v. United States (1919) | Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) | |
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A | Political spending is a form of protected speech | The right of privacy extends to a woman’s decision to have an abortion |
B | Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime | School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause |
C | The US government cannot block the publication of secret government documents | Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates the free exercise clause |
D | Speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected by the First Amendment | Public school students have the right to wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War |