First Amendment SCOTUS Cases

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Which state action triggered the lawsuit in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)? A law requiring children to attend public or accredited private school until age 16

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A law requiring children to attend public or accredited private school until age 16

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What led to the dispute in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)? Options: Students publishing an underground newspaper, Students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, Students refusing to salute the flag, Students organizing a walk-out during school hours

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Students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War

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Charles Schenck was convicted under the Espionage Act for distributing pamphlets that urged resistance to the draft during World War I.

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Urged resistance to the draft during World War I

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What governmental action prompted the newspaper’s lawsuit in NYT v. US (1971)? Options: A criminal libel prosecution of the Times for criticizing the president, An executive order shutting down the Times’ printing press, A federal court injunction preventing publication of classified Vietnam War documents, A congressional subpoena demanding reporters’ sources

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A federal court injunction preventing publication of classified Vietnam War documents

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The dispute in NYT v. U.S. (1971) centered on which constitutional safeguard?

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Freedom of Press, First Amendment

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How did the decision in NYT v. U.S. (1971) affect civil liberties?

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Expanded press freedom by imposing a heavy burden on the government to justify prior restraint

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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) rested primarily on which constitutional provision?

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Free Exercise Clause, First Amendment

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What was the net effect on student civil liberties in the case of Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?

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Expanded student speech rights so long as expression does not materially disrupt class

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What key reasoning did Justice Holmes articulate in Schenck v. US (1919)? Options: Any criticism of the draft is treasonous under wartime conditions; Congress may regulate speech that creates a clear and present danger of substantive evils it has power to prevent; The First Amendment is absolute, even in wartime; The Espionage Act violated the Commerce Clause

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Congress may regulate speech that creates a clear and present danger of substantive evils it has power to prevent

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Which statement captures the Court’s reasoning in NYT v. US (1971)? Options: Preventing publication was necessary because secrecy is paramount in foreign affairs, The government failed to show that publication would cause inevitable, direct, and immediate harm to national security sufficient to justify prior restraint, Classified material is never protected by the First Amendment, so publication was criminal, Courts must defer entirely to executive claims of security necessity

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The government failed to show that publication would cause inevitable, direct, and immediate harm to national security sufficient to justify prior restraint