The 1st Amendment Test

Which of these is NOT a protection under the First Amendment?

• freedom to govern

• freedom of speech

• freedom to petition

• freedom to assemble

Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which of these is protected under freedom of speech?

• The right to drive a car.

• The right to attend public school.

• The right to vote in local and state elections.

• The right to say something critical of the government.

Which of these is not protected under freedom of speech?

• Yelling “Hello” into a cave.

• Expressing an opinion that most people do not agree with.

• Yelling ‘Fire

  ‘ in a crowded theater when there is no fire.

• Expressing an opinion that the government does not agree with.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

Which of these most directly protects a group of 10,000 people marching in a city to support women’s rights?

• Freedom to assemble

• freedom of the press

• Freedom of religion

• freedom to govern

What is the freedom to petition?

• The right to write a letter to your teacher.

• The right to own as many pets as you want.

• The right to express yourself freely in speech.

• The right to challenge anything you don’t support.

True or false: there are no restrictions on any of the freedoms of the First Amendment.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.8

Which of these would most clearly challenge freedom of religion?

• A law that makes owning foxes as pets illegal.

• A law that bans the religious practice of fasting.

• A law that requires companies to give employees time off when they are sick.

• A law that requires every citizen over the age 18 to vote.

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True or false: Citizens can protest another amendment under the freedoms of the First Amendment.

• True

• False

Gestures, like kneeling in public, are protected under which of these?

• The 2nd amendment

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom to petition