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Prereading Quiz: The First Amendment and You!
Before you read “The First Amendment and You!,” take this five-question quiz to find out how much you already know.
The First Amendment is an addition to the ____.
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
The First Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is made up of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
When was the First Amendment ratified, or formally approved?
1776
1787
1791
The First Amendment and the other amendments in the Bill of Rights were ratified in 1791.
The First Amendment establishes which of these rights?
freedom of the press
the right to a speedy and public trial
the right to keep and bear arms
The First Amendment establishes five important rights: freedom of speech, religion, and the press, as well as the right to assemble peaceably and the right to petition the government for change.
True or False: School officials have the right to preview and censor school-sponsored publications like newspapers and yearbooks.
True
False
The Supreme Court ruled in 1988’s Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier that school officials have the right to preview and censor school-sponsored publications but must have a legitimate concern, such as safety or privacy.
In which of these cases did the Supreme Court rule that schools can limit personal expression if it might interfere with learning, but not just because it’s controversial or unpopular?
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Tinker v. Des Moines
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
In Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that Mary Beth Tinker had a right to peacefully express her views by wearing a black armband to school to protest the Vietnam War.