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1. 1986: Bethel v. Fraser, Courts allow greater expression in ___ ___ than in public schools.
A L I S P K C R U B P
2. First Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, & petition, which allows people to hold the government ___ .
T N U L A A O C E C B
3. 1969: Tinker v. Des Moines, Supreme Court rules that students have free speech as long as it does not disrupt ___ ___ .
S C D P R L E A S O I E C T O U N A
4. Authoritarian Countries control the media and restrict free speech in order to ___ ___ .
A I N E O N M P T R I A W
5. Common explanations for restrictions of speech in military is the need for respecting the ___ of ___ .
H C M M A A D N C N I O
6. ___ is the process of applying federal law at the state and local level, which is what happened to freedom of speech.
O C I N T O A I N R R P O
7. Government cannot regulate conent of expression, but government can regulate the time, place, and ___ of speech.
E R A M N N
8. Bill of Rights prevents ___ from punishing you, but it does not prevent your parents, boss, or neighbor from punishing you.
E E R T N O G M V N
9. 1969: Brandenburg v. Ohio, Supreme Court said speech that “generally” advocates violence is protected, but speech directed toward “inciting ___ lawlessness” could be punished.
M I E D E A I M T
10. ___ Speech is conduct that expresses an idea, like sit-ins, flag waving, demonstrations, wearing armbands, or protest buttons.
C L I M Y B S O
11. 1964: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Supreme Court determined that a false story is protected, unless the story was made with the knowledge that it was ___ .
A L E F S
12. Free speech cases require justices to weigh the ___ to the ___ against the benefit of free speech.
N L I C G D U B R A E P
13. If a statement is ___ , it is NOT defamation; no matter if it is written or spoken, no matter how damaging or embarrassing.
U E R T
14. Obscenity is not protected speech, defined as anything that treats ___ or ___ in an offensive manner (disrespectful).
Y T N S I X E U D
15. Defamation is a false expression that damages a person’s reputation, and when it is documented it is called ___ .
I L L B E
16. 1957: standards for what is considered obscene differ between communities, so zoning ordinances restrict location of stores that feature ___ .
N Y P A P O G R R O H
17. Defamation is a false expression that damages a person’s reputation, and when it is spoken it is called ___ .
D E L S R N A
18. 1919: Schenck v. United States, Schenk arrested for anti-draft leaflets, & Court upheld arrest because actions took place during ___ when there was a “clear & present danger”.
E M W A R T I
19. Governments may restrict forms of commercial speech if they have a good reason, such as advertising ___ to children.
E T R G T C E S A I
20. Fighting words are not protected speech, defined as threatening words that are spoken face-to-face and that are likely to cause ___ violence.
M A T M I D E E I