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Question 0

The right to say our opinions, and public or in private, without fear of being stopped or punished by the government for those ideas

Answer 0

Free speech

Question 1

The freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment

Answer 1

Civil liberty

Question 2

The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas they contain

Answer 2

Censorship

Question 3

A formal request for government action

Answer 3

Petition

Question 4

Spoken untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation

Answer 4

Slander

Question 5

Written untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation

Answer 5

Libel

Question 6

What does the First Amendment allow us to do?

Answer 6

It allows us to follow our own beliefs and express ourselves freely

Question 7

What are the five basic freedoms in the First Amendment?

Answer 7

(RAPPS) freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of press, freedom to petition, and freedom of speech

Question 8

What are the two ways the First Amendment protects freedom of religion?

Answer 8

It says that Congress cannot establish, or support, any religion as the official faith of the United States and people have the right to practice their faith the way they want.

Question 9

The right that stops the government from establishing a state religion is called

Answer 9

The establishment clause

Question 10

Who called the establishment clause a “wall of separation between church and state”?

Answer 10

Thomas Jefferson

Question 11

What country has a official religion? What country puts limits on religion?

Answer 11

Iran and Egypt; China

Question 12

Who made freedom of religion a basic right for everyone in Pennsylvania?

Answer 12

William Penn

Question 13

What state made a law that allowed people in the colony to follow any Christian faith?

Answer 13

Maryland

Question 14

The right to state our opinions, in public or in private, without fear of being punished by the government.

Answer 14

Freedom of speech

Question 15

Who criticized the governor of New York in his newspaper?

Answer 15

John Peter Zenger

Question 16

Who argued that only a press is free to criticize the government and can keep that government from misusing its power?

Answer 16

Zenger’s lawyer, Andrew Hamilton

Question 17

Right that the government cannot censor news reports

Answer 17

Freedom of the press

Question 18

Americans have a chance to hear range of views on public issues because of

Answer 18

Freedom of the press

Question 19

Protects our right to gather in groups for any reason, as long as the groups are peaceful.

Answer 19

Freedom of assembly

Question 20

The government has the power to make rules about ___________ and _____________ these activities are held. It cannot _________ them though.

Answer 20

When; where; ban

Question 21

This right includes the freedom of association which means

Answer 21

Freedom of assembly; protects the right to form and join clubs, political parties, labor unions, and other groups

Question 22

Gives the right to express ourselves to the government by sending petitions

Answer 22

Freedom to petition

Question 23

How are Americans’ rights to express themselves protected by the First Amendment?

Answer 23

Americans have civil liberties, they can express themselves by their religion, speech, press, assembly, or petition

Question 24

Citizens can exercise their own individual rights, but they should not interfere with the ________________.

Answer 24

Rights of others

Question 25

You have the right to ____________, but you do not have the right to ____________.

Answer 25

Criticize public officials; spread lies that will harm a person’s reputation.

Question 26

No person has the right to speak or write in a way that ____________. Also, people do not have the right to make a speech that will lead to efforts to ____________. These kinds of speech are illegal.

Answer 26

Directly leads to criminal acts; overthrow the government by force