Vocab 3

Question 1

Prior Restraint

Answer 1

Governmental prohibition imposed on expression before the expression actually takes place.

Question 2

Prior Restraint Sentence

Answer 2

Government officials may practice prior restraint if the information compromises national security.

Question 3

Prior Restraint Example

Answer 3

The Supreme Court has determined that prior restraint may be exercised by school districts, as they have a higher degree of control than the government in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988).

Question 4

Prior Restraint Non-Example

Answer 4

In Near v. Minnesota, the SCOTUS determined that the government can’t censor the press, even if the news is defamatory.

Question 5

Self Incrimination

Answer 5

Providing evidence of testimony that could be used against oneself, usually in a criminal proceeding.

Question 6

Self Incrimination Sentence

Answer 6

During the interrogation, the suspect chose to remain silent to avoid any possibility of self-incrimination.

Question 7

Self Incrimination Example

Answer 7

In 1963, without being advised of his right to remain silent, Ernesto Miranda confessed to kidnapping and rape after being confronted with circumstantial evidence.

Question 8

Self Incrimination Non-Example

Answer 8

In 2022, former President Trump invoked his 5th Amendment rights over 400 times during a deposition.

Question 9

Symbolic Speech

Answer 9

Expressions conveyed through actions/symbols, not words.

Question 10

Symbolic Speech Sentence

Answer 10

Kneeling during the National Anthem has become a common form of symbolic speech.

Question 11

Symbolic Speech Example

Answer 11

The SCOTUS ruled in Texas v. Johnson (1989) that flag burning is protected under the First Amendment as a form of symbolic speech.

Question 12

Symbolic Speech Non-Example

Answer 12

The SCOTUS ruled in Miller v. California (1973) that obscene material was not artistic and could not therefore be protected as symbolic speech/expression.