Self-Assessment Questions What is the basis for the protection of freedom of expression in the United States, and what types of expressions are not protected under the law? 1. The protects Americans’ rights to freedom of religion, freedom of expres- sion, and freedom to peaceably assemble. 2. The Supreme Court has held that obscene speech and defamation may be forbidden by the government. True or False? 3. An important Supreme Court case that established a three-part test to determine if material is obscene and therefore not protected speech was . 4. Making either an oral or a written statement of alleged fact that is false and harms another person is .

Freedom of expression isGroup of answer choicesonly applicable to politicsonly applicable to religionthe right to express oneself with limitations i.e. hate speechthe right to express oneself with no limitations

Under the 1st Amendment, non-commercial speech receives almost full protection.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The 1st Amendment protects all speech.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Freedom of speech and expression is 1 pointabsolute freedomsubjected to few exceptionsnon justiciable freedomNOTA

Post-Test: What is the ad hoc balancing of interests?Multiple Choicethe notion that several factors should be considered to determine exactly how much freedom the press should havethe notion that limits can be placed on the time, place, and manner of expression as long as the restrictions do not interfere with its substancethe idea that there is no absolute freedom of expression but that the level of protection is one of degreethe notion that if a report defames a person and is published, it loses its First Amendment protection