1. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech?
A) First Amendment
B) Second Amendment
C) Fourth Amendment
D) Fifth Amendment
Answer: A) First Amendment
2. The “Clear and Present Danger” test was established in which Supreme Court case?
A) Schenck v. United States
B) Brandenburg v. Ohio
C) New York Times v. Sullivan
D) Tinker v. Des Moines
Answer: A) Schenck v. United States
3. Which Supreme Court case held that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school unless their speech disrupts educational activities?
A) Tinker v. Des Moines
B) Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
C) Morse v. Frederick
D) Bethel School District v. Fraser
Answer: A) Tinker v. Des Moines
4. The “Lemon Test,” used to evaluate government actions concerning religion, comes from which case?
A) Lemon v. Kurtzman
B) Engel v. Vitale
C) Wisconsin v. Yoder
D) Everson v. Board of Education
Answer: A) Lemon v. Kurtzman
5. Which case established the precedent that government cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion?
A) Employment Division v. Smith
B) Reynolds v. United States
C) Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. Hialeah
D) Wisconsin v. Yoder
Answer: C) Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. Hialeah
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