Test Your Knowledge
(Fore more questions and answers, visit the Student Press Law Center)

Question 1: Which category of speech is never protected by the First Amendment?
a. Indecent speech on the Internet
b. Four-letter words
c. Obscenity
d. Nudity

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Question 2: Which of the following is a breach of your First Amendment rights?
a. A police officer confiscating religious pamphlets from you
b. A local merchant stealing political signs from your yard
c. Both

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Question 3: Do broadcast journalists enjoy the same First Amendment rights as newspaper journalists?
a. Yes
b. No

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Question 4: Which right is not explicity protected by the First Amendment?
a. Press
b. Privacy
c. Religion
d. Assembly
e. Petition

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Question 5: True or false: Students at Liberty University (a private university in Lynchburg, Va.) enjoy the same First Amendment rights as students at Virginia Tech.
a. True
b. False

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