Question

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."-First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Imagine you hear a radio ad that says a candidate for mayor of your city bribed local organizations to gain their votes. Which of the following is true? (3 points)

Answer 1

Select one:
a. If the accusation is true, the First Amendment protects the maker of the radio advertisement.
b. If the accusation is false, the First Amendment protects the maker of the radio advertisement.
c. The candidate can sue the maker of the ad because the First Amendment protects nothing said on radio.
d. The candidate can sue the maker of the ad because the First Amendment protects everything people say.

Answer 2

which do u think?

Answer 3

both A and B seem to be correct to me so I have no clue

Answer 4

hmm

Answer 5

@wwhitlock I'm too lazy plz halp

Answer 6

yes please do! @wwhitlock

Answer 7

any thoughts?

Answer 8

tricky one. Let's think it out.
The 1st amend doesn't cover libel or slander. If you say or print something you know is a lie and some body can prove damage from your speech, it's not covered.

Political candidates and public figures get untrue things said about them all the time. It has to be pretty bad to go to trial. I'm just thinking this out. So what have we learned.?

Answer 9

so if the accusation is false then the 1st amendment protects them

Answer 10

yeah, It's the first one.

Answer 11

i have another question or two

Answer 12

If it's false and you know it's false, you aren't protected.
What else?

Answer 13

One way the Constitution limits individual rights is that it (3 points)
Select one:
a. allows the legislative branch to make laws deemed necessary to maintain stability and security
b. contains a clause stating that all individual rights will be suspended during a national emergency
c. allows the judicial branch to add statements that restrict rights based on court cases
d. contains a clause stating that the president has the sole authority to restrict rights when necessary

Answer 14

@wwhitlock

Answer 15

No branch of the govt has express permission to restrict rights. But laws are necessary to have civilization. The legislative branch is the one that makes laws.

Answer 16

up for two more?

Answer 17

Federalism is the principle that the (3 points)
Select one:
a. central and state governments will share power and responsibility
b. states are sovereign and only unified when facing a foreign threat
c. nation is unified under a single and powerful central government
d. government powers should be divided between three branches

Answer 18

@wwhitlock @ILovePuppiesLol

Answer 19

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."-Declaration of Independence
This quote reflects the political principle of (3 points)
Select one:
a. popular sovereignty because it requires that all citizens have the same status in society
b. social contract because citizens will only agree to be ruled by those who are their equals
c. natural rights because people are born equal with certain rights because they are humans
d. democracy because if people are equal then they all have the right to run the government

Answer 20

thats the last one

Answer 21

I hope this isn't a test.

Answer 22

its prob a test

Answer 23

it isn't I already passed the test but I want to know what I did wrong!

Answer 24

ohhh thats good

Answer 25

ur a good student

Answer 26

xD thank you! I'm trying!

Answer 27

no problem :)

Answer 28

that all men are endowed with certin inalienable rights .... is the next part. Everybody has rights

Answer 29

huh?

Answer 30

not sure which question that answered.

Answer 31

@wwhitlock

Answer 32

The DoI mentions inalienable rights. Rights that we just have. Jefferson uses the term endowed by our creator with inalienable rights. But the Enlightenment thinkers wouldn't neccesarily mention the god part. They would agree though that we just naturally have rights.