Why has the Supreme Court upheld the government's banning the burning of draft cards but declared unconstitutional a law banning the burning of the American flag?
A) The burning of draft cards is not political speech.
B) The Constitution has an amendment that allows for the burning of the American flag.
C) The Constitution has an amendment that specifically protects draft cards.
D) The government has a right to run a military draft and so can protect draft cards, even if this restricts speech.
E) The American flag is a national symbol.
D
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a. the fact that while Blacks tend to support soccer, Whites tend to support rugby. b. the fact that churches have racially integrated hierarchies. c. the fact that racial and ethnic bloc voting has changed only slightly. d. union leaders holding back from organizing a workers' party separate from the ANC. e. most Black people still live in ghetto-like townships or the historical homelands areas.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds programming such as that provided by PBS and NPR, was created by ________
A) applications of the equal time rule B) the fairness doctrine C) the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act D) Roosevelt's "New Deal" laws E) the Supreme Court's decision in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978)
Critical thinking about public problems and governmental actions to address them is the activity of ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Tinker v. Des Moines School District established constitutional protection for which of the following?
A. Silent prayer in public school B. Transgendered choice in public restroom facilities C. Right to symbolic speech in schools D. Representational speech E. Censorship of high school newspapers