Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Under the symbolic speech doctrine, the First Amendment provides no protection from government regulation of actions intended to convey messages.
2. An as-applied challenge to a law generally occurs before a law takes effect.
3. Hate speech is not a legally defined category.
4. Under the Supreme Court’s ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, school administrators may punish student speech that does not disrupt school.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False

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