How much do you know about the First Amendment?

Quick Snappy First Amendment Law Quiz

1. The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. How many other amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

2. Name the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment.

3. Define who a PLAINTIFF is in a libel court case.

4. Define who a DEFENDANT is in a libel court case.

5. Who has a tougher time winning a libel case—a public official or a private citizen?

6. What, in First Amendment law, is PRIOR RESTRAINT?

7. What, in First Amendment law, is the FOURTH ESTATE?

8. Name one of the top three reasons, according to the American Library Association, that critics try to challenge content.

9. What is the name of the U.S. Supreme Court case that gave high school principals the authority to censor school newspapers?

10. What is the best defense against libel?

11. Invasion of privacy is defined four ways. List two of those ways.

12. What law protects intellectual property rights?

13. What is a shield law?

14. What is a legal definition for obscenity?

15. Is published material that offends or insults or angers a person protected by the First Amendment?