Civil Liberties: Freedom of Assembly Flashcards
(20 cards)
Without this freedom there would be no political parties and no interest groups to influence the action of government.
a. freedom of religion
b. freedom of assembly
c. freedom to libel
d. freedom to slander
b. freedom of assembly
This case is one example that helped to establish the “clear and present danger” doctrine in terms of an individual’s freedom of association.
a. DeJonge v. Oregon
b. Gregory v. Chicago
c. Whitney v. California
d. Feiner v. New York
c. Whitney v. California
freedom of assembly
right to gather
What is needed in order to be able to picket on public property?
a. at least 20 people
b. controversial topic
c. permits
d. pay a fee in order to have that right
c. permits
The unusually large sum of money that the city of Skokie, Illinois demanded that the Nazi’s post:
a. was upheld by the court
b. was paid by the Nazi’s
c. was reduced by half
d. was struck down by the court
d. was struck down by the court
Which of the following is not a reason, reserved by the U.S. government, to stop a demonstration?
a. unfavorable speech
c. violence
b. destruction of property
d. committing of crimes
a. unfavorable speech
Labor unions have the right to
a. veto public law.
b. picket.
c. use the heckler’s veto.
d. use violence when on strike.
b. picket.
Without this basic freedom, there would be no political parties.
a. freedom of religion
b. freedom of the press
c. freedom to libel
d. freedom of assembly
d. freedom of assembly
True or False
“It is one thing to say that the police cannot be used as an instrument for the suppression of unpopular views, and another to say that, when as here the speaker passes the bounds of argument and undertakes incitement to riot, they are powerless to prevent a breach of peace.”
—Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, 1951
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson’s writings in Feiner v. New York conclude that freedom of speech must be protected at all costs, including a breach of the peace.
false
Holocaust survivors in Skokie illustrated a free speech and assembly problem called the
a. public veto law.
b. freedom of assembly veto.
c. heckler’s veto.
d. parade permit law.
c. heckler’s veto.
______________ protects the right to make views known by petition, letters, lobbying, picketing, or marching.
a. Freedom of assembly
b. Freedom of the press
c. The Second Amendment
d. A state constitution
a. Freedom of assembly
The ______ veto involves limits on the free speech of unpopular groups by potentially violent public reaction.
a. heckler’s
b. picketer’s
c. president’s
d. slanderer’s
a. heckler’s
labor union’s right
picketing
The 1966 Supreme Court ruling in Adderly v. Florida denied demonstrators access to what public property?
a. libraries
c. swimming pools
b. schools
d. county jails
d. county jails
How do property rights affect the freedom of assembly?
a. Property rights have no effect. People are allowed to assemble anywhere as a means of protecting this right.
b. The government has created designated location where people are allowed to assemble. Protests cannot take place anywhere but these designated locations.
c. Permission must be granted by the respective government through the use of permits and other regulations.
d. Permission for a group to assemble only needs to be given by the property owner.
c. Permission must be granted by the respective government through the use of permits and other regulations.
In DeJonge v. Oregon (1937), the Supreme Court established that the right of
____________
was as important as the rights of free speech and free press.
assembly
“The authority of a municipality to impose regulations in order to assure the safety and convenience of the people in the use of public highways has never been regarded as inconsistent with civil liberties.”
—Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes, 1941
In which of the following Supreme Court cases—dealing with the freedom of assembly—did the Court uphold the law based on the fact that the parade would disrupt the lives of other citizens?
a. Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
b. Bigelow v. Virginia
c. Cox v. New Hampshire
d. Adderly v. Florida
c. Cox v. New Hampshire
In Thornhill v. Alabama (1940), the Court ruled that peaceful picketing was a form of
free speech
In 1972 the Court ruled that Vietnam War protesters did not have the right to gather in a(n)
____________ because it was private property.
shopping mall
How might the exercise of freedom of assembly conflict with individual rights and freedoms?
Because assemblies can occur in parks, streets, and other public places, they can interfere with people’s rights to use those facilities. For example, a protest group might block a sidewalk and restrict the access of passersby.
There are limitations on your exercise of freedom of assembly, just as with some other rights ensured in the amendments. Parades and demonstrations are regulated and you need some type of permit in order to conduct them. Labor unions sometimes perform picketing in front of businesses that they are trying to convince customers/workers to boycott. Picketing can come in conflict with the rights of the business because they are picketing on the business’ property, however, the labor unions have the right to exercise their freedom of speech. Since picketing conveys a message, it is considered a form of speech and assembly.
