MODULE 6 || 4.3 PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED SPEECH (pg 140)

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE:

IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT?

Answer 1

Yes.

Guaranteed by the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Question 2

DOES SPEECH ALSO INCLUDE THE PRESS?

Answer 2

Yes.

Speech also overlaps and is inclusive of press.

Question 3

IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AN ABSOLUTE?

Answer 3

No.

It is not an unqualified right and there are judicially recognized boundaries.