Fill in the blank from the following quote of Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in Roth v. United States.

"All ideas having even the slightest redeeming social importance -- unorthodox ideas, controversial ideas, even ideas hateful to the prevailing climate of opinion, have the full protection of the guarantees of ____________________________."

A. the First Amendment
Correct! The first amendment protects the expression of ideas, regardless of content.

B. the Second Amendment
Incorrect. The first amendment protects the expression of ideas, regardless of content. The second amendment preserves the right to bear arms.

C. the Fifth Amendment
Incorrect. The first amendment protects the expression of ideas, regardless of content. The fifth amendment protects the rights of the accused and due process.

D. the Eighth Amendment
Incorrect. The first amendment protects the expression of ideas, regardless of content. The eighth amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment.

Which of the following rights does not belong in the following sequence: religion, speech, press, double jeopardy, assembly?

A. Religion
Incorrect. Double jeopardy is not one of the five freedoms of the first amendment, of which the other four are.

B. Press
Incorrect. Double jeopardy is not one of the five freedoms of the first amendment, of which the other four are.

C. Double jeopardy
Correct! Double jeopardy is not one of the five freedoms of the first amendment, of which the other four are.

D. Assembly
Incorrect. Double jeopardy is not one of the five freedoms of the first amendment, of which the other four are.

"Our accusatory system of criminal justice demands that the government seeking to punish an individual produce the evidence against him by its own . . . labors, rather than by the cruel [process of forcing] it from [the accused's] own mouth . . . . The person [must be] guaranteed the right to remain silent, unless he chooses to speak.

This quote, adapted from Chief Justice Earl Warren's opinion in Miranda v. Arizona, references what fifth amendment right?

A. Right to counsel
Incorrect. The right to counsel is having access to a lawyer. This quote describes the right against self-incrimination.

B. Right to protection from double jeopardy
Incorrect. Double jeopardy is the right not to be tried twice for the same crime. This quote describes the right against self-incrimination.

C. Right to call witnesses at trial
Incorrect. This quote describes the right against self-incrimination, not to call witnesses at a trial.

D. Right to protection from self-incrimination
Correct! This quote describes the right to protection from self-incrimination.

The fictional “Eighth Grade Foundation” has started a campaign to lower the voting age to 13. In what way could middle—or even elementary school—students support this effort?

A. Vote for leaders who will support the effort.
Incorrect. Since the voting age is currently 18, the students would not be eligible to vote.

B. Serve on juries that will not convict anyone who opposes the effort.
Incorrect. Middle and elementary school students are not eligible to serve on juries. This would be an irresponsible use of the privilege of serving on a jury.

C. Inform everyone you know about this effort and let them know how important it is.
Correct! Anyone can use his or her freedom of speech to let people know about this important issue.

D. All of the above.
Incorrect. Both choices A & B are incorrect.

Why are the protections of the fifth and sixth amendments important?

A. They allow for the lively exercise of popular sovereignty
Incorrect. The first amendment freedoms allow for the lively exercise of popular sovereignty.

B. They protect convicted people from cruel and unusual punishment
Incorrect. Cruel and unusual punishment is protected by the eighth amendment.

C. They help prevent innocent people from going to jail
Correct! These amendments provide for the rights of the accused, which help prevent innocent people from going to jail.

D. They reserve power not given to the federal government to the states
Incorrect. The tenth amendment reserves power to the states.