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1. Which of the following is NOT speech protected by the First Amendment?
a. A donation of $25 to an organization that helps victims of an earthquake.
b. A play put on by an amateur theater group.
c. A painting displayed in a museum.
d. Posts on Facebook that make defamatory statements about a person.
2. For the following 3 questions, identify what provision of the Constitution would apply to the situation. Just give the name of the provision; don't analyze whether there is a constitutional violation.
a. A federal statute says that LSD is an illegal drug and possessing it is a crime. California enacts a statute that says LSD is a legal drug and possessing it is not a crime.
b. Al owns a small landscaping company that operates only in Ewing, New Jersey. Congress enacts a new statute that says all landscapers must provide their employees with special boots, gloves and goggles, for safety reasons. Al objects to the extra cost of providing these items, and wants to challenge the federal statute as unconstitutional.
c. In an effort to deal with the problem of high drug prices, Congress enacts a statute that prohibits all companies that sell drugs from doing any type of advertising of their products.
3. Constitutional law/Court procedure question:
Michael, a documentary film maker, believes that the city of Dallas, Texas violated his First Amendment rights when it prohibited his film from being shown at theaters in the city. Michael may bring this claim against Dallas by filing a complaint with
a. The United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
b. A United States District Court
c. The United States Court of Constitutional Claims
d. The Texas Court of Appeals