Your state passes a law that everyone must pay taxes to support a specific church. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of religion? Why or why not?

Your public school administrator suspends you for wearing a black armband in protest of a war. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech? Why or why not?

Your public school principal says you can’t come to school as long as your hair is dyed purple. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech? Why or why not?

You do not wish to say the Pledge of Allegiance each morning, and your principal expels you. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech? Why or why not?

You work in a restaurant. Your boss treats you unfairly, and you write about what happened on your Facebook page. Your boss finds out what you wrote and fires you. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of the press?

Your school newspaper is produced by the journalism class. Your public school principal objects to the content of an article censors the newspaper. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of the press?

Your parents won’t let you have a Snapchat account. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of the press?

Police arrest a professional reporter for writing an article that criticizes the government. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of the press?

You belong to a service club in your neighborhood. You hope you’ll be chosen to lead an upcoming event. When you are not selected, you decide to gather signatures from other members urging the club leaders to change their minds. The club leaders refuse to accept your petition.

Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedoms of assembly and petition?

A neighborhood store sells you an iPhone that doesn’t work. The cashier won’t give you a refund. You decide to go back into the store with some of your friends and stand just inside the front door with signs that say “Don’t Shop Here!” The store owner makes you leave. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedoms of assembly and petition?

A white supremacist group applies for a city permit to have a march. The city says that they cannot have the permit unless they pay for a large insurance bond. Other groups are given permits for free. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedoms of assembly and petition?

Your public school principal punishes you for attending an outside demonstration during school hours. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedoms of assembly and petition?