Question

Mary creates a t-shirt design that expresses her support for a presidential candidate and distributes t-shirts imprinted with the design to her friends. The t-shirts represent _______________

a) symbolic speech.
b) controlled speech.
c) illegal speech.
d) unprotected speech.

Answer 1

a) symbolic speech.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The t-shirt design created by Mary has got prints expressing her support for a presidential candidate.
• The prints might be names or the photo of the candidate.
• This are symbols of the candidate, since, when, the friends or someone else sees this photo or mark, they relate it with the candidate.
• Hence, she shall have communicated symbolically to the people.