Question

How did the decision the Supreme Court reached in

Texas V. Johnson affect the protections offered by the
First Amendment?
Give your response in the form of two to three complete
sentences.

Answer 1

Texas v Johnson was an event in the Supreme Court where a man had burned an American. For this insult, he was brought to court for this "crime" and they didn't know whether it was violating one of the rights of the First Amendment: the right to protest. The Supreme Court decided to call the defendant innocent and this explains that if the citizens protest, they can show their emotions and how they feel about the government.

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Answer 2

In deciding that flag burning was an act of personal expression protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court continued to extend the Constitution's protections to include symbolic speech. The Court explained that free speech cannot be limited just because an opinion is unpopular.

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