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AP United States Government and Politics
Multiple Choice

Limitations on Student Speech Under the First Amendment

Very Hard Unit 3: Civil Liberties & Rights Freedom Of Speech

In the landmark case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that students do not 'shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.' This decision established a precedent regarding the balance between student expression and school authority.

Considering this case and subsequent interpretations of the First Amendment in relation to school policies, which of the following situations most accurately illustrates a limitation imposed by the Court on student speech in public schools?

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