1. Why did the justices argue about
whether Ben's t-shirt was speech?
2. Why did the justices argue about
whether political speech gets more
protection than cultural speech?
3. Why did the justices argue about
what happened in the Tinker case?
4. Why did the justices care whether
the t-shirts were disruptive?
A. The right to freedom of speech has limits, and people
might have more freedom with some kinds of speech than
with others.
B. The First Amendment says people have "freedom of
speech," so if something isn't speech, there is no right.
C. Tinker was a precedent case about freedom of speech in
schools. If Ben's case was just like the Tinker case, the
Court would have to decide the same way as Tinker. If
Ben's case was different, the Court could decide
differently.
D. The Tinker case gave one factor for deciding when
students have freedom of speech in schools: whether
the speech is disruptive to school activities. This factor
is part of the law because the Supreme Court had
already decided Tinker, so the justices had to look at
that factor in Ben's case. Give me easy to read answers