To Determine Whether a Public Employee Receives First Amendment Protection

question 15

Multiple Choice

To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection from speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it) , the Supreme Court has stated that all of the following are important except:

• A) The employer must have a justification for treating the employee differently than it would treat a member of the general public.
• B) The speech cannot be about political topics.
• C) The speech must be about something of great public concern.
• D) The speech cannot be made as part of the employment (such as an internal memorandum).

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