Based on Current Understandings of the First Amendment, Which of the Following

question 54

Multiple Choice

Based on current understandings of the First Amendment, which of the following displays would the Supreme Court consider unconstitutional?

• A)an etching of the Ten Commandments beside etchings of Hammurabi's Code and the Magna Carta in a courthouse
• B)a statue of Jesus placed beside statues of Socrates, Confucius, and Abraham Lincoln in a public park
• C)a government-sponsored Easter display in a private park that showed Jesus rising from the grave, the Easter Bunny distributing gifts, and banners announcing local sales
• D)a painting of Jesus being crucified adorned by a banner reading "He died for your sins" hung in the lobby of a state capitol
• E)a monument to the Ten Commandments included in a display that also honored Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Henry David Thoreau

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Definitions:

Goodwill Presentations

Presentations aimed at building or maintaining a positive image of an organization or individual among its audience.

Tone of Voice

The quality or pitch of a spoken sound that conveys the speaker's feelings or intentions, also applicable in written communication through word choice and style.

Stress

Emphasis given to one or more words in a sentence, or one or more ideas in a message.

Inflection

The modulation or change in the pitch or tone of a voice, which can convey different meanings or emotions in spoken language.