First Amendment Academy

Welcome to your hub for quick quizzes and courses to explore your First Amendment freedoms.

Discover real-world examples, interactive activities and thought-provoking questions that make learning about the First Amendment fun, fast and relevant to your daily life.

Gain practical tips on using your rights — whether you're speaking up for a cause, exploring the power and limits of the press, or navigating peaceful protest.

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Test Your Knowledge

How much do you know about the First Amendment? First Amendment fans, teachers and students, and lifelong learners alike, test your knowledge with these quizzes on First Amendment topics, each with fewer than 10 questions. Share your results to see if you’re the most 1A-savvy around. You’ll also get a chance to enter your information after taking a quiz to see where you stand on the leaderboard.

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Are These Protests Protected by the First Amendment?

The First Amendment protects our right to assemble — but not all protests are treated the same under the law. Take this brief quiz to find out if you can tell the difference between when a protest is protected or restricted!

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Case Study Analysis: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

This landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision is vitally important in the history of U.S. press freedom. How much do you know about the context of the case and its lasting impact? Take our quiz to test yourself. 

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Do You Know When the Law Protects Hate Speech?

The First Amendment strongly protects freedom of speech, including expression that many find offensive or hateful. Can you determine when the speech described is likely protected free speech? Take this quiz to find out.

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Do You Know Your Free Speech Rights?

Can you tell when constitutional free speech protections apply and when they don’t? Take this quiz to find out! 

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First Amendment Quiz: Identify the Five Freedoms

Because of the First Amendment, each of us in the United States can live our lives as we choose. But do you know what types of choices those 45 words cover? Test your knowledge with this brief quiz.

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Free Speech and the Police: What’s Allowed?

The First Amendment protects your right to speak out, even when it involves the police. But there are limits. Think you know where the law draws the line? Take the quiz to find out what’s allowed and what isn’t.

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Grow your knowledge of the five First Amendment freedoms through these series. Each series focuses on a different freedom and includes three quick, engaging 10- to 20- minutes courses.

Complete a series to earn a digital badge to showcase your achievement and share with your friends!  Earn up to five badges if you complete each series for all five First Amendment freedoms.

These First Amendment Academy courses are presented by Freedom Forum and hosted by Arizona State University. To access these courses, you will be asked to create an ASU CareerCatalyst account with your name and email address. Learn more about creating a CareerCatalyst account.

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Our First Freedom: Test Your Knowledge of Religious Freedom

Freedom of Religion

With these three courses, you’ll explore the foundations of religious freedom, key historical developments, and the challenges courts have faced in defining and applying these protections.

Courses included:

• What Is Freedom of Religion?

• The Establishment Clause

• Free Exercise of Religion

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Freedom of Speech

These three courses will explore what free speech truly means, when it can be restricted and why it matters in our daily lives.

Courses included:

• What Is Free Speech?

• Free Speech in Schools

• Free Speech in the Digital Age

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Freedom of the Press

Take these three courses to explore how press freedom works, its legal protections and limits, and why it matters in today’s digital world.

Courses included:

• What Is Freedom of the Press?

• Press Freedom, Its Role in a Democracy and Its Limits

• Challenges for the Modern Press

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Freedom of Assembly

These three courses will explore the significance of assembly rights, key legal cases and how courts balance free expression with maintaining order.

Courses included:

• What Is Freedom of Assembly?

• Historical Protest Movements

• Modern Assembly in Action

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First Amendment Quiz: Identify the Five Freedoms

Freedom to Petition

Take these three courses to explore the history of petitioning, how it shapes policy and the impact of modern activism.

Courses included:

• What Is Freedom to Petition?

• Petitions That Changed America

• Petitions in the Digital Area

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Visit the First Amendment Academy Partner Content Hub for links to courses, quizzes, graphics and promotional materials designed to help your audience better understand and engage with First Amendment issues.

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