The First Amendment

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Across
  1. 3. FIRE's research found that nearly nine out of ten institutions had at least one policy that was ______ or outright hostile to free speech.
  2. 8. Freedom of speech is the most widely recognised of the ______ freedoms protected by the First Amendment.
  3. 9. Hitler is described as a "master ______" whose skills with oratory and propaganda led Germany into dictatorship.
  4. 10. The third article warns that as the range of acceptable opinions narrows on a campus, the risk of ______ increases.
  5. 14. The European Convention on Human Rights states that freedom of expression carries with it "duties and ______."
  6. 16. European law may restrict speech in the interests of national ______, territorial integrity, or public safety.
  7. 17. Under the Tinker ruling, a school may only restrict a student's expression if it would "substantially ______" school operations.
  8. 18. According to the survey, more than a quarter of students believe that using ______ to stop a campus speech is acceptable to some degree.
Down
  1. 1. The second article argues that dismissing marginalized people's concerns about hate speech is ______.
  2. 2. In the US, deliberately spreading lies to harm someone's reputation is called ______, and is not protected as free speech.
  3. 4. A 2013 study found that exposure to racism can cause high blood ______ and stress.
  4. 5. FIRE found that 57% of conservative faculty self-censor on campus, compared to only one-fifth of ______ faculty.
  5. 6. Free speech protection is not limited to the spoken word — it can also be embodied in ______ that convey a point of view without saying anything specific.
  6. 7. According to FIRE’s research, how many rights were identified as protected by the First Amendment by one-third of the respondents?
  7. 9. The US Bill of Rights was drafted in 1791, roughly a ______ after the English Parliament's own Bill of Rights.
  8. 11. The authors of the second article use an animal metaphor to make their argument: "The best way to preserve lizards is not to preserve ______."
  9. 12. The relationship between illiberalism and cancel culture can be compared to the relationship between fire and ______.
  10. 13. The first article opens with the quote: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the ______ your right to say it."
  11. 15. The 1997 Reno ruling established that content on the internet has the same level of protection as ______ publications.
  12. 16. The First Amendment co-existed with ______ for nearly 100 years without ever protecting abolitionist speech.