Which of the following correctly explains how the Supreme Court's decisions in Texas v. Johnson and United States v. Eichman contributed to the right of treedom of speech? (1 point)

Question

• Both cases ruled that flag burning could be outlawed in places it was considered offensive
• Both decisions involved selective incorporation requiring states to protect freedom of speech
• Both decisions protected the symbolic speech of burning a U.S. flag in protest.
• Both decisions protected participants in the civil rights movement from being punished for their civil disobedience

Answer 1

The correct explanation is:

• Both decisions protected the symbolic speech of burning a U.S. flag in protest.

In both Texas v. Johnson (1989) and United States v. Eichman (1990), the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.