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

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Both decisions protected the symbolic speech of burning a U.S. flag in protest.
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.
Both decisions protected participants in the civil rights movement from being punished for their civil disobedience.

Both decisions involved selective incorporation requiring states to protect freedom of speech.
Both decisions involved selective incorporation requiring states to protect freedom of speech.

Both cases ruled that flag burning could be outlawed in places it was considered offensive.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

Both Texas v. Johnson (1989) and United States v. Eichman (1990) were landmark Supreme Court cases that affirmed the right to burn the American flag as a form of symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment.