USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was Johnson arrested for burning the flag?
A
he was disturbing the peace
B
he said disrespectful things while doing it
C
he was violently disrespecting a respected object
D
he was criticizing the government
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag, if such action were likely to incite anger in others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The practice of flag burning as a form of political protest emerged during the Vietnam Era, prompting nearly every state in the nation to invoke little-used provisions making it a crime to ‘desecrate’ the flag.

Detailed explanation-3: -After publicly burning an American flag as a means of political protest, Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted of desecrating a flag in violation of Texas law.

Detailed explanation-4: -This activity is based on the landmark Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), which deals with First Amendment protection of flag burning as symbolic speech.

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