Thanks for taking a First Amendment at CSU pop quiz. The answers for the four different quizzes and links to more information are below. Learn more about the First Amendment and you at CSU.

Question, true or false: If someone on the Lory Student Center Plaza says something offensive, CSU will stop them.

Answer: False. Members of the public and the CSU community have the right to peacefully express their views in an area of campus that is a public forum, even if those views are controversial or offensive.

Question, trust or false: Speech protected by the First Amendment may include: a.) clothing; b) not speaking at all; c) posters; d) protests and demonstrations; e) all of the above

Answer: E, all of the above. Speech may include all of these expressions.

Question, true or false: People who are not students, faculty or staff have no free speech rights on campus.

Answer: False. A public university campus has locations that are “open to all individuals for the purpose of exercising free speech and assembly.”

Question: What’s not allowed as a way to protest an issue on campus? A.) chalking the plaza; b.) wearing clothing advocating for a point of view; c.) silencing a speaker by disrupting an event; d) distributing a poster with a sponsoring student org.

Answer: C. Read about protests and assemblies at CSU.

Question, True or false: A student org has invited a speaker to campus who is controversial, so CSU can cancel their event.

Answer: False. As a public university CSU will do everything in its power to support the right to free speech and peaceful assembly, though reasonable restrictions around time, place, and manner may be enacted. More information about speakers on campus.

Question: When I’m in a conversation with someone who has different viewpoints than I do, the most effective way to find common ground is to a) listen for places of disagreement; b) judge their viewpoints as invalid or inferior; c) allow for differences of opinion and experience.

Answer: C. Allow for differences of opinion and experience.