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Question 3 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

Edwards v. South Carolina focused on two issues: the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances and

Answer
A
the right to symbolic speech.
B
the right to peacefully assemble.
C
the freedom of the press.
D
the freedom of religion.

Explanation

Edwards v. South Carolina (1963) concerned civil rights demonstrators who peacefully marched to protest segregation. The Supreme Court protected both their right to petition the government for redress of grievances and their First Amendment right to peacefully assemble. Therefore, the correct choice is the right to peacefully assemble.

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