2 pts D Question 45 Do people have a right not to be offended? Not unless the communication is obscene or creates an immediate physical danger. Any idea may be offensive to someone so if people had a right not to be offended, all communications could be censored or could create legal liability and there would be no First Amendment. Yes. People should not be allowed to offend others. Yes. The First Amendment was never intended to allow people to offend others. O Only if the person who is offended belongs to one of the constitutionally protected classes. D Question 46 2 pts Should the majority be able to silence those who disagree with the majority view? O No because the ability to express disagreement is guaranteed by the First Amendment and is essential for a free society, even if the ideas communicated are offensive to the majority. Only if the majority finds the minority view to be personally offensive. Only if the minority view is based upon religious or moral grounds that the majority finds offensive. Yes, because the majority will always controls. D Question 47 2 pts Because Florida prohibits serving alcoholic beverages to anyone under 21 years of age, may Florida successfully prosecute priests or parents for permitting a ten-year-old child to drink a sip of wine as part of a worship service? No because this is part of a religious practice and the outright prohibition would not be the least intrusive means to fulfill an essential purpose of government. Yes, because the prohibition applies equally to all people and all activities; it does not treat religious practices differently from any other activities. No, because the alcohol is not sold commercially to the parent or child. Yes, because serving alcohol to a child contributes to the delinquency of a minor, and protection of children is an essential responsibility of government