Question

If students wore black sweatshirts to protest a war, what sort of free speech would they be exercising?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Symbolic speech

Explanation:

Symbolic speech has a wide variety of forms and uses. If an action makes a statement without the use of words, it is characterized as a symbolic speech. Below are some of the most common forms of symbolic speech examples.

-Wearing armbands/cloths

-Silently protesting

-Marching

Symbolic speech is a form of a non verbal speech which aims at communicating a specific idea or belief of a group of persons. In the United states, there are no laws prohibiting free speech.