50 points plz im in a test
which of the following is protected by the first amendment?
select the best answer from the choices provided.
a.
seditious speech that incites the overthrow of the government
b.
symbolic speech such as signs and demonstrations
c.
slander
d.
libel
im pretty sure i know the answer but i want to be 100%

Hello! The answer to your question would be as followed:

The following that is protected by the first amendment is

B. Symbolic speech such as signs and demonstrations

A is incorrect because of a threat of seditious speech. Though sedition is protected by the first amendment, it is not protected when as a threat.

C is incorrect because slander can hurt another person's reputation

D is incorrect because it is technically slander but in print

president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.

d. it gave farmers a way to organize for more political power