In _____________, the Court rejected the First Amendment claim of a Vietnam War protester that publicly burning his draft card was a form of constitutionally protected symbolic speech.

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United States v. O'Brien (1968) specifically dealt with the issue of burning draft cards and held that the government had a substantial interest in requiring citizens to possess and carry draft cards and that the prohibition on burning draft cards was "well within the power of Congress to enforce." The other options listed dealt with different First Amendment issues.

In _____________, the Court Rejected the First Amendment Claim of a Vietnam