When a legislature passes a law that unnecessarily or too generally restricts freedom of speech, the court may declare the law unconstitutional based on the _____.
A) overreaching doctrine
B) overstretching doctrine
C) overextension doctrine
D) overbreadth doctrine
E) doctrine of nullification

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When a legislature passes a law that unnecessarily or too generally restricts freedom of speech, the court may declare the law unconstitutional based on the overbreadth doctrine. It means that the legislators have gone too far in seeking to achieve a goal.

When a Legislature Passes a Law That Unnecessarily or Too