The doctrine of ______ provides that a statute is unconstitutional if it is drafted so broadly and imprecisely that it encompasses and prohibits a substantial amount of protected speech relative to the coverage of the statute.
A) overbreadth
B) jurisprudence
C) overcriminalization
D) multiple penology

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The doctrine of overbreadth is concerned with laws that are written so broadly that they infringe on First Amendment rights by prohibiting a substantial amount of protected speech in addition to the activities they aim to regulate or prohibit.

The Doctrine of ______ Provides That a Statute Is Unconstitutional