Civil Rights and Liberties Ch 8

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An article in a magazine falsely accusing a public official of a crime is slander.

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False

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A shield law protects reporters from being forced to reveal their sources.

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TRUE

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Wearing arm bands and burning flags are examples of prior restraint.

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FALSE

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Any comments criticizing the government are considered seditious speech

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FALSE

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Picketing involves striking workers patrolling a business site in order to inform the public of a labor controversy

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TRUE

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Which types of commercial speech may States prohibit? Options: false advertisement, advertisement of services that are illegal, advertisement of products that are harmful to the public, all of the above

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all of the above

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Which of the following is NOT one of the rules by which the Supreme Court judges obscenity cases? Would the average person, judging by community standards, find the material obscene?, Does the material describe an offensive conduct specifically prohibited by an obscenity law?, Was the material created by practices that exploit women or minors?, Does the material have serious artistic, literary, political, or scientific value?

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Was the material created by practices that exploit women or minors?

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The Supreme Court has held that reporters

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may be protected from revealing their sources through an act of Congress.

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The branch of the media that has been subjected to the most extensive federal regulation is

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radio and television.

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Which of the following is an ACCURATE statement about the Court's attitude toward prior restraint? It is always unconstitutional., It is unconstitutional except in cases where publication threatens national security or public order., It is usually preferable to punishment after the fact., It is allowed only in cases where the material to be published is damaging or offensive to minority groups.

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It is unconstitutional except in cases where publication threatens national security or public order.