Freedom of Press Quiz

What is the definition of prior restraint?

• Allowing publication without restriction

• Stopping something before it can be printed or reported

• Publishing classified information

• Protecting journalists' sources.

Shield laws are ________ and they protect journalists from having to disclose their sources to the state government.

• unconstitutional

• constitutional

• irrelevant

• unnecessary

In the NY Times Co. v. U.S. case, what was the main issue?

• Whether prior restraint was justified

• The legality of publishing advertisements

• The protection of journalists' sources

• The definition of shield laws.

The NY Times Co. v. U.S. case set a precedent that prior restraint will almost never stop the press from being ________.

• censored

• free to publish or report

• punished

• restricted

What is a shield law?

• A law that limits press freedom

• A state law that protects journalists from having to disclose their sources

• A federal law that censors the press

• A regulation on advertising.

The NY Times Co. v. U.S. case involved which of the following?

• The Pentagon Papers

• Advertising laws

• Shield laws

• Editorials

Our freedom of press is protected by the ______________.

• 2nd Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is a common consequence of government censorship on the press?

• Increased public trust in media

• Greater media independence

• Limited public access to information

• Enhanced journalistic freedom

The principal does not have the right to censor the school newspaper, yearbook or school broadcast

• True

• False

Who was President of the United States during the release of the Pentagon Papers?

• Richard Nixon

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• Barack Obama