JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+
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JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+
The free speech and free press provisions of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution apply to actions of all of the following except:
a. Local Governments
b. State Governments
c. The federal Government
d. International Organizations
D. ...
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JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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The free speech and free press provisions of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution apply to
actions of all of the following except:
a. Local Governments
b. State Governments
c. The federal Government
d. International Organizations
D. International Organizations
The constitutional requirement that statutes not be so vague that they are impossible to understand
is required by the
Fourteenth amendment
Which of the following IS NOT a constitutionally acceptable way to react to a Supreme Court ruling
with which you disagree
a. Denounce the court and ignore the ruling
b. Bring another case to the court
c. Pass new Legislation
d. Amend the Constitution
a. Denounce the court and ignore the ruling
Which of the following was likely to be a clear violation of the 1789 Sedition Act
a. Criticizing the president of the United States
b. Telling war draftees to be conscientious objectors
c. Protesting a military funeral
d. Making jokes about the vice president of the United States
d. Making jokes about the vice president of the United States
Which of the following to likely to be a clear violation of the 1917 Sedition Act?
a. Criticizing the president of the United States
b. Telling war draftees to be conscientious objectors
c. Protesting a military funeral
d. Making jokes about the vice president of the United States
b. Telling war draftees to be conscientious objectors
A primary reason why the U.S. Supreme Court upheld prosecutions under the 1917 Sedition Act was
a. the speakers were not citizens, and thus did not have First Amendment rights
b.The speech could undermine the war effort
c. the speech was unpopular
d. the speakers were members of fringe political groups
b. The speech would undermine the war effort.
Which of the following likey presents a threat of "imminent lawless action"
a. Calling a police officer a "pig" during a protest
b. A facebook post calling for the assassination of the president
c. A speech from the steps of the state capital building to a boisterous crowd, ending with, "The
Governor's in there. Let's go get him!"
d. Telling war draftees to be conscientious objectors
, c. A speech from the steps of the state capital building to a boisterous crowd, ending with, "The
Governor's in there. Let's go get him!"
U.S. v. Obrien, the Supreme Court upheld Obrien's Conviction for burning his draft card on the
grounds that:
a. The purpose of the law against burning draft cards was to support government's war effort, not to
limit speech
b. Burnin g his draft card created public danger
c. Burning the draft card constituted destruction of government property
d. O'brien was not making a political protest
a. The purpose of the law against burning draft cards was to support government's war effort, not to
limit speech
In Elonis v. U.S., the Supreme Court reversed Elonis's conviction for his Facebook posts threatening his
ex-wife and others on the grounds that:
a. His posts on Facebook, which no one takes seriously
b.His posts were not made with any intent to carry them out
c. His ex-wife never saw the posts, so she never felt threatened
d. His posts were rap lyrics, and songs are protected by the First Amendment
b.His posts were not made with any intent to carry them out
The government's primary argument for stopping publication of the Pentagon Papers was that t
a. They had been stolen
b. Their publication would be embarrassing
c. They contained information that would undermine the war effort
d. Daniel Ellsberg has leaked the documents
c. They contained information that would undermine the war effort
The primary rationale of the Supreme Court's deacons in favor of The New York Times and the
Washington Post in New York Times v. U.S. was that:
a. Releasing the historical information in the Pentagon Papers would not undermine the war effort
b. The public has the right to know that the government was doing
c. The Times and Post were trustworthy newspapers
d. The Pentagon Papers were going to become public anyways
a. Releasing the historical information in the Pentagon Papers would not undermine the war effort
Aside from possible prosecution under the Espionage Act, government and military employees and
contractors are likely subject to court proceedings under:
a. Governmental ethics
b. Contracts they signed upon employment
c. The Sedition Act
d. Clear and present Danger
b. Contracts they signed upon employment
First Amendment advocates see leak investigations and prosecutions as threats to freedom of the
press because:
a. They may inhibit the press from uncovering government impropriety
b. They are expensive to litigate
c. They may expose the identities of confidential sources
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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