Question 1

The Gitlow ruling is important because

Accepted Answer

A) it barred future sedition cases. 
B) it applied the First Amendment protections to actions by state and local government entities. 
C) it freed a group of radicals who had been improperly convicted. 
D) it broadly defined freedom of expression.

Question 2

In 2011,the U.S.Supreme Court in Brown v.Entertainment Merchants Association

Accepted Answer

A) upheld a law that allowed the censorship of sexually explicit movies. 
B) struck down a law that allowed the censorship of sexually explicit movies. 
C) upheld a law that restricted minors' access to violent video games. 
D) struck down a law that restricted minors' access to violent video games.

Question 3

The 2009 appellate court ruling in Plame Wilson v.Central Intelligence Agency best illustrates the point that

Accepted Answer

A) government employees who sign secrecy agreements may be subject to prior restraints. 
B) community censorship of the speech of government employees is unconstitutional. 
C) jury nullification is a key problem in cases involving the Central Intelligence Agency. 
D) the access theory supports the disclosure of Central Intelligency Agency documents.

Question 4

The  Brandenburg test for incitement is also commonly used in

Accepted Answer

A) libel cases. 
B) invasion of privacy cases that involve the intrusion tort. 
C) obscenity cases. 
D) wrongful death actions aimed at the mass media.

Question 5

In 2010,the U.S.Supreme Court in United States v.Stevens refused to create a new category of unprotected speech for videos depicting images of animal cruelty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The First Amendment: the Meaning of Freedom

The Gitlow ruling is important because

In 2011,the U.S.Supreme Court in Brown v.Entertainment Merchants Association

The 2009 appellate court ruling in Plame Wilson v.Central Intelligence Agency best illustrates the point that

The Brandenburg test for incitement is also commonly used in

In 2010,the U.S.Supreme Court in United States v.Stevens refused to create a new category of unprotected speech for videos depicting images of animal cruelty.