Question 1

The first time that the Court invoked the First Amendment to prevent libel actions was in which case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas v. Johnson 
B)  United States v. O'Brien 
C)  New York Times v. Sullivan 
D)  Yates v. U.S. 
E)  Texas v. Johnson.

Question 2

What's the difference between defamation and libel?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What's the difference between defamation and libel?...

Question 3

In Gitlow v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the guarantees of freedom of speech apply to actions taken by all governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Government prohibition of speech in advance of publication is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sedition 
B)  Prior restraint 
C)  Defamation 
D)  Invasion of Privacy

Question 5

About half of those responding to a First Amendment Center/American Journalism Review survey said the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Government prohibition of speech in advance of publication is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  sedition 
B)  Prior Restraint 
C)  defamition 
D)  False Light 
E)  Invasion of Privacy

Question 7

Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken, that harms a person's reputation, is called appropration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

With false light privacy, a report need not be defamatory to be actionable as false light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sedition laws make it a crime to criticize both the President and the National Government?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The Foundations of Free Expression

The first time that the Court invoked the First Amendment to prevent libel actions was in which case?

What's the difference between defamation and libel?

In Gitlow v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the guarantees of freedom of speech apply to actions taken by all governments.

Government prohibition of speech in advance of publication is called:

About half of those responding to a First Amendment Center/American Journalism Review survey said the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees.

Government prohibition of speech in advance of publication is called…

Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken, that harms a person's reputation, is called appropration.

With false light privacy, a report need not be defamatory to be actionable as false light.

Sedition laws make it a crime to criticize both the President and the National Government?