Multiple Choice

Please answer all questions


1	The act of the government to censor the press by stopping it from publishing or broadcasting material is known as
		A)	prior restraint
		B)	injunction
		C)	gag rule
		D)	shield law


2	The Pentagon Papers case was significant because
		A)	for the first time in history, a U.S. paper was ordered by the courts to suppress a specific story.
		B)	the Supreme Court intervened and decided in favor of the New York Times.
		C)	each of the nine judges wrote separate opinions highlighting the ambiguities and complexities of prior restraint.
		D)	all of the above


3	Reporters' rights to protect their sources are covered by
		A)	prior restraint
		B)	gag rules
		C)	shield laws
		D)	all of the above


4	The provision that stated that the taking of photographs in the courtroom and the broadcasting of court proceedings should not be permitted is called
		A)	the First Amendment
		B)	the Freedom of Information Act
		C)	the Fairness Doctrine
		D)	Canon 35


5	Spoken defamation is known as
		A)	Libel
		B)	Slander
		C)	Libel per se
		D)	Libel per quod


6	A defense against libel is
		A)	the truth
		B)	privilege
		C)	fair comment and criticism
		D)	all of the above


7	In addition to the purpose of the use, all of the following are considered when determining fair use of copyrighted material except
		A)	the nature of the copyrighted work
		B)	the wishes of the author
		C)	the amount reproduced in proportion to the copyrighted work as a whole
		D)	the effect of the use on the potential market value of the copyrighted work


8	The law that states that if a broadcasting station permits one political candidate to appear on the air, it must offer the same opportunity to all other candidates for that office is
		A)	the Equal Opportunities rule
		B)	the Fairness Doctrine
		C)	the Telecommunications Act of 1996
		D)	the Hicklin rule


9	The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was significant because
		A)	it removed the limits on the number of radio stations that could be owned by one person or organization
		B)	it allowed telephone companies to enter the cable television business
		C)	it mandated that newly manufactured TV sets have the ability to block unwanted programming based on an electronically encoded rating (V-chip)
		D)	all of the above


10	When an advertiser agrees to halt a certain advertising practice but does not admit a violation of the law, it is called a/n
		A)	injunction
		B)	consent order
		C)	cease-and-desist order
		D)	none of the above


11	Reporters in every state in America are covered by shield laws.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	Gag rules are restrictive orders that prohibit trial participants from giving information to the media or that restrain media coverage of events that occur in court.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	The law that gives the public the right to information from every federal executive-branch is called the Fairness Doctrine.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Invasion of privacy can be triggered by disclosing false information.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	The Hicklin rule and the Roth test are means of determining obscenity.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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