Civil Liberties: Freedom of Speech and Press Flashcards
In interpreting the freedoms set out in the 1st Amendment, it can often be said that the Court
a. has restricted freedom of religion but never freedom of speech.
b. allows freedom of thought, but restricts freedom of action.
c. is careful never to place any restrictions on those freedoms.
d. both a and b
b. allows freedom of thought, but restricts freedom of action.
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Defining the limits on free speech in cases of ____________ has been very difficult.
a. obscenity
b. libel
c. artistic expression
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
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The fact that the Court has ruled that campaign contributions are a form of speech makes campaign finance regulation more difficult because
a. to regulate speech is to limit it, which is difficult to do without violating the 1st Amendment.
b. it will have to be done through a constitutional amendment.
c. such regulation will undoubtedly be found to be unconstitutional.
d. speech cannot be regulated unless it is false or misleading.
a. to regulate speech is to limit it, which is difficult to do without violating the 1st Amendment.
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Tinker v. Des Moines and Texas v. Johnson were cases involving the exercise of _____________.
a. commercial speech
b. unrestricted press
c. symbolic speech
d. religious practice
c. symbolic speech
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During a speech at a rally, you are not free to ____ another person.
slander
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The United States Congress passed Sedition Acts in its early history and again during the:
a. pre-Civil War period
b. WW I era
c. WW II era
d. Civil War period
b. WW I era
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Attempting to overthrow the United States government is:
a. legal
c. sedition
b. malicious
d. constitutional
c. sedition
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Almost without exception, government cannot apply _____ to spoken or written words.
a. shield laws
b. prior restraint
c. the Sedition Act of 1917
d. all of the above
b. prior restraint
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____ is the advocating of conduct intended to disrupt the lawful acts of the government with violence.
seditious speech
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In Schenk v. United States __________________ was limited.
a. freedom of assembly
b. freedom of religion
c. the right to bear arms
d. free speech
d. free speech
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Picketing is protected by the 1st and 14th amendments if it is
a. done to benefit a commercial business.
b. peaceful.
c. symbolic speech.
d. takes place on private property.
b. peaceful
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Seditious speech is speech that urges others to
a. disagree with the government in public.
b. vote against the government.
c. overthrow the government.
d. support the party out of power.
c. overthrow the government.
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libel
false and malicious use of the printed word
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The government can limit free speech or free press if the communication
a. is political.
b. threatens to overthrow the government.
c. is advertising.
d. involves the picketing of an important business.
b. threatens to overthrow the government.
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Reporters use which of the following to argue against being forced to testify in court or to reveal their sources?
a. the prohibition against seditious speech
b. the 1st Amendment guarantee of the free exchange of ideas
c. the prohibition of prior restraint
d. the 1st Amendment protection of the expression of unpopular views
c. the prohibition of prior restraint
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