Jour 303
JOUR 303 Final Exam 2026
1
If the First Amendment protects anything, it protects:
Political Speech
2
If the First Amendment prohibits anything, it prohibits:
Prior Restraint
3
What are the five freedoms in the First Amendment?
1. Religion
2. Speech
3. Press
4. Peaceful Assembly
5. Petition gov.
4
Rational Basis Test
Used when testing if a law is unconstitutional. To test the constitutionality of a law
through this test, there must be a rational connection between the purpose of the
law and the government's efforts to justify it. It beings with the burden on the
challenger, then assumes the law is constitutional, then the plaintiff must prove
that the law lacks an irrational basis. It is meant to prove the law is congruent with
the Constitution.
Jour 303
, Jour 303
5
Jurisdiction
The power given to a court to take on cases and constitute legal matters over a
specific geographical area or within specific types of legal cases.
6
Venue
The geographical location for the trial of a case to take place. It is usually the
county or district where the crime was committed.
7
No Contest
A plea that a defendant can make during a trial that says they cannot be taken to
trial again against that plea in a later case. It is made often when the defendant is
guilty and there are additional lawsuits that could be made from the same crime.
8
Voir Dire
The interrogation process used to select 12 unbiased citizens to serve as jury
members in court.
9
Actual Malice
"with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was
false or not." - NYT v. Sullivan
10
Fundamental difference between Libel and Slander:
Jour 303
JOUR 303 Final Exam 2026
1
If the First Amendment protects anything, it protects:
Political Speech
2
If the First Amendment prohibits anything, it prohibits:
Prior Restraint
3
What are the five freedoms in the First Amendment?
1. Religion
2. Speech
3. Press
4. Peaceful Assembly
5. Petition gov.
4
Rational Basis Test
Used when testing if a law is unconstitutional. To test the constitutionality of a law
through this test, there must be a rational connection between the purpose of the
law and the government's efforts to justify it. It beings with the burden on the
challenger, then assumes the law is constitutional, then the plaintiff must prove
that the law lacks an irrational basis. It is meant to prove the law is congruent with
the Constitution.
Jour 303
, Jour 303
5
Jurisdiction
The power given to a court to take on cases and constitute legal matters over a
specific geographical area or within specific types of legal cases.
6
Venue
The geographical location for the trial of a case to take place. It is usually the
county or district where the crime was committed.
7
No Contest
A plea that a defendant can make during a trial that says they cannot be taken to
trial again against that plea in a later case. It is made often when the defendant is
guilty and there are additional lawsuits that could be made from the same crime.
8
Voir Dire
The interrogation process used to select 12 unbiased citizens to serve as jury
members in court.
9
Actual Malice
"with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was
false or not." - NYT v. Sullivan
10
Fundamental difference between Libel and Slander:
Jour 303
