JOMC 486 TEST BANK COMPLETE SOLVED
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SOLUTION
●● Brandenburg was filmed at a rally of (brandenburg vs. ohio)
Answer: the Ku Klux Klan.
●● In the 1927 Whitney v. California decision, the U.S. Supreme Court
had said a criminal syndicalism statute similar to Ohio's was
(brandenburg vs. ohio)
Answer: constitutional.
●● According to the Supreme Court, advocating violent means to effect
political change is unlawful only when (brandenburg vs. ohio)
Answer: it is directed to incite imminent lawless action.
●● Of what criminal offense was Johnson charged?
(Texas vs. Johnson)
Answer: Desecration of a venerated object.
●● Which of the following is an interest the Texas used to justify
Johnson's conviction? (Texas vs. Johnson)
Answer: Preserving the flag as a symbol of nationhood.
,●● The Supreme Court first had to determine whether Johnson's burning
the flag was expressive conduct meaning (Texas vs. Johnson)
Answer: he intended to convey a message that was likely to be
understood by those who viewed it.
●● In its majority opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that the restrictions
on Johnson's expression were unrelated to the suppression of expression.
(Texas vs. Johnson) (TRUE OR FALSE)
Answer: false
●● In a dissenting opinion, Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices White
and O'Connor said the Texas law did not restrict Johnson's First
Amendment rights because he could have expressed himself in several
different ways other than flag-burning. (Texas vs. Johnson) (TRUE OR
FALSE)
Answer: true
●● Barry Black burned a cross at a (virginia vs. black)
Answer: rally of Ku Klux Klan members.
●● Richard Elliott and Jonathan O'Mara burned a cross (virginia vs.
black)
Answer: on the front lawn of a neighbor.
, ●● The "prima facie" provision of the Virginia law said jurors could
presume (virginia vs. black)
Answer: that the cross burning was done with the intent to intimidate
others.
●● The Supreme Court said the First Amendment allows states to punish
cross burning done with an intent to intimidate because such acts amount
to (virginia vs. black)
Answer: a true threat.
●● The plurality opinion found the Virginia statute unconstitutional
because it (virginia vs. black)
Answer: the prima facie provision eliminates the need to prove an intent
to intimidate.
●● Who is William Avery? (Drahota vs. NE)
Answer: A former political science professor and Nebraska state senator.
●● The Court of Appeals affirmed Drahota's conviction because
(Drahota vs. NE)
Answer: his speech constituted "fighting words."
QUESTIONS EXPERT REVIEW FULL
SOLUTION
●● Brandenburg was filmed at a rally of (brandenburg vs. ohio)
Answer: the Ku Klux Klan.
●● In the 1927 Whitney v. California decision, the U.S. Supreme Court
had said a criminal syndicalism statute similar to Ohio's was
(brandenburg vs. ohio)
Answer: constitutional.
●● According to the Supreme Court, advocating violent means to effect
political change is unlawful only when (brandenburg vs. ohio)
Answer: it is directed to incite imminent lawless action.
●● Of what criminal offense was Johnson charged?
(Texas vs. Johnson)
Answer: Desecration of a venerated object.
●● Which of the following is an interest the Texas used to justify
Johnson's conviction? (Texas vs. Johnson)
Answer: Preserving the flag as a symbol of nationhood.
,●● The Supreme Court first had to determine whether Johnson's burning
the flag was expressive conduct meaning (Texas vs. Johnson)
Answer: he intended to convey a message that was likely to be
understood by those who viewed it.
●● In its majority opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that the restrictions
on Johnson's expression were unrelated to the suppression of expression.
(Texas vs. Johnson) (TRUE OR FALSE)
Answer: false
●● In a dissenting opinion, Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices White
and O'Connor said the Texas law did not restrict Johnson's First
Amendment rights because he could have expressed himself in several
different ways other than flag-burning. (Texas vs. Johnson) (TRUE OR
FALSE)
Answer: true
●● Barry Black burned a cross at a (virginia vs. black)
Answer: rally of Ku Klux Klan members.
●● Richard Elliott and Jonathan O'Mara burned a cross (virginia vs.
black)
Answer: on the front lawn of a neighbor.
, ●● The "prima facie" provision of the Virginia law said jurors could
presume (virginia vs. black)
Answer: that the cross burning was done with the intent to intimidate
others.
●● The Supreme Court said the First Amendment allows states to punish
cross burning done with an intent to intimidate because such acts amount
to (virginia vs. black)
Answer: a true threat.
●● The plurality opinion found the Virginia statute unconstitutional
because it (virginia vs. black)
Answer: the prima facie provision eliminates the need to prove an intent
to intimidate.
●● Who is William Avery? (Drahota vs. NE)
Answer: A former political science professor and Nebraska state senator.
●● The Court of Appeals affirmed Drahota's conviction because
(Drahota vs. NE)
Answer: his speech constituted "fighting words."
