JRN 430 exam 1 answers
content based laws✔✔A term used to describe government actions prompted by the
ideas, subject matter or position of the message.
content neutral laws✔✔A term used to describe government actions that incidentally
and unintentionally affect speech as they advance other important government
interests unrelated to the content of speech.
public forum✔✔Government property held for use by the public, usually for purposes
of exercising rights of speech and assembly.
traditional public forum✔✔Lands designed for public use and historically used for
public gathering, discussion and association (e.g., public streets, sidewalks and
parks). Free speech is protected in these areas.
designated public forum✔✔Government spaces or buildings that are available for
public use (within limits).
constitutional law✔✔?????
textualists✔✔Judges—in particular, Supreme Court justices—who rely exclusively
on a careful reading of legal texts to determine the meaning of the law.
originalists✔✔Supreme Court justices who interpret the Constitution according to the
perceived intent of its framers.
executive branch✔✔?
legislative branch✔✔???
judicial branch✔✔???
strict scrutiny✔✔A court test for determining the constitutionality of laws aimed at
speech content, under which the government must show it is using the least
restrictive means available to directly advance its compelling interest.
prior restraint✔✔Action taken by the government to prohibit publication of a specific
document or text before it is distributed to the public; a policy that requires
government approval befor
judicial review✔✔The power of the courts to determine the meaning of the
Constitution and to decide whether laws violate the Constitution.
civil suits✔✔???
summary judgement✔✔The resolution of a legal dispute without a full trial when a
judge determines that undisputed evidence is legally sufficient to render judgment.
content based laws✔✔A term used to describe government actions prompted by the
ideas, subject matter or position of the message.
content neutral laws✔✔A term used to describe government actions that incidentally
and unintentionally affect speech as they advance other important government
interests unrelated to the content of speech.
public forum✔✔Government property held for use by the public, usually for purposes
of exercising rights of speech and assembly.
traditional public forum✔✔Lands designed for public use and historically used for
public gathering, discussion and association (e.g., public streets, sidewalks and
parks). Free speech is protected in these areas.
designated public forum✔✔Government spaces or buildings that are available for
public use (within limits).
constitutional law✔✔?????
textualists✔✔Judges—in particular, Supreme Court justices—who rely exclusively
on a careful reading of legal texts to determine the meaning of the law.
originalists✔✔Supreme Court justices who interpret the Constitution according to the
perceived intent of its framers.
executive branch✔✔?
legislative branch✔✔???
judicial branch✔✔???
strict scrutiny✔✔A court test for determining the constitutionality of laws aimed at
speech content, under which the government must show it is using the least
restrictive means available to directly advance its compelling interest.
prior restraint✔✔Action taken by the government to prohibit publication of a specific
document or text before it is distributed to the public; a policy that requires
government approval befor
judicial review✔✔The power of the courts to determine the meaning of the
Constitution and to decide whether laws violate the Constitution.
civil suits✔✔???
summary judgement✔✔The resolution of a legal dispute without a full trial when a
judge determines that undisputed evidence is legally sufficient to render judgment.
