NR 503 Week 8 Final Quiz (Latest Update) Questions and Answers (100% Correct Elaborations)

NR 503 Week 8 Final Quiz (Latest Update) Questions and Answers (100% Correct Elaborations) Which of the following is not a valid source of law? Executive orders Equity law Administrative Law Legislative intent A sidewalk preacher stands out on a street coroner in a residential neighborhood at 10:30 pm on a Tuesday night and exercises his rights to freedom of expression by yelling at the top of his lungs that God is going to end the world the following morning. Police arrest the preacher, accusing him of violating a city ordinance against disturbing the peace. The ordinance, among other things, makes it a crime to make continual loud noises on public property in a residential neighborhood between the hours of 8pm and 7am. A court would likely consider the ordinance: Content-Neutral Content-Based A violation of the First Amendment Constitutional because it addresses the residents' right to peace and quiet A state law requires protesters to obtain a permit if they want to hold a rally that involves politics. A court would use which type of scrutiny in assessing the constitutionality of this law? Strict scrutiny Intermediate scrutiny Rational scrutiny Political scrutiny An anti-government vigilante group holds a rally. The group leader riles up his members and yells, "The time is now for us to take matters into our own hands!" One week later, a member of the vigilante group shoots the town mayor. If a judge applied the Incitement Test to the scenario, the vigilante group leader's speech would be protected by the First Amendment. True False Applying the elements required for a libel claim to be successful, which of the following scenarios is most likely to succeed in a claim for libel? A newspaper story inaccurately describes a restaurant as having been raided by the health department. The reporter was relying on a normally reliable source. The owner of the restaurant sues for libel. The mayor of Pleasantville sues for libel after a newspaper article falsely reports his campaign contributions total for the year was $5,500.00. In reality, the total was $4,700. The mistake was an error by the reporter who wrote the story. The Pleasantville police chief sues for libel after a newspaper publishes the results of an internal investigation that shows the chief used $500 from the police budget for personal use. After the newspaper article is published, a review board finds that the internal investigation was flawed and that the $500 was actually used for police business. A newspaper reporter is preparing to write an article about the owner of a local bakery. After being confronted by the reporter in the empty bakery parking lot, the baker files a suit for libel, claiming the reporter falsely accused him of using expired milk in his recipe for donuts. In which of the following scenarios would the journalist most easily be protected from a libel claim? The information in the article that was incorrect was taken word-for-word from testimony in a trial. Although the information in the article was wrong, the plaintiff is a public official and the newspaper issued a retraction as soon as it discovered the error. The information in the article came from the reporter overhearing a private conversation between the mayor and vice mayor during a break in the city council meeting. The mayor said he heard a local business owner was going to lose his business license because of some failed inspections. The reporter writes a blurb in the paper, quoting the mayor, but the information ends up being false. The facts are incorrect, but the reporter has a strong argument that it was an opinion piece, and not a regular news story. The reporter is normally a news reporter and not an opinion columnist. A reporter would likely be liable for intrusion after using a remote-controlled helicopter fitted with a camera to video tape a local politician skinny-dipping in her back yard swimming pool. The pool is not visible in plain sight from the ground, due to a 10-foot tall wall that surrounds it. But if someone were to stand on the roof of a nearby building, the pool would be plainly visible to that person. However, the roof has no public deck and is not open to occupants of the building or the public. True False Which of the following is NOT an essential element in a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress? The defendant owed the plaintiff a duty to use due care The defendant's conduct was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's emotional distress The conduct involved malice per se. The defendant negligently breached the duty to use due care Under which of the following scenarios would a reporter find himself in legal trouble for covertly recording a conversation? The reporter records a face-to-face conversation with clearly visible recording equipment, but does not ask the person he is speaking to for permission to record the conversation. The reporter secretly records a face-to-face conversation in a state that allows one- party consent to record conversations. The reporter is in a one-party consent state and secretly records a telephone conversation with someone in another one-party consent state, and uses the conversation in a broadcast news report. The reporter secretly records a face-to-face conversation with a group of people at once. The conversation takes place in a one-party consent state. Which of the following records requests would likely be exempt from FOIA, and therefore be denied? The documents requested confirm an on-going plot to blow up a building on a local military base. The documents involved would be embarassing to the head of a federal agency. The documents in question include the medical records of several public officials. Both a and c. A state shield law would likely protect you from being compelled to divulge the identity of a confidential source if the information the source gave you was regarding an FBI investigation. True False Which of the following reasons is NOT a valid justification for a judge to close a court proceeding from media coverage? Media coverage would pose a substantial threat to a fair trial There is no alternative that would effectively eliminate the threat to fairness The closure will be narrowly tailored to eliminate the threat, while protecting the greatest public access to the judicial process The key witness is someone whose face cannot be shown on camera The Supreme Court has ruled that the Internet has complete First Amendment protection, therefore obscene material on the Internet is protected by the First Amendment. True False A company may sue for copyright infringement on behalf of the copyright owner. True False A qualified reporter's privilege may protect a reporter from revealing confidential information in which of the following circumstances? The reporter is required to testify in a federal grand jury The reporter has information that is clearly relevant to a specific violation of law and there is no alternative means to obtain that information that would be less destructive of First Amendment values, and there is a compelling and overriding interest in the information. The FBI is investigating a credible bomb threat to your city's federal court house and the reporter is the only person law enforcement has been able to identify who knows the identity of the bomber. The FBI is investigating the leak of a classified document, and the reporter is one of just four or five people who knows the identity of the person who leaked the document. The Epidemiological Triangle is a method used to explain causation. Where does genetics belong within the Triangle? Nutritional agent Susceptible host Causative agent Environment Which of the following interventions are included in the Action Model to Achieve Healthy People2020? Select all that apply. Policies Programs Health equity Behavioral outcomes When integrating the field of genomics into health care, the provider would: Assess for family history of automobile accidents. Review occupational exposures. Review health promotion strategies. Incorporate family health history. The World Health Organization began in 1948. What day now celebrates this date? Emancipation Day Green Day World Cup Day World Health Day Which of the following would be appropriate to integrate in order to provide culturally competent care? Health care strategies that are based on cultural heritage and beliefs. Health care strategies that are from one case-study. Health care strategies that a peer recommends. Health care strategies that are based on generalized norms.