JOUR 303 Attendance Questions And Answers
JOUR 303 Attendance Questions And Answers In the legal citation "Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 937, 404 (1989)", what does the number 937 indicate? The page number of the case reporter where the court decision begins Under the British common law of libel as defined by William Blackstone, if a statement that hurt someone's reputation was actually true: It was a more serious crime Which is not true of the prosecution of John Peter Zenger? A. Zenger's first two lawyers were disbarred B. The judge's instructed the jury that if it found that Zenger published the material, they had to find him guilty C. It was a moral victory, but it did not set a legal precedent binding on future cases D. Zenger was acquitted E. All are true -- The free speech and free press provisions of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution apply to actions of all of the following EXCEPT: A. Local government B. State government C. The federal government D. International organizations -- The constitutional requirement that statutes not be so vague that they are impossible to understand is required by the Fourteenth Amendment Which of the following is not a constitutionally acceptable way to react to a Supreme Court ruling with which you disagree? Denounce the court and ignore the ruling Which of the following was likely to be a clear violation of the 1917 Sedition Act? Criticizing the president of the United States Which of the following is likely to be a clear violation of the 1917 Sedition Act? Telling war draftees to be conscientious objectors A primary reason why the U.S. Supreme Court upheld prosecutions under the 1917 Sedition Act was: The speech could undermine war effort Which of the following presents a "dangerous tendency"? A. Calling a police officer a "pig" during a protest B. A Facebook post calling for the assassination of the president C. Calling for the overthrow of the government -- D. Arguing against high defense budgets
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