COMM Law VT Exam 1 questions well
answered graded A+
Which is the highest court in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔ U.S. Supreme Court
Case law is a form of legal decision issued by ____________ courts. - correct answer ✔✔
Appellate
_________________ jurisdiction is when a person or organization is subject to the jurisdiction
of a court (i.e. the court has control over a defendant). - correct answer ✔✔ Personal
The highest state court in Virginia is the_______________. - correct answer ✔✔ Virginia
Supreme Court
In a civil trial what typically occurs immediately after the plaintiff and defendant make closing
statements - correct answer ✔✔ Judge gives jury instructions
According to the deposition video, which of the following is the best approach for witness
preparation for depositions. - correct answer ✔✔ Witnesses need to be prepared to answer the
questions
___________________ is a philosophy that embraces the idea that the ends justifies the
means. - correct answer ✔✔ Consequentialism
The First Amendment includes references to _____________ and ________________. - correct
answer ✔✔ speech and press
,Which of the following statements best describes the approach of the First Amendment toward
speech? - correct answer ✔✔ There is a hierarchy of speech with some forms of speech
receiving a high level of protections while others do not
Which of the following is NOT an issue for laws that regulate speech? - correct answer ✔✔
Unfairness
Considered a classic attack on prior restraint _______________ published Areopagitica in 1644.
- correct answer ✔✔ John Milton
Licensing of speech continued in American until the ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ 1720s
The author of Chapter 4 argues that which type of court orders arguably are a form of prior
restraint? - correct answer ✔✔ TROs (temporary restraining orders)
The highest trial court in the Commonwealth of Virginia is _____________. - correct answer
✔✔ Circuit Courts
Which federal circuit court (appeals court) is Virginia located? - correct answer ✔✔ Fourth
Circuit
Covering courts frequently involves a conflict of the __________________ and
__________________ Amendments of the U.S. Constitution - correct answer ✔✔ First and Sixth
Which of the following statements best describes Virginia courts' attitudes toward open courts.
- correct answer ✔✔ Courts are usually open, but open courts are not always favored
After the decision in Miller v. California criminal convictions for obscenity _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔ Decreased
, Under the decision in Young v. American Mini Theatres the U.S. Supreme Court
______________ a local zoning ordinance that limited adult theaters. - correct answer ✔✔
upheld
Suppose there is a law that bans the use of advertisements for promoting adult non-obscene
books and periodicals. Would this law be constitutional? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes because of
the ruling in Ginzburg v. United States
Defamation includes two torts ______________ and ________________. - correct answer ✔✔
libel, slander
Which of the following statements best describes the Constitution's approach to reputational
rights? - correct answer ✔✔ It doesn't explicitly protect them, but courts have long recognized
the value of a good name
Prior to the New York Times v. Sullivan the only requirement for making a defamation suit was
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔ Proof that the defendant published a
statement about the plaintiff that had a tendency to harm the plaintiff's reputation
Under the old common law tradition the statements in question in a defamation suit were
considered to be ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ false
Actual malice standard when a defendant makes a statement
_____________________________. - correct answer ✔✔ either knowing it was false or with
reckless disregard for the truth
IRAC - correct answer ✔✔ Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion
answered graded A+
Which is the highest court in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔ U.S. Supreme Court
Case law is a form of legal decision issued by ____________ courts. - correct answer ✔✔
Appellate
_________________ jurisdiction is when a person or organization is subject to the jurisdiction
of a court (i.e. the court has control over a defendant). - correct answer ✔✔ Personal
The highest state court in Virginia is the_______________. - correct answer ✔✔ Virginia
Supreme Court
In a civil trial what typically occurs immediately after the plaintiff and defendant make closing
statements - correct answer ✔✔ Judge gives jury instructions
According to the deposition video, which of the following is the best approach for witness
preparation for depositions. - correct answer ✔✔ Witnesses need to be prepared to answer the
questions
___________________ is a philosophy that embraces the idea that the ends justifies the
means. - correct answer ✔✔ Consequentialism
The First Amendment includes references to _____________ and ________________. - correct
answer ✔✔ speech and press
,Which of the following statements best describes the approach of the First Amendment toward
speech? - correct answer ✔✔ There is a hierarchy of speech with some forms of speech
receiving a high level of protections while others do not
Which of the following is NOT an issue for laws that regulate speech? - correct answer ✔✔
Unfairness
Considered a classic attack on prior restraint _______________ published Areopagitica in 1644.
- correct answer ✔✔ John Milton
Licensing of speech continued in American until the ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ 1720s
The author of Chapter 4 argues that which type of court orders arguably are a form of prior
restraint? - correct answer ✔✔ TROs (temporary restraining orders)
The highest trial court in the Commonwealth of Virginia is _____________. - correct answer
✔✔ Circuit Courts
Which federal circuit court (appeals court) is Virginia located? - correct answer ✔✔ Fourth
Circuit
Covering courts frequently involves a conflict of the __________________ and
__________________ Amendments of the U.S. Constitution - correct answer ✔✔ First and Sixth
Which of the following statements best describes Virginia courts' attitudes toward open courts.
- correct answer ✔✔ Courts are usually open, but open courts are not always favored
After the decision in Miller v. California criminal convictions for obscenity _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔ Decreased
, Under the decision in Young v. American Mini Theatres the U.S. Supreme Court
______________ a local zoning ordinance that limited adult theaters. - correct answer ✔✔
upheld
Suppose there is a law that bans the use of advertisements for promoting adult non-obscene
books and periodicals. Would this law be constitutional? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes because of
the ruling in Ginzburg v. United States
Defamation includes two torts ______________ and ________________. - correct answer ✔✔
libel, slander
Which of the following statements best describes the Constitution's approach to reputational
rights? - correct answer ✔✔ It doesn't explicitly protect them, but courts have long recognized
the value of a good name
Prior to the New York Times v. Sullivan the only requirement for making a defamation suit was
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔ Proof that the defendant published a
statement about the plaintiff that had a tendency to harm the plaintiff's reputation
Under the old common law tradition the statements in question in a defamation suit were
considered to be ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ false
Actual malice standard when a defendant makes a statement
_____________________________. - correct answer ✔✔ either knowing it was false or with
reckless disregard for the truth
IRAC - correct answer ✔✔ Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion
