JOUR 303 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
_________ is/are types of speech that with no First Amendment protection. - ANS Obscenity
and Extortion
The Supreme Court of the United States has declared the hard core class of expression, called
obscenity, to be without First Amendment protection. This is based on solid evidence of its
harmful effects. - ANS False
The Supreme Court's ___________ test is a _____________ test for defining obscenity. -
ANS Miller; 3-part
The first part of the test for defining obscenity will be applied with the most sensitive (e.g., most
easily offended) people in mind. - ANS False
The first part of the test for defining obscenity will be applied with local members of the
community in mind. - ANS True
The last part of the test for defining obscenity will be applied with local members of the
community in mind. - ANS False
Child pornography may be banned regardless of whether it is obscene according to the test for
defining obscenity. - ANS True
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, Most state obscenity statutes, including South Carolina's, target the production, distribution,
selling and exhibition of such materials but not the possession of such materials. - ANS True
Obscenity arrests and prosecutions occur frequently in most states. - ANS False
Material that is acceptable for inclusion in print media may sometimes be prohibited from being
disseminated via broadcast media. - ANS True
Another name for broadcast media is "point-to-point" communications. - ANS False
From a legal perspective, one of the most significant aspects of the radio spectrum is -
ANS Limited availability
The Federal Trade Commission is the primary regulator of broadcast media. - ANS True
The primary justification for the type of regulation that the FCC does is known as the: -
ANS Scarcity rationale
The Communications Act of 1934 gave rise to the: - ANS Federal Communications
Commission
The broadcast media are subject to more regulation than the print media. - ANS True
A broadcast license lasts for ____ years and ____ be renewed when it expires. - ANS eight;
may
The "equal opportunities rule" is sometimes also called the "fairness doctrine." - ANS False
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
_________ is/are types of speech that with no First Amendment protection. - ANS Obscenity
and Extortion
The Supreme Court of the United States has declared the hard core class of expression, called
obscenity, to be without First Amendment protection. This is based on solid evidence of its
harmful effects. - ANS False
The Supreme Court's ___________ test is a _____________ test for defining obscenity. -
ANS Miller; 3-part
The first part of the test for defining obscenity will be applied with the most sensitive (e.g., most
easily offended) people in mind. - ANS False
The first part of the test for defining obscenity will be applied with local members of the
community in mind. - ANS True
The last part of the test for defining obscenity will be applied with local members of the
community in mind. - ANS False
Child pornography may be banned regardless of whether it is obscene according to the test for
defining obscenity. - ANS True
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Most state obscenity statutes, including South Carolina's, target the production, distribution,
selling and exhibition of such materials but not the possession of such materials. - ANS True
Obscenity arrests and prosecutions occur frequently in most states. - ANS False
Material that is acceptable for inclusion in print media may sometimes be prohibited from being
disseminated via broadcast media. - ANS True
Another name for broadcast media is "point-to-point" communications. - ANS False
From a legal perspective, one of the most significant aspects of the radio spectrum is -
ANS Limited availability
The Federal Trade Commission is the primary regulator of broadcast media. - ANS True
The primary justification for the type of regulation that the FCC does is known as the: -
ANS Scarcity rationale
The Communications Act of 1934 gave rise to the: - ANS Federal Communications
Commission
The broadcast media are subject to more regulation than the print media. - ANS True
A broadcast license lasts for ____ years and ____ be renewed when it expires. - ANS eight;
may
The "equal opportunities rule" is sometimes also called the "fairness doctrine." - ANS False
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
