Chapter Review
Chapter 37:
Freedom of Speech
Practice Test
1.
Which statement is NOT true about the First Amendment right to free speech?
a.
It was designed to protect the views of the majority.
b.
It protects the person making the communication.
c.
It protects the person receiving the communication.
d.
It protects all forms of communication: speeches, books, art, newspapers, television, radio, and other media.
2.
The "marketplace of ideas" refers to __________.
a.
the costs involved in asserting one's rights to free speech
b.
the diversity of views that can be expressed from which people will find the truth
c.
the restrictions placed on speech so that only the truth will be expressed
d.
prior censorship
3.
Examples of speech that can be limited or punished include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
a.
obscenity
b.
defamation
c.
commercial speech
d.
political speech
4.
In regard to obscenity, the government has the power to __________.
a.
restrict it to adults
b.
prohibit it for adults and minors
c.
limit access by minors
d.
limit access by adults to nighttime viewing
5.
After Jeremy falsely reported that the fish labeled as ecologically sustainable and sold for a higher price at the food co-op is the same fish sold in regular food stores, the co-op's sales of its fish dropped by half. Jeremy's statement __________.
a.
is protected free speech
b.
is protected commercial speech
c.
is defamation not protected by free speech
d.
is subject to prior censorship
6.
Commercial speech that can be banned includes __________.
a.
advertising for pharmacists on prescription drug prices
b.
advertising by lawyers
c.
advertising for products that are legal
d.
false or misleading advertisements
7.
Mike called Tim an inflammatory racial slur; Tim responded by hitting Mike. Mike's speech is __________.
a.
not protected free speech because it is fighting words
b.
protected free speech
c.
restricted to time, place, and manner
d.
defamation
8.
A public college penalizes students who speak or act in a way that stigmatizes any individual on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and other bases. This code will likely be __________.
a.
upheld if challenged on free speech grounds
b.
struck down as a violation of free speech
c.
easy to apply in specific situations
d.
viewed as a restriction on time, place, and manner of speech
9.
John made an angry hand gesture at another motorist who cut him off. This gesture is __________.
a.
symbolic speech protected by free speech
b.
fighting words
c.
not protected speech
d.
restricted in time, place, and manner
10.
Laws regulating children's access to pornography have been struck down because the laws also limit adult access to information. These laws are __________.
a.
vague
b.
a restriction on time, place, and manner
c.
obscene
d.
overinclusive
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