8.3 Review

What is the false and malicious use of printed words called?

• Slander

• Libel

• Symbolic speech

• Sedition

What is the crime of attempting to overthrow or disrupt the government by force or violent acts?

• Sedition

• Slander

• Libel

• Symbolic speech

Which form of conduct has been protected by the Supreme Court as a form of symbolic speech?

• Sedition

• Picketing

• Slander

• Libel

What is the curbing by the government of ideas before they have been expressed called?

• Prior restraint

• Libel

• Slander

• Sedition

What did the Supreme Court find when the Nixon administration sought an injunction to bar the publication of the Pentagon Papers?

• The government had shown that printing the documents would endanger the nation’s security

• The government had not shown that printing the documents would endanger the nation’s security

• The government had the right to censor the documents

• The government had the right to confiscate the documents

Do reporters have a constitutional right to keep their sources confidential?

• No, they do not have the right to keep their sources confidential

• It depends on the type of media

• Yes, they have the right to keep their sources confidential

• It depends on the state

Which type of media is subject to more regulation than newspapers because they use the publicly owned airwaves to distribute their materials?

• Newspapers

• Radio

• Television

• Internet

What is the false and malicious use of spoken words called?

• Symbolic speech

• Libel

• Sedition

• Slander

What is the urging of conduct that attempts to overthrow or disrupt the government by force or violent acts called?

• Slander

• Libel

• Symbolic speech

• Sedition

What is the crime of attempting to overthrow or disrupt the government by force or violent acts called?

• Sedition

• Slander

• Libel

• Symbolic speech