3-3.4 Review

False written or published statements intended to damage a person’s reputation

• Shield Laws

• FCC

• Libel

• Prior Restraint

Which is NOT a responsibility of the FCC

• Radio

• Televison

• Cable

• Books

What protects reporters from testifying in court?

• Shield Laws

• Equal Protection Laws

• Reporter Laws

• Martial Law

Freedom of Press means you are allowed to say/ write about whatever you want

• True

• False

Government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast

• Shield Laws

• Liberal

• Libel

• Prior Restraint

What does FCC stand for?

• Federal Communications Commission

• Federal Connectivity Corporation

• Financial Communications Commission

• Federal Commander Communications

What did the Telecommunications Act of 1996 do?

• Allowed total Freedom of Press

• Reporters did not need to testify in court

• Relaxed many FCC limits

• All of the above

Which historical document is often credited with establishing the principle of freedom of the press in the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Articles of Confederation