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Freedom of the Press Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

The first nation to constitutionally guarantee a Free Press was (a)  

2.

In 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented this to speed up the production of media and information.

a)

Book Bindings

b)

The Printing Press

c)

Multimedia Journalism

d)

Tik Tok

3.

Our right to the Freedom of the Press is a part of...

(Check all that apply)

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The First Amendment

d)

The Mayflower Compact

4.

Name another right protected under the First Amendment (other than Freedom of the Press).

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5.

This guy lived in Finland. He had radical ideas about protecting everyday people like farmers, lowering government control, and protecting individual freedoms. His name is...

a)

Anders Chydenius

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

SpongeBob Squarepants

6.

Freedom of Expression means

a)

You can say whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you want!

b)

You can yell fire in a crowded theater.

c)

U.S. citizens are able to express themselves freely without fear of government interference or persecution. Print and Electronic Media are also protected from censorship by the government.

d)

The government can ban you from doing the Macarena.

7.

Libel is defined as

a)

defaming someone's character or hurting someone's reputation with false information in print.

b)

defaming someone's character or hurting someone's reputation by speech.

8.

Preventing the publication of news is called...

a)

prior restraint

b)

primary restraint

c)

previous restraint

d)

preliminary restraint

9.

The the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

a)

Libel

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Prior Restraint

d)

Censorship

10.

Cruel and oppressive government or rule describes....

a)

Democracy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Utopia

d)

First Amendment Rights

11.

How does a Tyranny affect a Free Press system? What are the consequences?

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