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Brittany loved to sit in her front yard in Oxford and fly her kite. On a good day, it was amazing how high the kite would fly. One day a passing single-engine plane actually snipped the string, sending the kite off beyond the horizon. As it happened, Brittany's aunt was mayor. She heard about this and wanted to console her neice. So she drafted, got passed and signed into law an ordinance that read, in pertinent part, "No aircraft of any type may under any circumstances pass through the airspace above Oxford." You hear about this and, because you have taken Media Law, you immediately think:
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| Hubert manages a hunting website. During hunting seasons, he solicits and posts very graphic, very bloody color photos of hunters with the animals they have killed. This practice horrifies Harriet, who stumbled upon the site. She writes her congressman and demands that these types of photos be banned from the Internet because children, including hers, could accidentally see these gruesome photos. You are her representative in Congress. You have taken Media Law. You write her back and, in so many words, you say: |
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| You have no constitutional protection against being offended. |
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| While watching a local newscast, the president of a Powers University hears an anchor say, "Be sure to watch tomorrow night when we will have an interview with a student who was expelled from Powers because she complained about the food." A photo of the student appears behind the anchor. The university president immediately recognizes her as a student who was, in fact, dismissed from the university - but for selling drugs. It was clear that she was angry and just wanted to hurt the university and had made up the story. The university president suddenly realizes that the next day is the biggest recruiting day of the academic year and that thousands of parents were going to be in town for campus tours. She immediately picks up her phone and calls the university attorney, saying, "We've got to stop that broadcast. It's false and it will cause a lot of harm." You are the university attorney. Based on your knowledge of First Amendment law, you say: |
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| We can go to the station and show them that the story is unfounded, but we can't stop the broadcast if the station chooses to go ahead. |
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Adds an element of predicability to the law.
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Means previous cases with the same or similar facts may be reference points for future decisions.
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Helps people know what the legal consequences are likely to be in given situations. For example, if there's a law that says fines can be up to $500 for littering, but the usual fine for littering is $50, a person ticketed for littering can expect to be fined $50.
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| Which of the following is an example of positive, black-letter law? |
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| One saying every driver must have liability insurance. |
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| A law is vague (and thusly unconstitutional) if it: |
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| Fails to describe with sufficient clarity what constitutes a violation. |
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| Duties of a chancery court judge in Mississippi include: |
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| An example of a federal specialty court is: |
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| Article III federal judges may only lose their judgeships by: |
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The term "jurisdiction" refers to:
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The people and the subject matter over which a certain court has powers. |
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How judges are selected in various states:
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| What is the relationship between law and ethics? |
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| An act may be unethical, but perfectly legal |
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| Pleasantville has an ordinance that says ice cream may not be eaten before noon on Sunday. Officer Marvin, patrolling the park one Sunday morning, sees Sue eating a candy bar. He writes her a citation, figuring a sweet is a sweet. What result? Why? |
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Innocent. If the law says "ice cream" it means "ice cream." Under the Constitution, people are entitled to know, with the most certainty possible, what a law means. |
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| Ed borrowed his son's skateboard and took off down a neighborhood street. Sadly, Ed's skateboarding skills were about as bad as his judgment. He crashed into a neighbor's parked car, knocking off the passenger side rearview mirror. The neighbor, Larry, expected Ed to pay, but Ed was smart. He said, "No, you were parked illegally against the flow of traffic on the wrong side of the street. If you were parked legally, I wouldn't have come close to your car. Larry sues. Which of the following is true? |
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| Larry is the plaintiff and Ed is the defendant |
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Which of the following best describes the role of the U.S. Constitution in the American system of laws?
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| It is the framework, the basic law under which all other government laws and actions must fit. |
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| The powers of governments at all levels in the United States are based on: |
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Which of the following is a freedom mentioned in the First Amendment?
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If not satisfied by the outcome of a case, any plaintiff or defendant in a Mississippi chancery or circuit court has a right to file an appeal with:
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| The Mississippi Supreme Court |
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| Justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court serve terms that last: |
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| Throughout national history, Americans have been more willing to accept limitations on their civil liberties/freedoms. |
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| When they feel national security is being threatened. |
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Freedom of the press was included in the First Amendment:
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To set the stage for societal advancement through robust exchanges of opinions, ideas and information.
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| That has evolved through the centuries, largely through the process of stare decisis. |
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| The term "prior restraint" refers to a court order that would: |
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| Stop distribution of information because of the potential for harm. |
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| An earlier form of controlling the print media was to: |
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| Require a printer's license |
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| Harsh expressions critical of government |
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