Exam 1: Public Communication and the Law

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule limiting the amount of advertising appearing in a magazine may be challenged on the ground that the agency has exceeded its statutory authority.

If the U.S. Supreme Court splits 4-4 on a case, it affirms the lower court judgment without indicating how individual justices voted; no Supreme Court precedent is created by such summary affirmance.

In criminal cases, the burden of proof requirement is known as "beyond a reasonable doubt." In civil cases, same burden of proof requirement applies.

The U.S. Supreme Court, the nation's supreme judicial body, has the last word on the meaning of the federal constitution. Each state's supreme court is the interpreter of that state's constitution.

A legal wrong committed by one person against another is often called a tort.

What is the definition of the following term: -Common law

Obscenity law is an example of a type of law enforced by private parties through civil actions.

Original jurisdiction cases are increasingly rare on the Supreme Court's docket.

The U.S. Supreme Court rarely exercises original jurisdiction; it primarily functions as an appellate court.

The U.S. Constitution mandates only one federal court, the U.S. Supreme Court, but allows Congress to create other courts.

What is the definition of the following term: -Administrative law

What is the definition of the following term: -Appellate courts