Question 1

In the Radio Television News Directors Assn.V.FCC decision,a federal appellate court:

Accepted Answer

A) upheld the Personal Attack Rule. 
B) overturned the Personal Attack Rule. 
C) ordered the FCC to exempt broadcast journalists from the FCC's equal employment opportunity (EEO)rules. 
D) ordered broadcast journalists to obey the new EEO rules. 
E) required broadcast journalists to give equal airtime to all political candidates. 
A) upheld the Personal Attack Rule. 
B) overturned the Personal Attack Rule. 
C) ordered the FCC to exempt broadcast journalists from the FCC's equal employment opportunity (EEO)rules. 
D) ordered broadcast journalists to obey the new EEO rules. 
E) required broadcast journalists to give equal airtime to all political candidates.

Question 2

How would you compare the Supreme Court's 1969 Red Lion Broadcasting v.FCC and 1984 FCC v.League of Women Voters decisions?

Accepted Answer

A) they both said the same thing. 
B) Red Lion overturned the Fairness Doctrine while League of Women Voters upheld it. 
C) Red Lion upheld the Fairness Doctrine while League of Women Voters overturned it. 
D) Red Lion upheld the Fairness Doctrine while League of Women Voters raised questions about its constitutionality. 
E) neither case said anything about either the First Amendment or the Fairness Doctrine. 
A) they both said the same thing. 
B) Red Lion overturned the Fairness Doctrine while League of Women Voters upheld it. 
C) Red Lion upheld the Fairness Doctrine while League of Women Voters overturned it. 
D) Red Lion upheld the Fairness Doctrine while League of Women Voters raised questions about its constitutionality. 
E) neither case said anything about either the First Amendment or the Fairness Doctrine.

Question 3

What act(s)dealing with online activities was limited by the Ninth Circuit in U.S.v.Nosal?

Accepted Answer

A) the Communications Act. 
B) the Telecommunications Act. 
C) the Net Neutrality Act. 
D) the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. 
E) All of these. 
A) the Communications Act. 
B) the Telecommunications Act. 
C) the Net Neutrality Act. 
D) the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. 
E) All of these.

Question 4

How much "educational and informational" children's programming must commercial television stations carry under current FCC rules?

Accepted Answer

A) none--only PBS stations must air educational programs for children. 
B) one hour every day. 
C) three hours per week. 
D) five hours every month. 
E) all stations must carry programs for children,but there is no requirement that they be "educational and informational." 
A) none--only PBS stations must air educational programs for children. 
B) one hour every day. 
C) three hours per week. 
D) five hours every month. 
E) all stations must carry programs for children,but there is no requirement that they be "educational and informational."

Question 5

The FCC issued long-awaited guidelines on broadcast indecency in 2001.In these new rules,the FCC declared that:

Accepted Answer

A) indecency is no longer prohibited on the airwaves. 
B) indecency is only prohibited at night. 
C) indecency is prohibited only on networks,not independent stations. 
D) indecency is prohibited on the airwaves except late at night. 
E) only obscenity is prohibited on the airwaves,never indecency. 
A) indecency is no longer prohibited on the airwaves. 
B) indecency is only prohibited at night. 
C) indecency is prohibited only on networks,not independent stations. 
D) indecency is prohibited on the airwaves except late at night. 
E) only obscenity is prohibited on the airwaves,never indecency.

Question 6

Cable systems are required to scramble adult programming and provide additional signal blocking devices to those who request them.This is mandated by:

Accepted Answer

A) the must-carry rules. 
B) the Financial Interest and Syndication Rule. 
C) the Syndicated Exclusivity Rule. 
D) the 1984 Cable Communications Policy Act. 
E) the 1996 Telecommunications Act. 
A) the must-carry rules. 
B) the Financial Interest and Syndication Rule. 
C) the Syndicated Exclusivity Rule. 
D) the 1984 Cable Communications Policy Act. 
E) the 1996 Telecommunications Act.

Question 7

A two-step process for broadcast license renewal challenges was mandated by:

Accepted Answer

A) RKO General v.FCC. 
B) Metro Broadcasting v.FCC. 
C) the 1996 Telecommunications Act. 
D) Yale v.FCC. 
E) Turner Broadcasting v.FCC. 
A) RKO General v.FCC. 
B) Metro Broadcasting v.FCC. 
C) the 1996 Telecommunications Act. 
D) Yale v.FCC. 
E) Turner Broadcasting v.FCC.

Question 8

Cable systems are usually required to black out syndicated programs on distant stations that they carry when a local station has the exclusive right to air the program.This is required by:

Accepted Answer

A) the must-carry rules. 
B) the Financial Interest and Syndication Rule. 
C) the Syndicated Exclusivity Rule. 
D) the 1984 Cable Communications Policy Act. 
E) Section 312(a)(7). 
A) the must-carry rules. 
B) the Financial Interest and Syndication Rule. 
C) the Syndicated Exclusivity Rule. 
D) the 1984 Cable Communications Policy Act. 
E) Section 312(a)(7).

Question 9

The lowest unit charge rule applies to:

Accepted Answer

A) issue advertising. 
B) product advertising. 
C) ads for ballot propositions. 
D) ads by political candidates during campaign periods. 
E) all of these. 
A) issue advertising. 
B) product advertising. 
C) ads for ballot propositions. 
D) ads by political candidates during campaign periods. 
E) all of these.

Question 10

In its landmark Red Lion Broadcasting v.FCC decision in 1969,the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A) upheld the Fairness Doctrine and the Personal Attack Rule. 
B) overturned the Fairness Doctrine and the Personal Attack Rule. 
C) upheld the FCC's EEO rules. 
D) overturned the FCC's EEO rules. 
E) overturned an FCC decision to cancel a broadcaster's license. 
A) upheld the Fairness Doctrine and the Personal Attack Rule. 
B) overturned the Fairness Doctrine and the Personal Attack Rule. 
C) upheld the FCC's EEO rules. 
D) overturned the FCC's EEO rules. 
E) overturned an FCC decision to cancel a broadcaster's license.

Question 11

The D.C.Circuit said in 2010 that the FCC had no authority to regulate net neutrality issues in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) FCC v.League of Women Voters. 
B) National Cable Television Assn.v.FCC. 
C) Turner Broadcasting v.FCC. 
D) Comcast Corp.v.FCC. 
E) FCC v.Pacifica. 
A) FCC v.League of Women Voters. 
B) National Cable Television Assn.v.FCC. 
C) Turner Broadcasting v.FCC. 
D) Comcast Corp.v.FCC. 
E) FCC v.Pacifica.

Question 12

The amount of advertising in children's television programs is limited by:

Accepted Answer

A) an presidential executive order. 
B) a rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FT
C) . 
C) the Children's Television Act of 1990 and FCC regulations adopted under the act. 
D) the 1996 Telecommunications Act. 
E) none of these--no such restriction exists. 
A) an presidential executive order. 
B) a rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FT
C) . 
C) the Children's Television Act of 1990 and FCC regulations adopted under the act. 
D) the 1996 Telecommunications Act. 
E) none of these--no such restriction exists.

Question 13

The cable must-carry rule was upheld by the Supreme Court in:

Accepted Answer

A) City of Los Angeles v.Preferred Communications. 
B) National Cable Television Assn.v.FCC. 
C) Turner Broadcasting v.FCC. 
D) Capital Cities Cable v.Crisp. 
E) U.S.v.Southwestern Cable Co. 
A) City of Los Angeles v.Preferred Communications. 
B) National Cable Television Assn.v.FCC. 
C) Turner Broadcasting v.FCC. 
D) Capital Cities Cable v.Crisp. 
E) U.S.v.Southwestern Cable Co.

Question 14

The basic rationale for heavier government regulation of broadcasting than of the print media is that:

Accepted Answer

A) radio and television are entertainment and have no First Amendment protection. 
B) the propaganda potential of the electronic media is so great that more protection is needed. 
C) broadcasters are given the exclusive use of a scarce resource (the radio spectrum)and must use it "in the public interest,convenience and necessity." 
D) broadcast advertising is too pervasive and persuasive to be left unregulated. 
E) the broadcast media are more technically complex and need more government assistance to maintain good technical standards. 
A) radio and television are entertainment and have no First Amendment protection. 
B) the propaganda potential of the electronic media is so great that more protection is needed. 
C) broadcasters are given the exclusive use of a scarce resource (the radio spectrum)and must use it "in the public interest,convenience and necessity." 
D) broadcast advertising is too pervasive and persuasive to be left unregulated. 
E) the broadcast media are more technically complex and need more government assistance to maintain good technical standards.

Question 15

The FCC now decides who will receive new licenses by:

Accepted Answer

A) holding comparative hearings. 
B) holding lotteries. 
C) conducting auctions. 
D) flipping a coin. 
E) awarding the license to the first person or company to file an application. 
A) holding comparative hearings. 
B) holding lotteries. 
C) conducting auctions. 
D) flipping a coin. 
E) awarding the license to the first person or company to file an application.

Question 16

The case referred to in the previous question was later overturned by the Supreme Court in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Metro Broadcasting v.FCC. 
B) Adarand Constructors v.Peña. 
C) Bechtel v.FCC. 
D) FCC v.League of Women Voters. 
E) Central Florida Enterprises v.FCC. 
A) Metro Broadcasting v.FCC. 
B) Adarand Constructors v.Peña. 
C) Bechtel v.FCC. 
D) FCC v.League of Women Voters. 
E) Central Florida Enterprises v.FCC.

Question 17

Suppose Orson Welles' classic "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast were aired today--and the public responded as it did in 1938.What would the program's legal status be?

Accepted Answer

A) it would be completely legal. 
B) it would violate an act of Congress. 
C) it would violate an FCC regulation. 
D) it would violate state laws governing broadcast content. 
E) it would violate international agreements. 
A) it would be completely legal. 
B) it would violate an act of Congress. 
C) it would violate an FCC regulation. 
D) it would violate state laws governing broadcast content. 
E) it would violate international agreements.

Question 18

The Supreme Court ruled in Arkansas Educational Television Commission v.Forbes that:

Accepted Answer

A) politicians are entitled to free airtime. 
B) politicians are not entitled to free airtime. 
C) even public broadcasters may carry debates featuring only the major candidates. 
D) public broadcasters must include all candidates in debates. 
E) Arkansas stations had to cover candidates other than Bill Clinton. 
A) politicians are entitled to free airtime. 
B) politicians are not entitled to free airtime. 
C) even public broadcasters may carry debates featuring only the major candidates. 
D) public broadcasters must include all candidates in debates. 
E) Arkansas stations had to cover candidates other than Bill Clinton.

Question 19

In the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act,Congress did which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) doubled indecency fines. 
B) increased indecency fines to about ten times their previous levels. 
C) banned indecency on cable and satellite television and radio. 
D) banned indecency only on cable television. 
E) ordered the FCC to reconsider many of its recent indecency fines. 
A) doubled indecency fines. 
B) increased indecency fines to about ten times their previous levels. 
C) banned indecency on cable and satellite television and radio. 
D) banned indecency only on cable television. 
E) ordered the FCC to reconsider many of its recent indecency fines.

In the Radio Television News Directors Assn.V.FCC decision,a federal appellate court:

How would you compare the Supreme Court's 1969 Red Lion Broadcasting v.FCC and 1984 FCC v.League of Women Voters decisions?

What act(s)dealing with online activities was limited by the Ninth Circuit in U.S.v.Nosal?

How much "educational and informational" children's programming must commercial television stations carry under current FCC rules?

The FCC issued long-awaited guidelines on broadcast indecency in 2001.In these new rules,the FCC declared that:

Cable systems are required to scramble adult programming and provide additional signal blocking devices to those who request them.This is mandated by:

A two-step process for broadcast license renewal challenges was mandated by:

Cable systems are usually required to black out syndicated programs on distant stations that they carry when a local station has the exclusive right to air the program.This is required by:

The lowest unit charge rule applies to:

In its landmark Red Lion Broadcasting v.FCC decision in 1969,the Supreme Court:

The D.C.Circuit said in 2010 that the FCC had no authority to regulate net neutrality issues in the case of:

The amount of advertising in children's television programs is limited by:

The cable must-carry rule was upheld by the Supreme Court in:

The basic rationale for heavier government regulation of broadcasting than of the print media is that:

The FCC now decides who will receive new licenses by:

The case referred to in the previous question was later overturned by the Supreme Court in the case of:

Suppose Orson Welles' classic "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast were aired today--and the public responded as it did in 1938.What would the program's legal status be?

The Supreme Court ruled in Arkansas Educational Television Commission v.Forbes that:

In the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act,Congress did which of the following:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

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Exam 11: Regulation of Electronic Media

In the Radio Television News Directors Assn.V.FCC decision,a federal appellate court:

How would you compare the Supreme Court's 1969 Red Lion Broadcasting v.FCC and 1984 FCC v.League of Women Voters decisions?

What act(s)dealing with online activities was limited by the Ninth Circuit in U.S.v.Nosal?

How much "educational and informational" children's programming must commercial television stations carry under current FCC rules?

The FCC issued long-awaited guidelines on broadcast indecency in 2001.In these new rules,the FCC declared that:

Cable systems are required to scramble adult programming and provide additional signal blocking devices to those who request them.This is mandated by:

A two-step process for broadcast license renewal challenges was mandated by:

Cable systems are usually required to black out syndicated programs on distant stations that they carry when a local station has the exclusive right to air the program.This is required by:

The lowest unit charge rule applies to:

In its landmark Red Lion Broadcasting v.FCC decision in 1969,the Supreme Court:

The D.C.Circuit said in 2010 that the FCC had no authority to regulate net neutrality issues in the case of:

The amount of advertising in children's television programs is limited by:

The cable must-carry rule was upheld by the Supreme Court in:

The basic rationale for heavier government regulation of broadcasting than of the print media is that:

The FCC now decides who will receive new licenses by:

The case referred to in the previous question was later overturned by the Supreme Court in the case of:

Suppose Orson Welles' classic "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast were aired today--and the public responded as it did in 1938.What would the program's legal status be?

The Supreme Court ruled in Arkansas Educational Television Commission v.Forbes that:

In the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act,Congress did which of the following:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters