Question 1

A broad right for individuals to examine their own federal government records was created by the:

Accepted Answer

A) federal Private Information Act of 1970. 
B) Miranda v.Arizona Supreme Court decision. 
C) Privacy Act of 1974. 
D) the U.S.v.Nixon Supreme Court decision. 
E) the "Buckley Amendment." 
A) federal Private Information Act of 1970. 
B) Miranda v.Arizona Supreme Court decision. 
C) Privacy Act of 1974. 
D) the U.S.v.Nixon Supreme Court decision. 
E) the "Buckley Amendment." C

Question 2

In what 2013 case did the Supreme Court say that the Drivers Privacy Protection Act prohibits the use of certain data from state drivers' databases to solicit clients?

Accepted Answer

A) Milner v.Dept.of the Navy. 
B) Maracich v.Spears. 
C) National Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
D) Los Angeles Free Press v.City of Los Angeles. 
E) Bauer v.Kincaid. 
A) Milner v.Dept.of the Navy. 
B) Maracich v.Spears. 
C) National Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
D) Los Angeles Free Press v.City of Los Angeles. 
E) Bauer v.Kincaid. B

Question 3

The Third Circuit said that the FOIA personal privacy exemption could apply to companies (later overturned)in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) Los Angeles Free Press v.City of Los Angeles. 
C) Worthy v.Herter. 
D) Cantrell v.Forest City Publishing. 
E) AT&T,Inc.v.FCC. 
A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) Los Angeles Free Press v.City of Los Angeles. 
C) Worthy v.Herter. 
D) Cantrell v.Forest City Publishing. 
E) AT&T,Inc.v.FCC. E

Question 4

In Cause of Action v.Nat'l Archives & Records Admin. ,the D.C.Circuit in 2014 said that the fact that information is ________ does not remove it from exemption from public release.

Accepted Answer

A) Glomarized. 
B) private. 
C) disclosed. 
D) archived. 
E) classified. 
A) Glomarized. 
B) private. 
C) disclosed. 
D) archived. 
E) classified.

Question 5

"Glomarization" means that an agency:

Accepted Answer

A) must confirm the existence of a record. 
B) must deny the existence of a record. 
C) sends all records asked for by a requester. 
D) neither confirms nor denies the existence of a record. 
E) none of the above. 
A) must confirm the existence of a record. 
B) must deny the existence of a record. 
C) sends all records asked for by a requester. 
D) neither confirms nor denies the existence of a record. 
E) none of the above.

Question 6

Under the OPEN Government Act of 2007:

Accepted Answer

A) the presumption favoring government secrecy adopted after 9/11 was reversed. 
B) non-proprietary information held by many government contractors was made subject to the FoI Act. 
C) ombudsmen were added to many government agencies to resolve disputes over requests for information. 
D) fees are to be waived in many instances when an agency fails to meet the deadline for responding to FoI requests. 
E) all of these. 
A) the presumption favoring government secrecy adopted after 9/11 was reversed. 
B) non-proprietary information held by many government contractors was made subject to the FoI Act. 
C) ombudsmen were added to many government agencies to resolve disputes over requests for information. 
D) fees are to be waived in many instances when an agency fails to meet the deadline for responding to FoI requests. 
E) all of these.

Question 7

The Government in the Sunshine Act applies to all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) the Federal Communications Commission. 
B) the Federal Trade Commission. 
C) the Los Angeles City Council. 
D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
E) the Federal Election Commission. 
A) the Federal Communications Commission. 
B) the Federal Trade Commission. 
C) the Los Angeles City Council. 
D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
E) the Federal Election Commission.

Question 8

A journalist's constitutional right of access to government documents was established in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) Los Angeles Free Press v.City of Los Angeles. 
C) Worthy v.Herter. 
D) Cantrell v.Forest City Publishing. 
E) none of these because no such right exists. 
A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) Los Angeles Free Press v.City of Los Angeles. 
C) Worthy v.Herter. 
D) Cantrell v.Forest City Publishing. 
E) none of these because no such right exists.

Question 9

The U.S.Supreme Court in 2004 extended the Freedom of Information Act's personal privacy exemption to protect family members from disclosure of photographs taken at the scene of a suicide.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) CIA v.Sims. 
B) FBI v.Abramson. 
C) National Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
D) Forsham v.Harris. 
E) Bauer v.Kincaid. 
A) CIA v.Sims. 
B) FBI v.Abramson. 
C) National Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
D) Forsham v.Harris. 
E) Bauer v.Kincaid.

Question 10

In 2012,the Second Circuit said that the government may withhold certain redactions dealing with waterboarding as an interrogation method in what case?

Accepted Answer

A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) Bauer v.Kincaid. 
C) Nat'l Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
D) ACLU v.Dep't of Justice. 
E) AT&T,Inc.v.FCC. 
A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) Bauer v.Kincaid. 
C) Nat'l Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
D) ACLU v.Dep't of Justice. 
E) AT&T,Inc.v.FCC.

Question 11

In Reno v.Condon,a 2000 decision,the U.S.Supreme Court upheld:

Accepted Answer

A) the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. 
B) the Bagley-Keene Act. 
C) the Freedom of Information Act. 
D) the Buckley Amendment. 
E) the Brown Act. 
A) the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. 
B) the Bagley-Keene Act. 
C) the Freedom of Information Act. 
D) the Buckley Amendment. 
E) the Brown Act.

Question 12

The "Buckley Amendment" requires that:

Accepted Answer

A) schools allow parents to see their children's educational records. 
B) colleges allow students over 18 to see their own educational records. 
C) schools allow persons over 18 to see their school records. 
D) schools deny the general public access to student records. 
E) all of these. 
A) schools allow parents to see their children's educational records. 
B) colleges allow students over 18 to see their own educational records. 
C) schools allow persons over 18 to see their school records. 
D) schools deny the general public access to student records. 
E) all of these.

Question 13

The Supreme Court in 2011 in Milner v.Dept.of the Navy eliminated the "high/low" distinction from FOIA Exemption ___.

Accepted Answer

A) 2. 
B) 8. 
C) 5. 
D) 1. 
E) 9. 
A) 2. 
B) 8. 
C) 5. 
D) 1. 
E) 9.

Question 14

Under the federal Freedom of Information Act,all of the following records are closed (not open for public inspection)except:

Accepted Answer

A) material relating to national security. 
B) internal personnel records of federal agencies. 
C) records of ongoing law enforcement investigations. 
D) individual and corporate income tax returns. 
E) records of the ownership of private land. 
A) material relating to national security. 
B) internal personnel records of federal agencies. 
C) records of ongoing law enforcement investigations. 
D) individual and corporate income tax returns. 
E) records of the ownership of private land.

Question 15

In a case called In re Cheney,a federal appeals court followed up an earlier Supreme Court decision by holding that records of a presidential task force were:

Accepted Answer

A) public under the federal FoI Act. 
B) confidential because all members of the task force were government officials. 
C) confidential because the task force's mission was to investigate terrorism. 
D) public under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
E) confidential because the task force was reviewing private medical information. 
A) public under the federal FoI Act. 
B) confidential because all members of the task force were government officials. 
C) confidential because the task force's mission was to investigate terrorism. 
D) public under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
E) confidential because the task force was reviewing private medical information.

Question 16

In 2011,the Supreme Court said in AT&T v.FCC that FOIA Exemption ___ should not apply to companies.

Accepted Answer

A) 5. 
B) 8. 
C) 7. 
D) 1. 
E) 4. 
A) 5. 
B) 8. 
C) 7. 
D) 1. 
E) 4.

Question 17

The Supreme Court ruled that the "Buckley Amendment" does not give individuals the right to sue schools that release their personal information in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Owasso Independent School District v.Falvo. 
B) Gonzaga University v.Doe. 
C) Vaughn v.Rosen. 
D) U.S.v.Miami University. 
E) Bauer v.Kincaid. 
A) Owasso Independent School District v.Falvo. 
B) Gonzaga University v.Doe. 
C) Vaughn v.Rosen. 
D) U.S.v.Miami University. 
E) Bauer v.Kincaid.

Question 18

Under the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996,federal agencies are directed to respond to formal FoI requests within:

Accepted Answer

A) 24 hours. 
B) ten working days. 
C) 20 working days. 
D) five years. 
E) ten years. 
A) 24 hours. 
B) ten working days. 
C) 20 working days. 
D) five years. 
E) ten years.

Question 19

The D.C.Circuit said that foreign government entities may obtain information under FOIA in what 2014 case?

Accepted Answer

A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition v.Dep't of Defense. 
C) Judicial Watch,Inc.v.U.S.Secret Serv. . 
D) Milner v.Dept.of the Navy. 
E) Nat'l Archives and Records Administration v.Favish. 
A) New York Times v.U.S. . 
B) All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition v.Dep't of Defense. 
C) Judicial Watch,Inc.v.U.S.Secret Serv. . 
D) Milner v.Dept.of the Navy. 
E) Nat'l Archives and Records Administration v.Favish.

Question 20

The Clery Act requires colleges to:

Accepted Answer

A) keep student financial records confidential. 
B) disclose student financial records. 
C) release a log of criminal incidents on campus. 
D) disclose campus disciplinary records. 
E) disclose students' grades to their parents. 
A) keep student financial records confidential. 
B) disclose student financial records. 
C) release a log of criminal incidents on campus. 
D) disclose campus disciplinary records. 
E) disclose students' grades to their parents.

A broad right for individuals to examine their own federal government records was created by the:

In what 2013 case did the Supreme Court say that the Drivers Privacy Protection Act prohibits the use of certain data from state drivers' databases to solicit clients?

The Third Circuit said that the FOIA personal privacy exemption could apply to companies (later overturned)in the case of:

In Cause of Action v.Nat'l Archives & Records Admin. ,the D.C.Circuit in 2014 said that the fact that information is ________ does not remove it from exemption from public release.

"Glomarization" means that an agency:

Under the OPEN Government Act of 2007:

The Government in the Sunshine Act applies to all of the following except:

A journalist's constitutional right of access to government documents was established in the case of:

The U.S.Supreme Court in 2004 extended the Freedom of Information Act's personal privacy exemption to protect family members from disclosure of photographs taken at the scene of a suicide.The case:

In 2012,the Second Circuit said that the government may withhold certain redactions dealing with waterboarding as an interrogation method in what case?

In Reno v.Condon,a 2000 decision,the U.S.Supreme Court upheld:

The "Buckley Amendment" requires that:

The Supreme Court in 2011 in Milner v.Dept.of the Navy eliminated the "high/low" distinction from FOIA Exemption ___.

Under the federal Freedom of Information Act,all of the following records are closed (not open for public inspection)except:

In a case called In re Cheney,a federal appeals court followed up an earlier Supreme Court decision by holding that records of a presidential task force were:

In 2011,the Supreme Court said in AT&T v.FCC that FOIA Exemption ___ should not apply to companies.

The Supreme Court ruled that the "Buckley Amendment" does not give individuals the right to sue schools that release their personal information in the case of:

Under the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996,federal agencies are directed to respond to formal FoI requests within:

The D.C.Circuit said that foreign government entities may obtain information under FOIA in what 2014 case?

The Clery Act requires colleges to:

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

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

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Exam 9: Freedom of Information

A broad right for individuals to examine their own federal government records was created by the:

In what 2013 case did the Supreme Court say that the Drivers Privacy Protection Act prohibits the use of certain data from state drivers' databases to solicit clients?

The Third Circuit said that the FOIA personal privacy exemption could apply to companies (later overturned)in the case of:

In Cause of Action v.Nat'l Archives & Records Admin. ,the D.C.Circuit in 2014 said that the fact that information is ________ does not remove it from exemption from public release.

"Glomarization" means that an agency:

Under the OPEN Government Act of 2007:

The Government in the Sunshine Act applies to all of the following except:

A journalist's constitutional right of access to government documents was established in the case of:

The U.S.Supreme Court in 2004 extended the Freedom of Information Act's personal privacy exemption to protect family members from disclosure of photographs taken at the scene of a suicide.The case:

In 2012,the Second Circuit said that the government may withhold certain redactions dealing with waterboarding as an interrogation method in what case?

In Reno v.Condon,a 2000 decision,the U.S.Supreme Court upheld:

The "Buckley Amendment" requires that:

The Supreme Court in 2011 in Milner v.Dept.of the Navy eliminated the "high/low" distinction from FOIA Exemption ___.

Under the federal Freedom of Information Act,all of the following records are closed (not open for public inspection)except:

In a case called In re Cheney,a federal appeals court followed up an earlier Supreme Court decision by holding that records of a presidential task force were:

In 2011,the Supreme Court said in AT&T v.FCC that FOIA Exemption ___ should not apply to companies.

The Supreme Court ruled that the "Buckley Amendment" does not give individuals the right to sue schools that release their personal information in the case of:

Under the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996,federal agencies are directed to respond to formal FoI requests within:

The D.C.Circuit said that foreign government entities may obtain information under FOIA in what 2014 case?

The Clery Act requires colleges to:

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

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters