Exam 5: Freedom of Expression

The ___________________________________ was an attempt to keep harmful material on the World Wide Web from reaching minors. or or or or or or or

Anonymity on the Internet is guaranteed.

Briefly discuss the standard set by Miller v. California for determining if material is obscene.

Over the years, a number of federal, state, and local laws have been found unconstitutional because they violated one of the tenets of the First Amendment.

Once a John Doe lawsuit is filed and the court grants permission, the plaintiff can serve subpoenas on any third party-such as an Internet service provider or a Web site hosting firm-that may have information about the true identity of the defendant.

Many Internet service providers reserve the right to remove content that, in their judgment, does not meet their standards documented in some form of user agreement or guidelines. However, the pulling of such content violates the subscriber's First Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment does not protect the right of individuals to speak anonymously.

In United States v. American Library Association, the Supreme Court ruled that the Children's Internet Protection Act was ____________________.

In the Internet Content Rating Association's Web site rating scheme, ____ fill out an online questionnaire to describe the content of the Web site.

Briefly discuss how the ICRA Web site rating system works.

The right to freedom of expression if guaranteed by the ____________________ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

In United States v. American Library Association, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that public libraries ____.

One of the first rulings by the Supreme Court to address anonymity as an aspect of the Bill or Rights was the 1958 case ____.

Organizations may direct their network administrators to install a(n) ____ on employee's computers to prevent them from viewing sites that contain pornography or other objectionable material.

According to a survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, one in five teenagers have engaged in sexting.

Employees who are unwillingly exposed to pornography or other objectionable material while using their work computer would have a strong case for sexual harassment.

The IP address can be used to identify the sender of an ordinary e-mail or online posting.

The Communications Decency Act was aimed at protecting children from revealing personal information about themselves or their parents.

Mason v. California is the 1973 Supreme Court case that established a test to determine if material is obscene.

In the United States, speech that is merely annoying, critical, demeaning, or offensive enjoys protection under the First Amendment. Legal recourse is possible only when that speech turns into clear threats and intimidation against ____.