Exam 16: Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

The ________________________ Estate is what the press is called when it operates as an unofficial branch of government, monitoring the legislative, judicial, and executive branches for abuses of power.

Which of the following actions by the media is not a violation of the usual rights of privacy for a private citizen?

In the 1960s, radio programming that featured deejays and callers discussing intimate sexual topics was called ______.

The ________________________ model for journalism and speech encourages vigorous government criticism and supports the highest degree of freedom for individual speech and news operations.

State leaders believe the press should serve the goals of the state in the ______ model.

What is the cultural significance of the public domain, and why do some entities want to keep works from entering it?

Who came up with the "seven dirty words" comedy routine that landed a radio station in hot water with the FCC and resulted in rules about what times of the day a broadcaster can air "adult" material?

Since its debut in 1990, the NC-17 movie rating has been a commercially successful rating for films with adult content.

Some members of the U.S. Government wanted to charge the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, with ______.

How does the controversy over WikiLeaks' release of thousands of confidential U.S. government documents relate to issues of censorship and free speech?

Reporters who print or broadcast statements made in court are protected against libel by ______.

The idea of net neutrality refers to ______.

For the first half of the twentieth century, local and state film review boards were considered constitutional.

________________________ restraint is the legal definition of censorship in the United States.

Which statement about copyright law is true?

Why is the case of New York Times v. Sullivan so significant in First Amendment history?

The ________________________ model for journalism and speech tolerates little public dissent or criticism of government.

Parody versions of songs, such as those by Weird Al Yankovic, are legal because of the _____ exception.

The Supreme Court has defined censorship as prior restraint of speech.

The creators of works such as books, music, lyrics, movies, and TV programs are protected if someone tries to make money off their work because of ______.