According to the Supreme Court, what are fighting words?
a) Words that offend by designed intention b) Words that by the mere fact of being spoken inflict injury or lead to disorder c) Words spoken during wartime d) General statements denouncing a religious, ethnic, or racial group, as opposed to any specific individual
In the 1964 case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,
suit was brought against the New York Times for running a partially inaccurate advertisement by civil rights groups critical of police officials in Montgomery, Alabama. How did the Supreme Court rule?
a) Criticism of police officials in the national media constitutes a reckless disregard of public safety.
b) Police officials are allowed to collect damage for defamation for any statement that can be patently proven to be untrue.
c) The media cannot be sued for anything they say in print.
d) Erroneous statements about public figures are inevitable and must be protected for free expression to survive
Who can organize a group to protest or demand something from politicians?
A) Almost exclusively those citizens most in touch with policy issues
B) Only the most well-connected citizens
C) Primarily wealthiest citizens
D) Just about any group of citizens
What is evidence for the usefulness of social media in relation to democracy?
A) Text messaging, Twitter, Facebook, and TV media helped catalyze the Arab Spring.
B) Myspace played an indispensable role in the Chinese democracy movement that led to
Tiananmen Square.
C) The U.S. Press has been called the fourth branch of government.
D) Social media has contributed to the strengthening of government authority through its
tendency toward supporting government positions.
What German thinker argued that any organization, no matter how democratic its intent, ends up run by a small elite?
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) Robert Michels
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Robert Dahl
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