The Supreme Court's current definition of obscenity denies free-speech protection to materials or activities that
A) depict sexuality in a way that is degrading to its subjects.
B) promote violence against women or children.
C) lack serious literary, artistic, or political merit.
D) present a clear and present danger to community standards of decency.
E) do not appeal to the prurient interest.
Question -2-Justice Potter Stewart's oft-quoted dictum on hard-core as opposed to soft-core pornography was
A) I know it when I see it.
B) Different strokes for different folks.
C) It won't play in Peoria.
D) One man's meat is another man's poison.
E) What could go wrong?
Question -3-If you, as a public figure, are grievously harmed by the written statements of someone who cannot prove that they are true, you
A) can successfully sue the person for slander.
B) can collect damages only if you demonstrate actual malice.
C) cannot sue the person.
D) can collect damages if you demonstrate intention to benefit.
E) can sue for obscene use of language.
Question -4-If you, as a private individual, are grievously harmed by the statements of someone who can also prove that the statements are true, you
A) can successfully sue that person for libel.
B) can collect damages if you demonstrate malice.
C) cannot collect damages from that person.
D) can collect for slander, but not for libel.
E) can collect for libel, but not for slander.
Question -5-Slander differs from libel in that it refers to
A) oral statements.
B) written statements.
C) public officials.
D) private individuals.
E) historic figures.
Question -6-Written defamation of character is known as
A) slander.
B) obscenity.
C) incitement.
D) political falsehood.
E) libel.
Question -7-When U.S. Nazis sought to parade in Skokie, Illinois, where many Jews lived, the courts
A) found them a clear and present danger.
B) upheld their right to parade peacefully.
C) refused to rule one way or another.
D) allowed the police full discretion.
E) allowed their arrests and convictions.
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