Final Exam Part 1: Multiple Choice
• Question 1
Which of the following is not a valid source of law?
Selected
b.
Answer:
Legislative
intent
Answers: a.
Administrative
Law
b.
Legislative
intent
c.
Executive
orders
d.
Equity law
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
A sidewalk preacher stands out on a street coroner in a residential neighborhood
at 10:30 pm on a Tuesday night and exercises his rights to freedom of expression
by yelling at the top of his lungs that God is going to end the world the following
morning. Police arrest the preacher, accusing him of violating a city ordinance
against disturbing the peace. The ordinance, among other things, makes it a
crime to make continual loud noises on public property in a resudential
neighborhood between the hours of 8pm and 7am.
A court would likely consider the ordinance:
Selected
c.
Answer:
Content-Neutral
Answers: a.
Content-Based
b.
A violation of political or religious speech
c.
Content-Neutral
d.
Constitutional because it addresses the residents' right to
peace and quiet
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, • Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A state law requires any person or group that wants to hold a rally that takes
place in the court yard on state capitol grounds, and involves any mention of
religion or race, to apply for a permit to hold the rally.
A court would use which type of scrutiny in assessing the constitutionality of this
law?
Selected
d.
Answer:
Strict scrutiny
Answers: a.
Rational scrutiny
b.
Intermediate
scrutiny
c.
Political scrutiny
d.
Strict scrutiny
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
If a judge applied the Brandenburg test to the following scenario, the speech at
issue would likely lose its First Amendment protections.
A Klu Klux Klan leader holds a rally and directs members to follow the law, but
fight for racial segregation. The banner hanging behind him has the quote,
"Extremism in the face of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of
justice is no virtue."
After the rally, someone in attendance shoots an African American in the street.
The shooter says he was following the message he heard at the rally.
Selected
Fals
Answer:
e
Answers: True
Fals
e
• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Applying the elements required for a libel claim to be successful, which of the
following scenarios is most likely to succeed in a claim for libel?
Selected
Answer:
A newspaper story inaccurately describes a local massage parlor as
offering prostitution. The harm to the business's reputation causes a
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