Test Bank For Trager's The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication Eighth Edition Victoria Smith Ekstrand, Caitlin Ring Carlson, Erin Coyle, Susan Dente Ross, Amy Reynolds Chapter 1-12 Chapter 1: The Rule of Law: Law in a Changing Communication Environment
Multiple Choice 1. An unsigned opinion of the court is called a(n) ______ opinion. a. per curiam b. memorandum c. en banc d. majority Ans: A Learning Objective: Analyze the structure of the court system in the United States. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reaching Decisions Difficulty Level: Easy 2. What is a distinguishing characteristic of courts of appeal? a. They find facts. b. They establish precedent. c. They are called district courts in the federal court system. d. They are generally the first courts to hear a dispute. Ans: B Learning Objective: Analyze the structure of the court system in the United States. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Courts of Appeal Difficulty Level: Easy 3. Select the proper legal citation for a case decided on May 22, 2009, by the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and published starting on page 1,095 of volume 566 of the Third Series of the official Federal Reporter. a. 566 F.3d 1095 (2009) b. 1095 F.3d 566 (2009) c. 566 F.3d 1095 (9th 2009) d. 566 F.3d 1095 (D.C. Cir. 2009) Ans: D Learning Objective: Locate primary and secondary sources of law through research.
Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Finding the Law Difficulty Level: Medium 4. Aristotle believed the law should achieve a just balance between ______. a. personal and universal concerns b. economic and political interests c. corporations and individuals d. punishment and reward Ans: A Learning Objective: NA Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Easy 5. Laws are well tailored when they ______. a. are not vague or overbroad b. do not limit the discretion of government officials c. are imprecise d. use legal jargon Ans: A Learning Objective: NA Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Easy 6. Statutes may be enacted by legislatures ______. a. at the federal level only b. at the federal, state, or local level c. at the federal and state levels only d. only by executive order Ans: B Learning Objective: Describe the six sources of journalism and mass communication law. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Statutes Difficulty Level: Easy 7. What is common law? a. a form of black-letter law b. unconstitutional c. not applicable to government officials d. judge-made law Ans: D Learning Objective: Describe the six sources of journalism and mass communication law.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Common Law Difficulty Level: Easy 8. Among the three branches of the government, the executive branch is ______. a. supreme b. primarily symbolic c. co-equal d. empowered to enact laws Ans: C Learning Objective: Describe the six sources of journalism and mass communication law. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Body of the Law Difficulty Level: Easy 9. Of the amendments proposed to the U.S. Constitution, ______. a. few have been approved or ratified b. most have been approved and ratified c. most have been approved but few have been ratified d. only 10 amendments contained in the Bill of Rights have been approved and ratified Ans: A Learning Objective: Describe the six sources of journalism and mass communication law. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Constitutions Difficulty Level: Easy 10. Stare decisis means (to) ______. a. look firmly at the text b. let the decision stand c. decisions should be based on facial readings of laws d. consider at least five choices before deciding Ans: B Learning Objective: NA Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Easy 11. To achieve the desired goals of the rule of law, laws should be ______. a. general and non-discriminatory b. widely known and disseminated c. forward-looking d. relatively stable Ans: D
Learning Objective: NA Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Easy 12. An overbroad law is ______. a. presumptively constitutional b. imprecise and punishes more protected activity than necessary c. imprecise and targets specific content d. an effective remedy to specified harms Ans: B Learning Objective: NA Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Medium 13. The U.S. Supreme Court established the power of courts to interpret laws in its decision in ______. a. Marbury v. Madison b. Powell v. McCormack c. Miami Herald v. Tornillo d. Texas v. Johnson Ans: A Learning Objective: Describe the six sources of journalism and mass communication law. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Statutes Difficulty Level: Easy 14. Executive orders represent a ______. a. clear violation of the separation of powers b. constitutionally delegated power of the executive branch c. power of the executive branch often targeted by political opponents d. measure taken by the Supreme Court in extreme cases Ans: C Learning Objective: Describe the six sources of journalism and mass communication law. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Executive Orders Difficulty Level: Medium 15. Forum shopping allows plaintiffs to ______. a. pay jurors to rule in their favor b. choose the court in which their case will be heard c. pay for the best legal advice available d. have their cases decided online
Ans: B Learning Objective: Analyze the structure of the court system in the United States. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Court Jurisdiction Difficulty Level: Medium 16. Which of the following is true of federal trial courts? a. They never use juries. b. They provide only advisory rulings. c. They determine the meaning of the Constitution. d. They are called district courts. Ans: D Learning Objective: Analyze the structure of the court system in the United States. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Trial Courts Difficulty Level: Easy 17. En banc decisions of federal appeals courts ______. a. are unusual b. hold the same weight as decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court c. are unsigned, speedy decisions with limited legal effect d. return a case to the lower court Ans: A Learning Objective: Analyze the structure of the court system in the United States. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Courts of Appeal Difficulty Level: Easy 18. En banc decisions of federal appeals courts ______. a. must be unanimous to establish precedent b. must follow the decision of the majority of federal appeals courts hearing the same question c. generally rehear decisions made by a three-member panel of the same court d. establish binding precedent for all federal appeals courts Ans: C Learning Objective: Analyze the structure of the court system in the United States. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Courts of Appeal Difficulty Level: Easy 19. The political ideology of a president who nominates a Supreme Court justice ______.