Collins JOUR 303 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Collins JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions and Answers article 1 of the constitution - Answer- established the legislative branch (congress) article 2 of the constitution - Answer- established the executive branch (president) article 3 of the constitution - Answer- established the judicial branch (federal court system) five freedoms of the first amendment - Answer- speech, religion, press, assembly, petition the govt one example of a limit on the first amendment freedom of speech - Answer- goi...

jour 303 final exam What is the first amendment? RAPPS - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition Congress shall make NO LAW abridging what two things? press and speech What is power? jurisdiction What is article 1 of the constitution? sets up legislative branch What is the article 2 of the constitution? sets up executive branch What is article 3 of the constitution? sets up judicial branch What are the three steps to the rational basis test? 1. in lawsuits ...

JOUR303 Midterm Guide Exam Questions And Answer 4-Step Process for Determining What a Law Is 1. Read the law 2. Look at the precedent 3. Look at the lawmakers 4. Look at the history of the times If the 1st Amendment protects anything it protects ________________. political speech 6 Rationales for Abridging the 1st Amendment 1. "Yes, but..." 2. "No, not protected at all" (i.e. criminal speech, pornographic speech) 3. "Somewhat" (i.e. commercial speech, broadcast speech) 4....

Jour303 Practice Exam 1 Questions And Answers 4 sources from which law originates 1. Case Law 2. Statues & Ordinances 3. Constitutional Law 4. Administrative Law 3 branches of gov Executive, legislative, judicial U.S. Constitution considered the "highest law": It sets out the framework of the federal government, including its division into executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and provides guidelines for the government's operation Why are constitutions considered the "...

Jour303 Practice Exam 2 Questions And Answers Which of the following describe state "access" laws in general? Agencies must provide advance notice their meetings & conduct most meetings openly The intersection of American media with the American System of justice sets up a clash between what? The 1st and 6th Amendment The ___ Amendment to the Constitution provides a ______ defendant with the right to _____. 6th, criminal, and speedy public trial The clash of rights between the 1st a...

JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ The free speech and free press provisions of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution apply to actions of all of the following except: a. Local Governments b. State Governments c. The federal Government d. International Organizations D. International Organizations The constitutional requirement that statutes not be so vague that they are impossible to understand is required by the Fourteenth amendment Which of the following I...

JOUR 303 Attendance Questions And Answers In the legal citation "Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 937, 404 (1989)", what does the number 937 indicate? The page number of the case reporter where the court decision begins Under the British common law of libel as defined by William Blackstone, if a statement that hurt someone's reputation was actually true: It was a more serious crime Which is not true of the prosecution of John Peter Zenger? A. Zenger's first two lawyers were disbarred ...

Collins JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers What is the rational Basis Test? 1. In lawsuits, the burden is on the challenger 2. assume the law is constitutional 3. law/regulation lacks a rational basis What is the compelling interest test? 1. The burden is on the government 2. Assume the law is NOT constitutional 3. see if law/regulation lacks a rational basis What are the four steps of determing what a law means? 1. read the law 2. look for precedence 2. look to the law gi...

Collins JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers Rational Basis Test 1) Put burden on the plaintiff 2) Presume law is constitutional 3) show law lacks rational basis Compelling Interest Test 1) Put burden on government 2) Presume what government is doing is unconstitutional 3) Change judge's mind, give them compelling reason What a law means 1) Read the law 2) Look for precedent 3) Look to lawmakers 4) Look to times when law was made Political speech If the First Amendment...

JOUR303 Midterm Guide Exam Questions And Answer 4-Step Process for Determining What a Law Is 1. Read the law 2. Look at the precedent 3. Look at the lawmakers 4. Look at the history of the times If the 1st Amendment protects anything it protects ________________. political speech 6 Rationales for Abridging the 1st Amendment 1. "Yes, but..." 2. "No, not protected at all" (i.e. criminal speech, pornographic speech) 3. "Somewhat" (i.e. commercial speech, broadcast speech) 4....