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1. According to a survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, one in five teenagers have engaged in sexting. a. True b. False
a
10. In Reno v. ACLU, the Supreme Court ruled that the same free-speech protections apply to communication over the Internet as exists for print communication. a. True b. False
a
11. The Child Online Protection Act was an attempt to protect children from online pornography while preserving the rights of adults. a. True b. False
a
14. Employees who are unwillingly exposed to pornography or other objectionable material while using their work computer would have a strong case for sexual harassment. a. True b. False
a
15. In the ICRA rating system, Web authors fill out an online questionnaire to describe the content of their site. a. True b. False
a
16. The Children's Internet Protection Act required federally financed schools and libraries to use some form of technological protection to block computer access to obscene material, pornography, and anything else considered harmful to minors. a. True b. False
a
19. One of the early Supreme Court rulings that addressed anonymity as an aspect of the Bill of Rights was NAACP v. Alabama in which the court ruled that the NAACP did not have to turn its membership list over to the state of Alabama. a. True b. False
a
2. In some states, sexting can result in felony charges and first-time offenders can be registered as sex offenders. a. True b. False
a
20. The IP address can be used to identify the sender of an ordinary e-mail or online posting. a. True b. False
a
21. Once a John Doe lawsuit is filed and the court grants permission, the plaintiff can serve subpoenas on any third party—such as an Internet service provider or a Web site hosting firm—that may have information about the true identity of the defendant. a. True b. False
a
26. Although they may implement a speech code, public schools and universities are legally considered agents of the government and therefore must follow the First Amendment's prohibition against speech restrictions based on content or viewpoint. a. True b. False
a
29. The CAN-SPAM Act clearly defines the conditions under which the sending of spam is legal. a. True b. False
a
30. The Federal Trade Commission is charged with enforcing the CAN-SPAM act but has done little to enforce the act. a. True b. False
a
35. After a three judge federal panel ruled unanimously that the Communications Decency Act unconstitutionally restricted ____, the government appealed to the Supreme Court in a case that became known as Reno v. ACLU. a. free speech b. the right to bear arms c. protection of personal privacy d. protection of personal property
a
4. Over the years, a number of federal, state, and local laws have been found unconstitutional because they violated one of the tenets of the First Amendment. a. True b. False
a
42. Implementing the Children's Internet Protection Act is more difficult for a library than a school because ____. a. the library's services are open to people of all ages b. the library services are typically available to more people than a school c. librarians are not well versed in issues dealing with the access of obscene material d. there are many more books in a library than in a school
a
44. Anonymous expression is ____. a. the expression of opinions by people who do not reveal their identity b. the freedom to express an opinion without fear of reprisal c. less important in countries that do not allow free speech d. relatively new and was brought on by the arrival of e-mail and the Internet
a
47. A pamphlet called ____ was published by Thomas Paine and critiqued the British monarchy and urged the colonies to become independent. a. Common Sense b. The Tattler c. Independence d. On Guard
a
6. Obscene speech is not protected by the First Amendment. a. True b. False
a
12. After a temporary injunction as well as numerous hearings and appeals, the Supreme Court ruled that the Child Online Protection Act was constitutional. a. True b. False
b
13. Web dynamic filtering uses keywords or phrases to block access to Web sites. a. True b. False
b
17. The Children's Internet Protection Act was eventually found to be unconstitutional. a. True b. False
b
18. Anonymous expression is a relatively new phenomena that came shortly after the arrival of the Internet allowed people to express their opinions without revealing their identity. a. True b. False
b
22. Anonymity on the Internet is guaranteed. a. True b. False
b
23. The New York State Court in Pre-Paid v. Sturtz et al. set a legal precedent that refined the criteria that the courts apply when deciding whether or not to approve subpoenas requesting the identity of anonymous Web posters. a. True b. False
b
24. In the United States, speech that is annoying, critical, demeaning, or offensive is not protected under the First Amendment. a. True b. False
b
25. Many Internet service providers reserve the right to remove content that, in their judgment, does not meet their standards documented in some form of user agreement or guidelines. However, the pulling of such content violates the subscriber's First Amendment rights. a. True b. False
b
27. Fewer and fewer organizations are allowing their employees to create their own personal blogs relating to their employment. a. True b. False
b
28. Pornography purveyors are free to produce and publish whatever they want; however, if what they distribute is judged obscene, they are subject to prosecution under the Children's Internet Protection Act. a. True b. False
b
3. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted to guarantee the right to freedom of expression. a. True b. False
b
31. The First Amendment protects American's rights to freedom of religion and ____. a. right to bear arms b. freedom of expression c. personal privacy d. freedom from self-incrimination
b
34. The problem with the Communications Decency Act was its broad language and vague definition of ____, resulting in the Act being ruled unconstitutional. a. privacy b. indecency c. protected speech d. libel
b
36. Privacy advocacy groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the ACLU, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation claimed that the language in the Child Online Protection Act was overly vague and limited the ability of ____ to access material protected under the First Amendment. a. children b. adults c. minorities d. non-U.S. citizens
b
48. One of the first rulings by the Supreme Court to address anonymity as an aspect of the Bill or Rights was the 1958 case ____. a. U.S. Navy v. America Online b. NAACP v. Alabama c. Miranda v. Arizona d. ACLU v. Department of Justice
b
5. The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment does not protect the right of individuals to speak anonymously. a. True b. False
b
51. Internet users who want to remain anonymous can send e-mail to a(n) ____ service, which uses software to strip the originating IP address from the message. a. Internet filter b. anonymous remailer c. John Doe d. ISP
b
52. An organization's IT department can set up a(n) ____ to prohibit employees from accessing remailers. a. Internet filter b. firewall c. anonymizer d. Trojan horse
b
53. The use of a remailer keeps communications anonymous; what is communicated, and whether it is ethical or legal, ____. a. depends on if it violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act b. is up to the user of the remailer c. is up to the recipient of the e-mail d. is up to the remailer
b
54. A(n) ____ is often filed against a defendant whose identity is temporarily unknown. a. USA PATRIOT Act warrant b. John Doe lawsuit c. restraining order d. anonymous warrant
b
7. Mason v. California is the 1973 Supreme Court case that established a test to determine if material is obscene. a. True b. False
b
8. Making either an oral or a written statement of alleged fact that is false and harms another is called slander. a. True b. False
b
9. The Communications Decency Act was aimed at protecting children from revealing personal information about themselves or their parents. a. True b. False
b
37. The ____ Act is still in effect and has not been ruled unconstitutional. a. Child Online Protection b. Communications Decency c. Children's Internet Protection d. Online Community Protection
c
38. Organizations may direct their network administrators to install a(n) ____ on employee's computers to prevent them from viewing sites that contain pornography or other objectionable material. a. packet sniffer b. antivirus software c. Internet filter d. intrusion prevention software
c
39. In the Internet Content Rating Association's Web site rating scheme, ____ fill out an online questionnaire to describe the content of the Web site. a. Web site visitors b. members of the ICRA c. Web site authors d. objective, third-party Web consultants
c
41. Proponents of the Children's Internet Protection Act argued that ____. a. Internet filters are inflexible and non-customizable b. opponents downplayed the limitations of Internet filters c. schools and libraries could elect to not implement the program, they just would not receive Federal money for Internet access d. the act transferred power over education to private software companies
c
43. In United States v. American Library Association, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that public libraries ____. a. cannot implement Internet filters to restrict patrons' access to material b. must allow unrestricted Internet access for adults and provide computers with only limited access for students c. must purchase filtering software and comply with all portions of the Children's Internet Protection Act d. must hire librarians well versed in the use of computer filters to aid in the implementation of a library filtering program
c
45. Anonymous expression in the U.S. began around the time of ____. a. the American Civil War b. the Vietnam War c. the American Revolution d. World War II
c
49. In U.S. Navy v. America Online, a sailor used a pseudonym to post information that ____. a. revealed the current locations of several warships b. outlined future navy missions c. suggested that he might be gay d. identified names and addresses of many of his fellow sailors
c
32. The Supreme Court has held that this form of speech is not protected by the First Amendment and may be forbidden by the government: ____. a. flag burning b. speech that is highly offensive to a majority of people c. anonymous speech d. perjury
d
33. Miller v. California is the Supreme Court case that established a test to determine ____. a. whether someone has been defamed b. if court testimony is true or represents perjury c. local community standards d. if material is obscene
d
40. The Children's Internet Protection Act ____. a. attempted to block children from providing personal information without consent of their parents b. excludes discounts offered by the E-rate program to schools, churches, and libraries that do not implement certain Internet safety measures c. requires schools, churches, and libraries to adopt a policy to monitor the online activities of minors d. attempted to protect children from accessing pornography and other explicit material online
d
46. ____ was a printer who was prosecuted for seditious libel because s(he) refused to reveal the names of anonymous authors whose writings were critical of the governor of new York. a. Ben Franklin b. Martha Franklin c. Thomas Paine d. John Zenger
d
50. A(n) ____ is a numeric identifier assigned to each computer connected to the Internet. a. URL b. logon id c. serial number d. IP address
d
55. In the United States, speech that is merely annoying, critical, demeaning, or offensive enjoys protection under the First Amendment. Legal recourse is possible only when that speech turns into clear threats and intimidation against ____. a. government officials b. members of a minority group c. U.S. citizens d. specific citizens Answer: _____
d
