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Press Freedom In and About the Courts MCQ

The three components of the test established in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Branzburg v. Hayes are (1) possession, (2) no alternatives, and (3) relevance.

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Correct Answer: True

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The right to an open public trial belongs to both the defendant and the public.

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Correct Answer: True

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Branzburg was a unanimous decision.

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Correct Answer: False

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There is no general right of the public to challenge the closure of a court proceeding.

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Correct Answer: False

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A majority of states have shield laws.

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Correct Answer: True

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Electronic access to court records ______.

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Correct Answer: Varies broadly among states and state and federal courts

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The Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial belongs ______.

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Correct Answer: To both the defendant and the public

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The U.S. Supreme Court found that search warrants served on journalists ______.

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Correct Answer: Are legal and must be obeyed

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The qualified First Amendment reporter’s privilege against revealing sources or other information is used in ______.

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Correct Answer: Most federal courts and a minority of states’ courts

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The majority of federal courts protect reporters from revealing information by ______.

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Correct Answer: Using the qualified First Amendment privilege

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In states that have adopted shield laws, a judge may ______.

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Correct Answer: Use only the state’s shield law to determine if a reporter will be required to reveal information

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A police officer comes into your newsroom with a valid search warrant. The warrant says the officer can search your desk and your computer files. You should ______.

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Correct Answer: Allow the officer to search your desk and computer files

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The qualified First Amendment reporter’s privilege that sometimes allows a reporter to refuse to testify during court proceedings is based on ______.

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Correct Answer: A Supreme Court decision on reporters’ responsibility to testify before grand juries

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A reporter for a daily paper tells Wally that she will not reveal his name if he gives her important information about a candidate running for governor. Wally gives the reporter the information, and she decides to include Wally’s name. Wally sues both the reporter and the newspaper. Wally likely will ______.

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Correct Answer: Win because his lawsuit because the First Amendment does not protect journalists who break promises to sources

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The Supreme Court has held that reporters may ______.

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Correct Answer: Not refuse to testify before grand juries without risking being found in contempt

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A notice asking an individual to appear at a court. Potential jurors receive such a summons is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Summons

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Shield laws are state laws that protect journalists from being found in contempt of court for refusing to reveal sources.

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Correct Answer: True

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The isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a sensational trial is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Sequestration

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A court order forbidding an individual or group of individuals from doing a specified act until a hearing can be conducted is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Restraining order

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Reporter’s privilege is the concept that reporters may keep information such as source identity confidential

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Correct Answer: True

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To select and seat a jury is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Impanel

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A nonlegal term used to describe court restraining orders that prohibit publication or discussion of specific materials is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Gag orders

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The ability of attorneys to remove a potential juror for a reason the law finds sufficient, as opposed to a peremptory challenge is known as _______.

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Correct Answer: For-cause challenge

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Experience and logic tests determine whether it is presumptively open.

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Correct Answer: True

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Postponement of a trial to a later time,this statement is related to ________ .

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Correct Answer: Continuance

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Judges’ instructions to jurors warning them to avoid potentially prejudicial communications is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Admonitions

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