Although the Supreme Court’s decision in Elonis v. United States did not clearly define them, the Court previously established that true threats may be punishable when ______.
a. the average person applying reasonable standards would perceive a possible threat
b. a reasonable listener might feel threatened
c. a sensitive listener might feel threatened
d. the speaker intends to threaten physical harm or to create pervasive fear in a targeted individual or group
d. the speaker intends to threaten physical harm or to create pervasive fear in a targeted individual or group
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The “Sullivan” in New York Times v. Sullivan was an Alabama state senator. 2. Punitive damages usually provide the most monetary award. 3. In the United States, anyone considering filing a libel claim has 1 year from the date the material was published to file. 4. The requirement to prove fault in libel suits against the mass media applies to all plaintiffs whether public or private.
The most celebrated instance of editing virtuosity in silent films is
a. The Arrival of a Train. b. the Odessa Steps sequence in Potemkin. c. Modern Times. d. West Side Story.
A decision-making strategy that involves examining a problem comprehensively and part by part is called _______________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The __________ pattern is sometimes called the advantages–disadvantages pattern
a) temporal b) spatial c) cause–effect d) pro-and-con