Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. True threats, which are directed at an individual with the intent and likelihood of causing the listener to fear bodily harm, are one category of punishable speech.
2. The First Amendment favors underinclusive laws because they target only a subset of a natural group of expression for regulation.
3. In both R.A.V. v. St. Paul and Virginia v. Black, the U.S. Supreme Court held that cross-burning is such a harmful category of speech that it may be banned or punished by government.
4. The U.S. Supreme Court generally has found university speech codes constitutional because they advance the educational interests of university administrators.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False

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Tony asked his neighbor to watch his dog for two days when he went on a business trip. A week later, Tony asked his neighbor to watch his dog for 10 days

This is an example of the social influence technique of __________ because Tony started with a small request, gained compliance, and followed with a larger request. a. low balling b. reciprocation c. social proof d. foot-in-the door

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a. manager's office b. engineering area c. disc library d. all of these e. none of these

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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