Discuss how the Supreme Court has ruled on the issue of obscenity.
What will be an ideal response?
Obscenityis defined as a form of expression that has no redeeming social value and is calculated chiefly to appeal to one's sexual rather than political or literary interest. Obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. Justice Potter Stewart stated his standard of obscenity as "I know it when I see it."
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A) theory allows you to filter out unnecessary facts and focus on the relevant ones. B) theory can be used or discarded as need dictates. C) theory guides the user in deciding how to make decisions. D) theory helps us see the world in shades of grey and not just black and white. E) theory protects those who use it wisely.
The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following?
a. economic equality b. aristocracy c. racial equality d. religious freedom
The definition of genocide includes
a. acts intended to destroy all or part of an ethnic group. b. many of the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. c. cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. d. any crime against humanity. e. All of the above are correct.
Which of the following statements regarding the two major parties in the United States is most accurate?
A. they clearly dominate all aspects of American politics B. they are more constrained in their campaign finance abilities than corporations C. they face serious competition from third parties in elections D. they have no control over the nominations process