In Near v. Minnesota, the Supreme Court ruled that ______.

a. prior restraints pose a serious threat of censorship
b. laws that punish past actions by banning future publications are a form of prior restraint
c. prior restraint is justified when media criticize government officials
d. prior restraints pose a serious threat of censorship as well as that laws that punish past actions by banning future publications are a form of prior restraint
e. prior restraints are never constitutional


d. prior restraints pose a serious threat of censorship as well as that laws that punish past actions by banning future publications are a form of prior restraint

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Which of the following is not one of Morris' 12-steps of Western courtships?

a. eye to body b. hand to hand c. hand to body d. eye to genital e. hand to genital

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If a person attempts to persuade a mechanic to repair their car sooner, they are using a type of __________.

A. prepared communication B. public speaking C. unethical behavior D. common sense E. none of these choices

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

1. Voice qualities include all of the features of speech not directly related to the verbal message. 2. When a speaker uses hand movements to demonstrate how he or she grabbed someone, the speaker is using deictic gestures. 3. Parentese is an example of an arbitrary communication code. 4. Researchers have discovered that the three vowel sounds common to the “universal language” of parentese are eee, aah, and waah. 5. Studies show that blind speakers gesture as much as fully sighted speakers do.

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When Sam got up to give his speech in public speaking class, he walked around the audience, high-fiving his classmates and began his speech by saying, "Hey! What up Dawgs?" Which norm regarding the difference between public speaking and

conversation did Sam fail to realize? a. Public speaking is more formal than conversation. b. Public speaking requires planning. c. The roles of the audience and speaker are clearly defined in public speaking. d. None; Sam's behavior was just fine.

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