Deck 19: The First Amendment and Online Obscenity

Question 1

The constitutionality of the indecency and patently offensive provisions of an Act were decided in court. This Act was the ______.

A) Child Online Protection Act
B) Children's Internet Protection Act
C) 1934 Communications Act
D) Communications Decency Act

Answer 1

Communications Decency Act

Question 2

The first library computer filtering case heard by the courts was ______.

A) Mainstream Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library
B) American Library Association v. U.S.
C) ACLU v. Reno
D) Ashcroft v. ACLU

Answer 2

Mainstream Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library

Question 3

The United States is the only country to regulate the Internet.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Bush Administration was instrumental in creating the V-chip television program ratingssystem.

Question 5

News and sports programming were exempt from the V-chip ratings system.

Question 6

The first Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of legislation restricting Internet content was ______

A) Ashcroft v. ACLU
B) Mainstream Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library
C) ALA v. U.S.
D) Erickson v. Downey

Question 7

Would you restrict Internet access of certain materials to specific classes of individuals (e.g., children)? If so, how would you do this? What are some potential implications?