JMC 4813 - Media Law FINAL EXAM Question and answers 100% correct
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JMC 4813 - Media Law FINAL EXAM Question and answers 100% correct
If a plaintiff can prove that a libelous statement caused them to not be able to do their job for six months, and the jury awards the plaintiff an amount based on the loss of wages during those six months, what type of damages is...
JMC 4813 - Media Law FINAL EXAM
Question and answers 100% correct
If a plaintiff can prove that a libelous statement caused them to not be able to
do their job for six months, and the jury awards the plaintiff an amount based
on the loss of wages during those six months, what type of damages is that?
(CH 6)
A. General (or actual) damages
B. Punitive damagesPresumed damages
C.
D. Special damages - correct answer ✔
A lawsuit in which the state brings charges against an individual, and if found
guilty, that individual could face jail time, is most likely which type of lawsuit?
(CH 1) - correct answer ✔criminal lawsuit
A lawsuit that is a dispute between two private parties, and for which the
winner is awarded money, is most likely which type of lawsuit? (CH 1) -
correct answer ✔civil lawsuit
Which of the following is NOT true concerning federal judges? (CH 1)
A. Political affiliation plays no role in appointing federal judges.
B. All federal judges (other than magistrate judges, are appointed for life
terms.
C. The only way to remove federal judges from their positions is through
impeachment.
, D. The Senate confirms federal judge appointments. - correct answer
✔Political affiliation plays no role in appointing federal judges.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) regulates broadcasting and
other telecommunication, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), among
other agencies, regulates advertising. Which of the five types of law discussed
in Chapter 1 would regulations from these agencies fall under? (CH 1) -
correct answer ✔Executive orders and administrative rules
Following precedent is fundamental to which type of law? (CH 1) - correct
answer ✔Common law
If a judge has decreed an injunction (which stops one party from doing
something to the other party in a lawsuit), this is an example of which type of
law? (CH 1) - correct answer ✔Equity law
Which of the following is NOT true concerning statutory law? (CH 1)
A. All current criminal laws in the United States are statutory laws
B. Statutory law tends to deal with problems affecting society or large groups
of people.
C. Statutory law is not used as often as common law to anticipate problems
D. Statutory law is created by elected legislative bodies at the local, state and
federal levels. - correct answer ✔Statutory law is not used as often as
common law to anticipate problems
Which of the following is NOT true of constitutional law? (CH 1)
A. State constitutions cannot conflict with the U.S. Constitution
B. A statute or law can be considered unconstitutional if it's too vague
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