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25 Cards in this Set
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The _______ justifies broadcasting coming under congressional jurisdiction.
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Interstate commerce clause
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The FCC functions in a _________...
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combination of legislative, executive, and judicial roles.
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Complaints from the _________ is a method the FCC relys on to ensure that stations are operating in the public interest.
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general public
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Revocation of license penalties are _____ used by the FCC
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least
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In 1997, the Supreme Court upheld the ________, finding that the protection of over-the-air broadcasting was an important government interest.
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must-carry provisions
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To stimulate local competition in the multi-channel video market, Congress removed the ban on cable/telco cross-ownership in the ________.
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Telecommunications Act of 1996
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Since 1980, many regulations have been abandoned in deregulatory moves, and those regulations remaining are usually ______ regulations.
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Structural
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FCC deregulatory policy is based on the concept that _______, not the government, should decide which new technologies survive in the marketplace.
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Competition
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In press law, ________ concerns the right of news personnel to withhold the identity of news sources and to refuse to surrender personal notes.
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Reporters' privilege
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The First Amendment was designed to _________
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Prohibit government censorship
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One of the main arguments justifiying additional regulations imposed on broadcasting (as opposed) is _______
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Channel scarcity
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In the 1964 Times vs. Sullivan case, the Supreme Court ruled that criticism of public officials is protected by the ______
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First amendment
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In cases of invasion of privacy, entering someone's home without his or her permission ______ the right to physical solitude.
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violates
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In the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision on obscenity (Miller vs California) directed agencies to apply ___________ in judging obscenity.
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local community standards
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The Red Lion decision affirmed the ___________
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Fairness Doctrine
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In 1987, key congressional legislators strongly ______ elimination of the Fairness Doctrine.
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opposed
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In dealing with a Fairness Doctrine demand for access to editorial advertising, the Supreme Court stated that broadcast stations retain the right to exercise editorial ______.
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judgement
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Congress enacted specific program requirements in 1990 for ______
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children's television
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The ______________ states that all candidates for the same office must be treated alike by broadcasters.
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equal-opportunities provision (Section 315)
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If a political candidate were to appear on a regularly scheduled interview or talk program are exempt from ________
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Section 315
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_________ allow radio stations to unlimited airplay use of any music in the licensing agency's catalog
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Blanket licenses
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Media as privately owned profit motivated businesses would best describe a ________ approach to broadcasting.
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Libertarian
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The ______ type of broadcasting system is most concerned with molding public opinion and providing for the ideological, moral, and aesthetic education of the masses.
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Authoritarian
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The international organization concerned with technical standards and spectrum allocation is the ______________.
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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The type of national broadcasting system that seems to have yielded the best results in terms of services to the public can be characterized as _______.
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Pluralistic
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