USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A journalist arrested for writing a bad article about the government would be protected by ____ amendment.
A
First
B
Third
C
Eighth
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea behind reporter’s privilege is that journalists have a limited First Amendment right not to be forced to reveal information or confidential news sources in court. Journalists rely on confidential sources to write stories that deal with matters of legitimate public importance.

Detailed explanation-2: -What was the Constitution First Amendment Act, 1951? About: The First Amendment was passed in 1951 by the Provisional Parliament, members of who had just finished drafting the Constitution as part of the Constitutional Assembly. The First Amendment Act amended articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and 376.

Detailed explanation-3: -What types of speech are completely unprotected by the First Amendment? Certain categories of speech are completely unprotected by the First Amendment. That list includes (i) child pornography, (ii) obscenity, and (iii) “fighting words” or “true threats.”

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