In Responding to a Constitutional Challenge to the Computer Decency

question 40

Multiple Choice

In responding to a constitutional challenge to the Computer Decency Act,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled which of the following about the Act?

• A) Computers and the Internet were not covered by the free speech provisions of the U.S. Constitution because they did not exist when the Constitution was drafted.
• B) The Act was constitutional because obscene speech receives no protection.
• C) Obscene materials could not be available between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time.
• D) The Internet deserves the "highest protection" from government intrusion.
• E) The Internet was similar to television and that restrictions similar to those on television programming were appropriate.

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