West Virginia Enacts a Statute That Requires Labels on Video

question 3

Multiple Choice

West Virginia enacts a statute that requires labels on video games to warn parents when "the range of options available to a player includes killing and maiming the image of a human being." Game makers file a suit against the state to block the enforcement of this statute.According to a decision of the United State Supreme Court in a case involving a similar statute, the court in this case should rule that the statute

• A)legitimately extends restrictions on sex-based content to violence in video games.
• B)violates the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.
• C)fairly imposes market-share liability on makers of violent games.
• D)merely replaces the voluntary rating system currently in use.

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