Mass Communicators May Be Forced to Defend Libel Cases in Courtrooms

question 6

Multiple Choice

Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work,according to the Supreme Court's decision in:

• A)Calder v.Jones.
• B)Bindrim v.Mitchell.
• C)Braun v.Chronicle Publishing Co. .
• D)Herbert v.Lando.
• E)Gertz v.Welch.

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Definitions:

Market Economy

An economic system where economic decisions and the pricing of goods and services are guided solely by the aggregate interactions of a country's citizens and businesses with minimal government intervention.

Command System

A method of organizing an economy in which property resources are publicly owned and government uses central economic planning to direct and coordinate economic activities; socialism; communism. Compare with market system.

Laissez-faire Capitalism

An economic system where government intervention in business and markets is minimal, and the forces of supply and demand are allowed to regulate the economy.

Central Planning

A system where economic decisions, such as the allocation of resources, are made by the government or a centralized authority.