1. The Supreme Court in their 1978 Pacifica v. FCC ruling upheld the agency's definition

of Indecency as it pertains to the broadcast media; what is that specific definition; and,

explain the 'Fleeting references' policy the FCC attempted to adopt in 2004, but was

struck down by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 2010:

2. Briefly explain the two cases involving the Pittsburgh Press and the Pittsburg

Commission on Human Relations(1973 and 1979), and why were the rulings different

(one by the U.S. Supreme Court and the other by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court):

3. Explain the Equal Time Rule in detail, including the term 'Use of a station'....lowest rate charge...and the exemptions to the rule:

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4. Explain the current 'population cap' limit on TV station ownership; and, since the

Telecommunicatons Bill of 1996, what's the rule on nation-wide radio station

ownership.....and, what's the maximum number of radio stations one company may own

in one market:

5. List the components of the Childrens' TV Act that were enacted between 1990 and 1996:

6. What were the KEY components of both the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1999, and the

Satellite Home Viewer Extension & Reauthorization Act of 2004(what specific phrases

were used in those pieces of satellite TV legislation:

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7. What was the significance of the rulings in Bigelow v. Virginia and the 'Virginia

Pharmacy Case'....what important precedent did the Supreme Court set in each

of those cases:

8. Explain the four-prong test for protection of commercial speech and the constitutionality of government restrictions as put forth in the 'Central Hudson Case'(1980):

9. Explain the 'UHF Discount Rule'(established in 1985, repealed in 2016, then reinstated

in 2017)as it pertains to TV station ownership:

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10. Under the Equal Time Rule, which candidates MUST be sold time for political messages;

and, what are 'Third-Party' ads:

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1. The legal difference between 'Commercial Speech' and 'Core Speech' is illustrated in the

1973 Supreme Court decision Miami Herald v. Tornillo; briefly explain this case and the court's ruling: (5 points)

2. What was the KEY component of the Reno v. ACLU(1997)ruling concerning obscenity

and the internet: (5 points)