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    1) This document contains questions about political advertising laws and recent court cases related to truth in advertising. 2) It asks questions about whether truth in advertising laws apply to political ads, requirements for broadcasters to run political ads, and which entities stations can reject ads from. 3) The questions also cover a 1971 Supreme Court decision on free speech for political candidates and opinions on recent cases where candidates were accused of making untruthful claims in ads.

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    1) This document contains questions about political advertising laws and recent court cases related to truth in advertising. 2) It asks questions about whether truth in advertising laws apply to political ads, requirements for broadcasters to run political ads, and which entities stations can reject ads from. 3) The questions also cover a 1971 Supreme Court decision on free speech for political candidates and opinions on recent cases where candidates were accused of making untruthful claims in ads.

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    False Ads: There Out To Be A Law! or Maybe Not

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    1) This document contains questions about political advertising laws and recent court cases related to truth in advertising. 2) It asks questions about whether truth in advertising laws apply to political ads, requirements for broadcasters to run political ads, and which entities stations can reject ads from. 3) The questions also cover a 1971 Supreme Court decision on free speech for political candidates and opinions on recent cases where candidates were accused of making untruthful claims in ads.

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    Name:_________________________________________________ Date:____________ Period:_______

    FALSE ADS: THERE OUT TO BE A LAW! OR MAYBE NOT.


    1.) Truth in advertising laws extend to political ads. True or False?
    2.) The Federal Communications Act requires broadcasters to run political ads (complete the sentence)
    __________________________________________________________________________________________
    3.) Stations can reject ads from ____________________ other than candidates.
    4.) What did the U.S. Supreme Court say about free speech for candidates in 1971?
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    5.) In your opinion, do you think Tad Judes advertising crossed the line? Do you think he should have been
    convicted? Why or why not?
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    6.) What are the two problems with implementing and using truth in advertising laws for candidates?
    a.)______________________________________________________________
    b.)______________________________________________________________
    7.) In your own words, what did the Washingtons Supreme Court rule concerning the 119 Committees ads?
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    Do you agree with the decision? Why or Why not?
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    8.) What was ironic about the statement made by Lee Fishers campaign manager?
    _________________________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________________________

    9.) What can be done, if anything, to pressure/force candidates to be more truthful in their advertising?
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________________________

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