Case Study: The Stolen Valor Act

Question 1

What did the Stolen Valor Act attempt to protect?

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military service

Question 2

Knowingly making a false statement in print about someone else is known as

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libel.

Question 3

Read the excerpt from a court of appeals ruling on the Stolen Valor Act.The Stolen Valor Act is not only unnecessary; it also sets a dangerous precedent. If future acts follow the same principles, the government may forbid speech solely because it is a lie, even if that lie does not create damage.Based on that opinion, which scenario could be punishable by law?

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Ms. Jones telling her friends that she was president of the United States

Question 4

In the fictional Stolen Valor Act case of US v. Fields, the prosecution argued that Fields’s lie was

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intentional.

Question 5

When the Supreme Court rules on a case, how many opinions might be written to explain the verdict?

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nine: all justices can write opinions that can be cited in future cases but only majority opinions are considered law

Question 6

The Stolen Valor Act dealt with lies that were told about

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oneself.

Question 7

In which case did the court rule that flag burning was not illegal under the First Amendment?

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Texas v. Johnson

Question 8

Which illustrates the proper outline for a judge’s opinion on a case?

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describing case facts, describing judicial opinion, analyzing law, applying precedent

Question 9

Which part of a court ruling will be cited as precedent in future cases?

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majority opinion

Question 10

A Supreme Court justice who does not support the Court’s verdict may write a

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dissent.

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