On a public ballot, a state legislature places a question relating to legalization of marijuana for medicinal use. In addition,
the legislature passes a law that bans corporations from advertising in favor of or opposing the ballot question. T he basis for this ban is to ensure that corporations do not have too much influence on the voters. Is the ordinance constitutional?
a.Yes, because commercial speech has only partial First Amendment protection.
b.No, because it concerns a question on a public ballot.
c.Yes, because the government is advancing a substantial government interest.
d.No, because the ban includes advertising that may not be protected by the First Amendment.
e.No, because the government has banned politically oriented commercial speech.
The ordinance is NOT constitutional because the ban includes advertising that may not be protected by the first amendment.
Explanation:
First Amendment: This is law that prevents the government from making a law which prohibit the free exercise of religion or freedom of speech. It was further extended by the supreme court in 1976 to cover commercial speech
The constitution of any given nation prescribes the behaviour of officials of government and the entire citizenry. It is the basis on which other laws derive their legality or otherwise. It is also a reference point for adjudging a course of action as being constitutional or otherwise. In the constitution there are some fundamental human right which are guaranteed by the constitution one of them is the freedom of speech, it states that every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression including freedom to hold opinion and to receive information without interference. The doctrine of commercial speech fall under the freedom of speech. Therefore, In this question , the question is , is the ban constitutional or not constitutional, the ban is not constitutional because the ban includes advertising that may not be protected by the first Amendment.
The statement that ten percent of your grade for this assignment is based on your explanation of two basic principles of communication
is false because the answer is based on the grading rubric
of the week one assignment that was given.
I would say that Christopher used a show and tell technique to demonstrate what he has made as that is the most effective way to reveal one's abilities is to see the outcome with one's own eyes and then how it was made makes much more sense than just describing it with only words.
