1. CptS 401 Adam Carter

2. Question In 1999, what materials did the French government ask Yahoo to remove from its website? A. Anti-Islamic blog posts B. Sexually explicit material C. Nazi memorabilia D. Material slandering the French president

3. Answer  C  "…sued Yahoo in a French court in 1999 because French people could view Nazi memorabilia…" (170)

4. Question According to the book, the emergence of the Web as a political tool raises the following question(s) with respect to its use for contributions to a political campaign: A. Is linking to a candidate’s Web considered a campaign contribution? B. How much is a link to a candidate’s Web site worth? C. How can those who link to a candidate’s Web site know that they have reached their legal contribution limit and must take the link down? D. All of the above E. None of the above 4

5. Answer D. All of the above See second to last paragraph on p. 176 Why would anyone care how much a web link is worth politically? 5

6. Question The main goal of the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 was to A. restrict the use of soft money and to restrict so-called “issue ads.” B. ease restrictions on political campaign contributions. C. modernize campaign finance laws by adapting them for the Internet. D. All of the above E. None of the above 6

7. Answer A. restrict the use of soft money and to restrict so-called “issue ads.” See p. 176. Why was the McCain-Feingold act passed? What problem was it trying to address? 7

8. Question In 2006, the FEC issued the following ruling regarding how the McCain-Feingold Act (MCA) applies to the Internet: A. MCA regulations do not apply to Web content at all. B. MCA regulations apply only to content placed on the Web by uncompensated individuals. C. MCA regulations apply only to content placed on the Web for a fee. D. None of the above 8

9. Answer C. MCA regulations apply only to content placed on the Web for a fee. "The FEC decided that campaign regulation would cover content (e.g., ads) placed on a Web site for a fee. Online campaign activity by individuals who are not compensated are exempt from the contribution and expenditure regulations" (pp. 178-179). Why was the FEC asked to create rules for applying the MCA to the internet? 9

10. Censorship on the Internet  “Wir wollen raus” (We want out!)  How much is too much censorship?  Censorship and the "facebook / twitter revolution"

11. Trusting media sources  How much should we trust what we hear on Twitter and Facebook?

12. Politics and the Internet  How should conversations on the Internet be defined? A. Informally, not subject to regulation similar to a group of friends discussing politics B. Formally, subject to regulation similar to ad campaigns, etc. C. Something else

13. Internet-based campaign contributions  Using a computer, is very easy to submit multiple $5 campaign contributions to any candidate. Given that candidates are not required to disclose the sources of these small contributions, are we in need of a rewrite to our contribution rules? A. Yes B. No