In the 1974 case of Gertz v. Welch, the Supreme Court authorized the states to:

a) exempt private persons from proving actual malice if they could prove at least negligence; b) eliminate the actual malice requirement for all but the most prominent elected officials; c) redefine everyone except politicians as private persons; d) require public officials to prove negligence instead of actual malice; e) let public figures sue for libel without proving any fault.

A

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"I will check our Affirmative Action Policy and see what it says about...." This statement would most likely be made by a group member functioning in which of the following task roles?

a) Information provider b) Coordinator c) Opinion provider d) Questioner e) Clarifier

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