What is the legal test or rule for determining when a statute will be declared void for vagueness?
What will be an ideal response?
A law will be declared void for vagueness if a person of reasonable and ordinary intelligence would not be able to tell, from looking at its terms, what speech is allowed and what speech is prohibited. Put differently, people of ordinary intelligence should not have to guess at a statute's meaning.
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What does research reveal about the sexes and expressions of empathy?
A. Women and men communicate empathy to their relational partners with equal frequency. B. It is likely that empathy has to do with one's gender as well as one's sex. C. Women will always be more empathic than men because of their innate nurturing ability. D. A relationship can be fulfilling, trusting, and intimate without expressions of empathy.
When general semanticists use the expression, "The map is not the territory," to which
language barrier are they referring? A) lack of precision B) polarization C) static evaluation D) biased language