Question 1

The word "pornography" is not defined in the law except when used in the phrase "child pornography."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Congress adopted the Child Pornography Prevention Act (CPPA)in 1996,criminalizing the sending or possessing of digital images of children in sexual poses or activities,even if the images were not of real children or were of adults who looked young.The Supreme Court found the law unconstitutional because children were not being involved in the sex trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Anthony Comstock convinced the U.S.Congress to adopt a law making it illegal to mail obscene materials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Courts have held that the First Amendment protects violent content in the mass media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Authorities have tried to control obscenity using laws that target organized crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The First Amendment does not protect using indecent language in print,on the Internet or in broadcasting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about broadcasting indecent material:

Accepted Answer

A) Strictly speaking,broadcasting indecent material at any time violates federal law. 
B) The FCC,with court approval,agreed not to take action against indecent broadcasts aired at times when few children are expected to be in the audience. 
C) The 10 p.m.to 6 A.m.period is a safe harbor,a time when stations safely may broadcast material that does not fully comply with the law's indecency ban. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Strictly speaking,broadcasting indecent material at any time violates federal law. 
B) The FCC,with court approval,agreed not to take action against indecent broadcasts aired at times when few children are expected to be in the audience. 
C) The 10 p.m.to 6 A.m.period is a safe harbor,a time when stations safely may broadcast material that does not fully comply with the law's indecency ban. 
D) All of the above.

Question 8

What is the focus of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA),which the Supreme Court has found constitutional?

Accepted Answer

A) This law focused on schools and libraries that receive federal money. 
B) The CIPA would stop money from going to schools and libraries that do not install "technology protection measures" on their computers accessing the Internet. 
C) Those schools and libraries wanting to continue receiving federal funds would have to install filtering software that blocks obscenity,child pornography,or material "harmful to minors." 
D) All of the above. 
A) This law focused on schools and libraries that receive federal money. 
B) The CIPA would stop money from going to schools and libraries that do not install "technology protection measures" on their computers accessing the Internet. 
C) Those schools and libraries wanting to continue receiving federal funds would have to install filtering software that blocks obscenity,child pornography,or material "harmful to minors." 
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Which Supreme Court case includes the current legal test for obscenity?

Accepted Answer

A) Miller v.California 
B) FCC v.Pacifica Foundation 
C) Reno v.ACLU 
D) Roth v.United States 
A) Miller v.California 
B) FCC v.Pacifica Foundation 
C) Reno v.ACLU 
D) Roth v.United States

Question 10

What is pornography?

Accepted Answer

A) A narrow legal term referring to sexual expression and expletives inappropriate for children on broadcast radio and television. 
B) A vague-not legally precise-term for sexually oriented material. 
C) Material relating to sex in an indecent,very offensive or shocking way. 
D) All of the above 
A) A narrow legal term referring to sexual expression and expletives inappropriate for children on broadcast radio and television. 
B) A vague-not legally precise-term for sexually oriented material. 
C) Material relating to sex in an indecent,very offensive or shocking way. 
D) All of the above

Question 11

The law forbids the FCC from censoring radio or television broadcasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Material that uses minors in sexual poses is called

Accepted Answer

A) prior restraint 
B) child pornography 
C) variable obscenity 
D) patent offensiveness 
A) prior restraint 
B) child pornography 
C) variable obscenity 
D) patent offensiveness

Question 13

Courts have ruled that cities may not use zoning laws to restrict adult bookstores and adult theaters to one area of the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sending obscene material over the Internet

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be successfully prosecuted because the Internet is a nationwide mass medium 
B) cannot be successfully prosecuted because there is no "local community" whose standards apply to the Internet 
C) cannot be successfully prosecuted because the First Amendment protects all Internet content 
D) may be successfully prosecuted 
A) cannot be successfully prosecuted because the Internet is a nationwide mass medium 
B) cannot be successfully prosecuted because there is no "local community" whose standards apply to the Internet 
C) cannot be successfully prosecuted because the First Amendment protects all Internet content 
D) may be successfully prosecuted

Question 15

The current obscenity test requires that,to be found obscene,material must

Accepted Answer

A) be utterly without redeeming social value 
B) be dangerous to women 
C) include children as actors 
D) include violent scenes 
E) none of the above 
A) be utterly without redeeming social value 
B) be dangerous to women 
C) include children as actors 
D) include violent scenes 
E) none of the above

Question 16

According to the Supreme Court's recent decision in Paroline v.United States,which of the following is true (related to victims of child pornography):

Accepted Answer

A) Victims can never recover damages from those who possess child pornography. 
B) A victim need to show only that he was harmed by the image being in circulation and anyone found guilty of possessing that image may be liable for damages. 
C) A victim should only receive restitution in an amount that represents the extent to which the defendant caused the victim's losses. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Victims can never recover damages from those who possess child pornography. 
B) A victim need to show only that he was harmed by the image being in circulation and anyone found guilty of possessing that image may be liable for damages. 
C) A victim should only receive restitution in an amount that represents the extent to which the defendant caused the victim's losses. 
D) None of the above.

Question 17

Under the Hicklin v.Regina definition,material was obscene if it

Accepted Answer

A) was highly offensive to a reasonable person 
B) was patently offensive to adults 
C) tended to corrupt those whose minds were open to immoral influences 
D) appealed to the prurient interest as measured by contemporary community standards 
A) was highly offensive to a reasonable person 
B) was patently offensive to adults 
C) tended to corrupt those whose minds were open to immoral influences 
D) appealed to the prurient interest as measured by contemporary community standards

Question 18

Indecency is the same as obscenity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The courts' rulings about broadcast indecency are an attempt to balance broadcasters' First Amendment rights and Congress' decision that indecent material cannot be on broadcast radio and television at any time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the United States

Accepted Answer

A) obscenity is protected under the First Amendment 
B) obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment 
C) obscenity is protected under the First Amendment in print media,but not broadcast media 
D) indecency is not protected under the First Amendment in print media 
A) obscenity is protected under the First Amendment 
B) obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment 
C) obscenity is protected under the First Amendment in print media,but not broadcast media 
D) indecency is not protected under the First Amendment in print media

The word "pornography" is not defined in the law except when used in the phrase "child pornography."

Anthony Comstock convinced the U.S.Congress to adopt a law making it illegal to mail obscene materials.

Courts have held that the First Amendment protects violent content in the mass media.

Authorities have tried to control obscenity using laws that target organized crime.

The First Amendment does not protect using indecent language in print,on the Internet or in broadcasting.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about broadcasting indecent material:

What is the focus of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA),which the Supreme Court has found constitutional?

Which Supreme Court case includes the current legal test for obscenity?

What is pornography?

The law forbids the FCC from censoring radio or television broadcasts.

Material that uses minors in sexual poses is called

Courts have ruled that cities may not use zoning laws to restrict adult bookstores and adult theaters to one area of the city.

Sending obscene material over the Internet

The current obscenity test requires that,to be found obscene,material must

According to the Supreme Court's recent decision in Paroline v.United States,which of the following is true (related to victims of child pornography):

Under the Hicklin v.Regina definition,material was obscene if it

Indecency is the same as obscenity.

The courts' rulings about broadcast indecency are an attempt to balance broadcasters' First Amendment rights and Congress' decision that indecent material cannot be on broadcast radio and television at any time.

In the United States

The Rule of Law

The First Amendment

Speech Distinctions

Libel: the Plaintiffs Case

Libel: Defenses and Privileges

Protecting Privacy

News-Gathering

Reporters Privilege

The Media and the Courts

Electronic Media Regulation

Intellectual Property

Advertising

Filters

Exam 11: Obscenity,indecency,and Violence

The word "pornography" is not defined in the law except when used in the phrase "child pornography."

Anthony Comstock convinced the U.S.Congress to adopt a law making it illegal to mail obscene materials.

Courts have held that the First Amendment protects violent content in the mass media.

Authorities have tried to control obscenity using laws that target organized crime.

The First Amendment does not protect using indecent language in print,on the Internet or in broadcasting.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about broadcasting indecent material:

What is the focus of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA),which the Supreme Court has found constitutional?

Which Supreme Court case includes the current legal test for obscenity?

What is pornography?

The law forbids the FCC from censoring radio or television broadcasts.

Material that uses minors in sexual poses is called

Courts have ruled that cities may not use zoning laws to restrict adult bookstores and adult theaters to one area of the city.

Sending obscene material over the Internet

The current obscenity test requires that,to be found obscene,material must

According to the Supreme Court's recent decision in Paroline v.United States,which of the following is true (related to victims of child pornography):

Under the Hicklin v.Regina definition,material was obscene if it

Indecency is the same as obscenity.

The courts' rulings about broadcast indecency are an attempt to balance broadcasters' First Amendment rights and Congress' decision that indecent material cannot be on broadcast radio and television at any time.

In the United States

The Rule of Law

The First Amendment

Speech Distinctions

Libel: the Plaintiffs Case

Libel: Defenses and Privileges

Protecting Privacy

News-Gathering

Reporters Privilege

The Media and the Courts

Electronic Media Regulation

Intellectual Property

Advertising

Filters