Question 1

According to Lawrence v.Texas (involving consensual sodomy between adult men):

Accepted Answer

A) there is a constitutional right to engage in consensual sodomy in private. 
B) the Constitution protects only heterosexual sodomy. 
C) punishing consensual sodomy between two adult men is not unconstitutional. 
D) homosexuality is a status, not subject to punishment. 
A) there is a constitutional right to engage in consensual sodomy in private. 
B) the Constitution protects only heterosexual sodomy. 
C) punishing consensual sodomy between two adult men is not unconstitutional. 
D) homosexuality is a status, not subject to punishment. C

Question 2

Offenses against public morals include:

Accepted Answer

A) statutory rape. 
B) sodomy. 
C) spouse abuse. 
D) child neglect. 
A) statutory rape. 
B) sodomy. 
C) spouse abuse. 
D) child neglect. B

Question 3

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that:

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A) it is not cruel and unusual to punish people for being drunk in public. 
B) laws against public intoxication violate due process. 
C) alcoholics cannot be punished for public intoxication. 
D) alcoholics are not responsible for their intoxication. 
A) it is not cruel and unusual to punish people for being drunk in public. 
B) laws against public intoxication violate due process. 
C) alcoholics cannot be punished for public intoxication. 
D) alcoholics are not responsible for their intoxication. A

Question 4

When the defendant has an item on his or her person, the defendant has:

Accepted Answer

A) constructive possession of the item. 
B) actual possession of the item. 
C) mere custody of the item. 
D) ownership of the item. 
A) constructive possession of the item. 
B) actual possession of the item. 
C) mere custody of the item. 
D) ownership of the item.

Question 5

Laws that prohibit indecent language and gestures as disorderly conduct:

Accepted Answer

A) focus on the tendency to disturb others. 
B) are uniformly unconstitutional. 
C) raise questions concerning the right to privacy. 
D) are uniformly constitutional. 
A) focus on the tendency to disturb others. 
B) are uniformly unconstitutional. 
C) raise questions concerning the right to privacy. 
D) are uniformly constitutional.

Question 6

Offenses against public morals:

Accepted Answer

A) mainly include crimes with complaining victims. 
B) often include crimes with consenting victims. 
C) include violent crimes only. 
D) include mala in se crimes only. 
A) mainly include crimes with complaining victims. 
B) often include crimes with consenting victims. 
C) include violent crimes only. 
D) include mala in se crimes only.

Question 7

Crimes against public order and morals:

Accepted Answer

A) must identify a specific victim. 
B) injure society as a whole. 
C) are strict liability crimes. 
D) involve victims who consented to the crime. 
A) must identify a specific victim. 
B) injure society as a whole. 
C) are strict liability crimes. 
D) involve victims who consented to the crime.

Question 8

The offense of driving while intoxicated requires:

Accepted Answer

A) an intent to become intoxicated. 
B) at least negligence. 
C) at least recklessness. 
D) no mens rea; it is a strict liability offense. 
A) an intent to become intoxicated. 
B) at least negligence. 
C) at least recklessness. 
D) no mens rea; it is a strict liability offense.

Question 9

The "accommodation" defense to drug dealing is:

Accepted Answer

A) a complete defense. 
B) a constitutional defense. 
C) not a complete defense, but may reduce the severity of the crime or punishment. 
D) not recognized in the federal system. 
A) a complete defense. 
B) a constitutional defense. 
C) not a complete defense, but may reduce the severity of the crime or punishment. 
D) not recognized in the federal system.

Question 10

Three or more persons assembled for the purpose of doing something unlawful is:

Accepted Answer

A) an unlawful assembly. 
B) an insurrection. 
C) a riot. 
D) a rebellion. 
A) an unlawful assembly. 
B) an insurrection. 
C) a riot. 
D) a rebellion.

Question 11

In Lawrence v.Texas, the defendant argued that his conviction for sodomy should be reversed on the grounds:

Accepted Answer

A) that he had a right to engage in sex with another adult in the privacy of his home. 
B) of equal protection of the laws, because the law permits heterosexual sodomy. 
C) that his behavior was consensual. 
D) of freedom of beliefs. 
A) that he had a right to engage in sex with another adult in the privacy of his home. 
B) of equal protection of the laws, because the law permits heterosexual sodomy. 
C) that his behavior was consensual. 
D) of freedom of beliefs.

Question 12

A person who knowingly supplies illegal drugs to a friend:

Accepted Answer

A) may raise the "accommodation" defense. 
B) may not raise the accommodation defense if any money was received. 
C) may raise the accommodation defense for the first, but not subsequent, supplying of drugs. 
D) may raise the entrapment defense. 
A) may raise the "accommodation" defense. 
B) may not raise the accommodation defense if any money was received. 
C) may raise the accommodation defense for the first, but not subsequent, supplying of drugs. 
D) may raise the entrapment defense.

Question 13

For words to be considered "fighting words," they must:

Accepted Answer

A) be insulting. 
B) be accompanied by a physical assault. 
C) be obscene. 
D) tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace by the listener. 
A) be insulting. 
B) be accompanied by a physical assault. 
C) be obscene. 
D) tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace by the listener.

Question 14

If a person has control of, or access to, an item, the person may have:

Accepted Answer

A) actual possession. 
B) constructive possession. 
C) no form of possession without actual contact. 
D) mere custody. 
A) actual possession. 
B) constructive possession. 
C) no form of possession without actual contact. 
D) mere custody.

Question 15

Public order and morals offenses are usually punished with:

Accepted Answer

A) prison terms. 
B) fines, never confinement. 
C) fines and short jail terms. 
D) probation or imprisonment. 
A) prison terms. 
B) fines, never confinement. 
C) fines and short jail terms. 
D) probation or imprisonment.

According to Lawrence v.Texas (involving consensual sodomy between adult men):

Offenses against public morals include:

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that:

When the defendant has an item on his or her person, the defendant has:

Laws that prohibit indecent language and gestures as disorderly conduct:

Offenses against public morals:

Crimes against public order and morals:

The offense of driving while intoxicated requires:

The "accommodation" defense to drug dealing is:

Three or more persons assembled for the purpose of doing something unlawful is:

In Lawrence v.Texas, the defendant argued that his conviction for sodomy should be reversed on the grounds:

A person who knowingly supplies illegal drugs to a friend:

For words to be considered "fighting words," they must:

If a person has control of, or access to, an item, the person may have:

Public order and morals offenses are usually punished with:

Defining and Proving Crimes

Essential Elements of Crimes

Parties to a Crime and Inchoate Offenses

Defenses

Crimes Against a Person

Crimes Against Property and Habitation

Introduction to Procedure and the Right to Counsel

Seizures of a Person and Identification Procedures

Search and Seizure of Property

Government Monitoring of Communications and the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule

Interrogation and Self-Incrimination

Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Pretrial Motions

Trial

Verdict, Punishment, and Judicial Review

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Exam 7: Crimes Against Public Order and Public Morality

According to Lawrence v.Texas (involving consensual sodomy between adult men):

Offenses against public morals include:

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that:

When the defendant has an item on his or her person, the defendant has:

Laws that prohibit indecent language and gestures as disorderly conduct:

Offenses against public morals:

Crimes against public order and morals:

The offense of driving while intoxicated requires:

The "accommodation" defense to drug dealing is:

Three or more persons assembled for the purpose of doing something unlawful is:

In Lawrence v.Texas, the defendant argued that his conviction for sodomy should be reversed on the grounds:

A person who knowingly supplies illegal drugs to a friend:

For words to be considered "fighting words," they must:

If a person has control of, or access to, an item, the person may have:

Public order and morals offenses are usually punished with:

Defining and Proving Crimes

Essential Elements of Crimes

Parties to a Crime and Inchoate Offenses

Defenses

Crimes Against a Person

Crimes Against Property and Habitation

Introduction to Procedure and the Right to Counsel

Seizures of a Person and Identification Procedures

Search and Seizure of Property

Government Monitoring of Communications and the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule

Interrogation and Self-Incrimination

Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Pretrial Motions

Trial

Verdict, Punishment, and Judicial Review

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