Question 1

Which federal act made it a felony to transport females across state lines for immoral purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Volstead Act 
B)  Fanny Act 
C)  Mortensen Act 
D)  Mann Act 
A)  Volstead Act 
B)  Fanny Act 
C)  Mortensen Act 
D)  Mann Act

Question 2

What illicit drug was used by early Egyptians in their religious ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  cocaine 
B)  opium 
C)  heroin 
D)  methamphetamine 
A)  cocaine 
B)  opium 
C)  heroin 
D)  methamphetamine

Question 3

Rather than contending with harm claims, defenders of pornogrpahy have shifted their emphasis to the which clause contained in the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment 
B)  due process clause of the Fifth Amendment 
C)  warrant clause of the Fourth Amendment 
D)  cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment 
A)  freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment 
B)  due process clause of the Fifth Amendment 
C)  warrant clause of the Fourth Amendment 
D)  cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment

Question 4

The statistics provided in the text make it starkly clear that drugs are ______________ related to criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  intimately 
B)  illegally 
C)  closely 
D)  directly 
A)  intimately 
B)  illegally 
C)  closely 
D)  directly

Question 5

What is defined by the text as a person who engages in prostitution as a source of income?

Accepted Answer

A)  prostitute 
B)  pimp 
C)  madam 
D)  deviant 
A)  prostitute 
B)  pimp 
C)  madam 
D)  deviant

Question 6

In ancient Greece, brothel-based prostitutes that serviced the lower classes were called:

Accepted Answer

A)  auletrides 
B)  hookers 
C)  hetaerae 
D)  pornae 
A)  auletrides 
B)  hookers 
C)  hetaerae 
D)  pornae

Question 7

In which 1973 case did the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirm that obscenity is not protected speech and offer a way to define it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miller v. California 
B)  Jacobellis v. Ohio 
C)  Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition 
D)  Roth v. United States 
A)  Miller v. California 
B)  Jacobellis v. Ohio 
C)  Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition 
D)  Roth v. United States

Question 8

Ben Franklin once wrote: "Beer is proof positive that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Adultery can cause more hurt and harm than most mala in se felony crimes. If this is so, why do we no longer seriously criminalize it? Do you feel that it should be? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Adultery is no longer seriously criminal

Question 10

In Roe v. Butterworth, Roe claimed that Florida's prostitution laws:

Accepted Answer

A)  denied her "due process right to earn a living as she saw fit" 
B)  violated the privileges and immunity clause of the Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  violated her "First Amendment rights to free expression" 
D)  violated her "fundamental right to privacy" 
A)  denied her "due process right to earn a living as she saw fit" 
B)  violated the privileges and immunity clause of the Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  violated her "First Amendment rights to free expression" 
D)  violated her "fundamental right to privacy"

Question 11

The ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade allowed states to ______________ abortion in the second trimester.

Accepted Answer

A)  ban 
B)  regulate 
C)  prohibit 
D)  stop 
A)  ban 
B)  regulate 
C)  prohibit 
D)  stop

Question 12

Explain your understanding of the harm principle. Do you agree with the concept? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The harm principle, as articulated by ph

Question 13

Nothing splits the two opposing abortion camps more bitterly than the issue of:

Accepted Answer

A)  partial-birth abortion 
B)  single mothers seeking abortion 
C)  drug addicts seeking abortion 
D)  prostitutes seeking abortion 
A)  partial-birth abortion 
B)  single mothers seeking abortion 
C)  drug addicts seeking abortion 
D)  prostitutes seeking abortion

Question 14

As with sodomy and prostitution, attitudes regarding abortion have ______________ across the centuries.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluctuated 
B)  remained constant 
C)  remained positive 
D)  remained negative 
A)  fluctuated 
B)  remained constant 
C)  remained positive 
D)  remained negative

Question 15

There have been hundreds of U.S. Supreme Court cases that have challenged states' right to criminalize illicit drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Prohibition was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Do you believe the United States should legalize or decriminalize prostitution? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't have personal beliefs,

Question 18

In which U.S. Supreme Court case did Justice Potter Stewart famously declare that he could not define obscenity, "[b]ut I know it when I see it"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition 
B)  Jacobellis v. Ohio 
C)  Roth v. United States 
D)  Miller v. California 
A)  Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition 
B)  Jacobellis v. Ohio 
C)  Roth v. United States 
D)  Miller v. California

Question 19

Which U.S. Supreme Court case invalidated all remaining sodomy statutes throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bowers v. Hardwick 
B)  Lawrence v. Texas 
C)  Texas v. Johnson 
D)  Dungeon v. United Kingdom 
A)  Bowers v. Hardwick 
B)  Lawrence v. Texas 
C)  Texas v. Johnson 
D)  Dungeon v. United Kingdom

Question 20

Which early legal code stipulated fines for causing "miscarriage"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian Code 
B)  Twelve Tables of Roman Law 
C)  Sumerian Code 
D)  Code of Hammurabi 
A)  Justinian Code 
B)  Twelve Tables of Roman Law 
C)  Sumerian Code 
D)  Code of Hammurabi

Which federal act made it a felony to transport females across state lines for immoral purposes?

What illicit drug was used by early Egyptians in their religious ceremonies?

Rather than contending with harm claims, defenders of pornogrpahy have shifted their emphasis to the which clause contained in the Bill of Rights?

The statistics provided in the text make it starkly clear that drugs are ______________ related to criminal activity.

What is defined by the text as a person who engages in prostitution as a source of income?

In ancient Greece, brothel-based prostitutes that serviced the lower classes were called:

In which 1973 case did the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirm that obscenity is not protected speech and offer a way to define it?

Ben Franklin once wrote: "Beer is proof positive that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

Adultery can cause more hurt and harm than most mala in se felony crimes. If this is so, why do we no longer seriously criminalize it? Do you feel that it should be? Why or why not?

In Roe v. Butterworth, Roe claimed that Florida's prostitution laws:

The ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade allowed states to ______________ abortion in the second trimester.

Explain your understanding of the harm principle. Do you agree with the concept? Why or why not?

Nothing splits the two opposing abortion camps more bitterly than the issue of:

As with sodomy and prostitution, attitudes regarding abortion have ______________ across the centuries.

There have been hundreds of U.S. Supreme Court cases that have challenged states' right to criminalize illicit drugs.

Prohibition was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.

Do you believe the United States should legalize or decriminalize prostitution? Justify your answer.

In which U.S. Supreme Court case did Justice Potter Stewart famously declare that he could not define obscenity, "[b]ut I know it when I see it"?

Which U.S. Supreme Court case invalidated all remaining sodomy statutes throughout the United States?

Which early legal code stipulated fines for causing "miscarriage"?

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Exam 10: The Limits of Social Control: Policing Vice

Which federal act made it a felony to transport females across state lines for immoral purposes?

What illicit drug was used by early Egyptians in their religious ceremonies?

Rather than contending with harm claims, defenders of pornogrpahy have shifted their emphasis to the which clause contained in the Bill of Rights?

The statistics provided in the text make it starkly clear that drugs are ______________ related to criminal activity.

What is defined by the text as a person who engages in prostitution as a source of income?

In ancient Greece, brothel-based prostitutes that serviced the lower classes were called:

In which 1973 case did the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirm that obscenity is not protected speech and offer a way to define it?

Ben Franklin once wrote: "Beer is proof positive that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

Adultery can cause more hurt and harm than most mala in se felony crimes. If this is so, why do we no longer seriously criminalize it? Do you feel that it should be? Why or why not?

In Roe v. Butterworth, Roe claimed that Florida's prostitution laws:

The ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade allowed states to ______________ abortion in the second trimester.

Explain your understanding of the harm principle. Do you agree with the concept? Why or why not?

Nothing splits the two opposing abortion camps more bitterly than the issue of:

As with sodomy and prostitution, attitudes regarding abortion have ______________ across the centuries.

There have been hundreds of U.S. Supreme Court cases that have challenged states' right to criminalize illicit drugs.

Prohibition was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment.

Do you believe the United States should legalize or decriminalize prostitution? Justify your answer.

In which U.S. Supreme Court case did Justice Potter Stewart famously declare that he could not define obscenity, "[b]ut I know it when I see it"?

Which U.S. Supreme Court case invalidated all remaining sodomy statutes throughout the United States?

Which early legal code stipulated fines for causing "miscarriage"?

Law: Its Function and Purpose

Justice and the Law

Making Law

Federal and State Courts

Crime and Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

Civil and Administrative Law

Juvenile Justice

The Law and Social Control

Law, Social Change, and the Class Struggle

Women and the Law by Mary K Stohr

Racial Minorities and the Law

Comparative Law: Law in Other Cultures

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