Deck 13: Narcotic and Alcohol Offenses

Question 1

Central nervous system stimulants include all of the following drugs except:

A) crack.
B) methamphetamines.
C) phencyclidine.
D) ice.

Answer 1

phencyclidine.

Question 2

Which of the following is a central nervous system depressant?

A) Peyote.
B) Barbiturates.
C) Cocaine.
D) PCP.

Answer 2

Barbiturates.

Question 3

Narcotic analgesics:

A) are drugs that stimulate the central nervous system.
B) are drugs that depress the central nervous system.
C) include cocaine, heroin and morphine.
D) Both B and C.

Answer 3

are drugs that depress the central nervous system.

Question 4

Hallucinogens include:

A) PCP, LSD, and peyote.
B) Ice, PCP, and LSD.
C) LSD and peyote.
D) PCP and LSD.

Question 5

Codeine is classified as a:

A) hallucinogen.
B) narcotic analgesic.
C) central nervous system stimulant.
D) cannabis.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a form of heroin?

A) Mexican brown.
B) Persian heroin.
C) China heroin.
D) Black tar heroin.

Question 7

Which of the following is not classified as a central nervous system depressant?

A) Alcohol.
B) Tranquilizers.
C) Barbiturates.
D) Cocaine.

Question 8

For how long a period of time must a person possess a narcotic to be guilty of the crime of possession?

A) For a period of not less than a minute.
B) The duration of the possession is immaterial.
C) For the time necessary for the defendant to use the narcotic.
D) For a period of not less than one minute but not more than five minutes.

Question 9

The amount of the narcotic in the crime of possession must:

A) be of sufficient quantity to produce a drug effect or to stimulate the nervous system.
B) be of such a quality and quantity to be of use as a narcotic.
C) be of such a quality to be of use as a narcotic.
D) be of such a quantity to be of use as a narcotic.

Question 10

Factors which are relied upon by the courts to determine whether or not a person possessed certain drugs for the purpose of sale include:

A) the amount of the substance.
B) the packing of the substance into smaller amounts.
C) statements made by the suspect.
D) All of the above

Question 11

The definition of a motor vehicle for purposes of DUI statutes include:

A) Boats
B) Bicycles
C) Horses
D) All of the above.

Question 12

For the purposes of the crime of driving under the influence, driving is defined as:

A) movement of the vehicle with the driver controlling the direction and speed of the vehicle.
B) both movement and control of the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
C) movement of the vehicle in some direction including steering and controlling the vehicle while in motion.
D) control of the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol

Question 13

The most common tests used by law enforcement agencies to establish the blood alcohol level of a person include:

A) the field sobriety test, the breath test, and the blood test.
B) the blood test, the urine test, and the field sobriety test.
C) the blood test, the urine test, the breath test, and the field sobriety test.
D) the blood test, the breath test, and the urine test.

Question 14

The following are the major strategies being used to counter the drug problem:

A) international agreements, prevention of illicit demand, control of supply, and suppression of illicit international trafficking.
B) suppression of illicit international trafficking, international agreements, control of supply, and crop eradication.
C) crop eradication, international agreements, suppression of illicit international, trafficking, and prevention of illegal demand.
D) testing in the work place, crop eradication, forfeiture of assets, and international agreements.

Question 15

Narcotic and alcohol offenses:

A) are commonplace.
B) drain social resources.
C) drain financial resources.
D) All of the above.

Question 16

The Food and Drug Administration has said what about the medical use of marijuana?

A) Prescribed marijuana is helpful in less than 10% of cases.
B) It has a very low potential for abuse.
C) It has no accepted medical uses.
D) It should only be prescribed by approved doctors.

Question 17

State laws permitting the use of medical marijuana:

A) do not affect the federal ban of its use.
B) allow the use of marijuana in these states by prescription only and federal law does not supersede it.
C) allows for the use and possession of marijuana for medical purposes in 36 states.
D) are in conflict with the federal ban against its use.

Question 18

Which of the below is not an element of possession of a narcotic?

A) The possession is unlawful
B) Knowledge of possession or control.
C) The amount is in a useable form.
D) The possession is not for medical use.

Question 19

Driving under the influence includes what elements?

A) Driving or operating a motor vehicle upon a public street or highway while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
B) At the wheel of a motor vehicle on a public street while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
C) Controlling a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
D) Controlling the ignition and steering of a vehicle on the road while under the influence of intoxicating substances.

Question 20

A field sobriety test is one of the most common tests used by law enforcement agencies to determine the blood alcohol level of a person suspected of DUI.

Question 21

Media interventions are examples of the socialization approaches to the prevention of alcoholism.

Question 22

The social-control approaches to prevention of alcoholism include restricted availability.

Question 23

Central nervous system stimulants decrease pain.

Question 24

Tranquilizers impact the central nervous system.

Question 25

Marijuana, hashish, and hash oil all come from cannabis sativa.

Question 26

The element of possession also includes the right to exercise control over a controlled substance.

Question 27

Generally speaking, criminal possession hinges on the quality and quantity that is usable as a narcotic.

Question 28

The key difference between simple possession and possession for sale is the amount of the controlled substance being possessed.

Question 29

Operating a motor vehicle may include "controlling" a parked, but running, motorcycle.

Question 30

The Supreme Court has found that medical necessity is only a defense from federal prohibition of marijuana if permitted by state law.

Question 31

Severe intoxication is a crime, whether it is publicly or in the privacy of one's home.

Question 32

Crop substitution and other programs to control the supply of illegal drugs is not effective by itself.

Question 33

Narcotic and alcohol offenses, while morally reprehensible, provide a boost to social and financial resources.

Question 34

Measures in the war against drugs and alcohol include general law enforcement activities, interdiction of drugs, and educations about the evils of both drugs and alcohol.

Question 35

While the slogan "Just Say No to Drugs" is well-meaning, most researchers consider it __.

Question 36

Unlike public drunkenness, which requires the person to be extremely intoxicated, driving under the influence requires only that the driver be __ in his or her mental or physical operation of the vehicle.

Question 37

Possession for __ of a controlled substance includes the element that the amount of substance possessed is more than normally possessed for individual use.

Question 38

The term possession of the controlled substance is used in its __ meaning.

Question 39

Possession of a controlled substance is a serious crime in both the __ and state criminal justice systems

Question 40

In 1996, the states of California and Washington passed the first state laws that permitted individuals to possess and use __ for medical purposes.

Question 41

As early as 1912, nations were enacting international __ to prohibit certain types of drugs.

Question 42

The possession of a controlled substance is not unlawful if there is a ___ exception allowing the person to possess the substance.

Question 43

The formation of ___ and the ensuing publicity surrounding the effects of driving and drinking have raised the public's awareness regarding not only "drunk driving" but other alcohol-related offenses.

Question 44

By attempting to ___ the supply of illegal drugs, nations are focusing their efforts on the growers of the raw material.

Question 45

Crop __ refers to the systematic effort to destroy those plants that produce the raw material that is manufactured into narcotic drugs.

Question 46

As with the crime of possession, the offender must ___ that she is selling a controlled substance.

Question 47

Crop __ seeks to motivate farmers in other countries to grow domestic food crops for the commercial market instead of poppy, coca, or cannabis plants

Question 48

Possession of a narcotic for sale is the unlawful possession or right to exercise __ over a controlled substance in an amount in excess of what is normally consumed by a single individual.

Question 49

Public drunkenness is the state of being intoxicated to the degree that one is unable to care for oneself in a __ place.

Question 50

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-The systematic effort to destroy those plants that produce the raw material that is manufactured into narcotic drugs.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 51

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-Seeks to motivate farmers in other countriesto grow domestic food crops for the commercial market instead of poppy, coca, or cannabis plants.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 52

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-These programs offer redevelopment activities within areas controlled by the state.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 53

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-Reduction of the demand for illegal drugs involve a multifaceted approach that combines law enforcement activities, intervention in the workplace, and education.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 54

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-Federal law allows law enforcement agencies to seize as contraband certain classes of property used by persons found to possess or deal drugs

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 55

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-Based upon the theory that the transfer of knowledge, values, and norms from one group to another person will cause the recipient to internalize what has been taught and act accordingly through self-control mechanisms.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 56

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-Mass communication is a common approach to the prevention of alcohol problems.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 57

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-Public interest group with the mission of reducing DUI offenses.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 58

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-The International Opium Convention was signed at The Hague in 1912.

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 59

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles

-DUI

A) rural economic development
B) socialization approaches
C) media interventions
D) crop eradication
E) under the influence
F) crop substitution
G) MADD
H) International agreement
I) forfeiture of assets
J) prevention of demand

Question 60

Why can the residents of a state that permits the medical use of marijuana, be prosecuted in federal court for buying the marijuana?

Question 61

Why can a person be prosecuted for DUI when she is only sitting in her parked car with the motor running?

Question 62

Why when prosecuting a person for the possession of a controlled substance is the amount of the substance involved important?

Question 63

Define the crime of public drunkenness?

Question 64

What action has the federal government taken to reduce the use of controlled substance in government offices?

Question 65

How successful have been the efforts to control the supply of illegal drugs?

Question 66

Explain the socialization approaches to reduce the use of alcohol.

Question 67

Define controlled substance.

Question 68

Define the crime of possession of a controlled substance for sale.

Question 69

What is the Federal Food and Drug Administration stand on medical marijuana?

Question 70

Thomas is sharing a room with his college roommate John. The police raided the room on campus and found narcotics in a trunk belong to Thomas. Thomas claims that it is not his and that he knows nothing about the narcotics. What presumptions would the prosecutor use in an attempt to prove that the possession was with Thomas's knowledge?

Question 71

Joseph lives in a state that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes. He takes it as medicine each day. During Christmas holidays he visits his mother in New York which does not permit the use of medical marijuana. He is arrested for the possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of selling. At the time he was arrested, he had two pounds of marijuana in his possession. What are the issues in his case?