Deck 7: Crime Control Through Legislation

Question 1

Which federal act sought to have gun dealers run background checks on prospective buyers?

A) The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
B) The Federal Handgun Act
C) The Consumer Protection Act
D) The Firearms Safety Act

Answer 1

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

Question 2

Megan's Laws require states to provide communities with information about

A) shoplifters
B) sex offenses
C) burglars
D) murders

Answer 2

sex offenses

Question 3

This was enacted to help address corporate fraud by providing for new and improved accounting standards for public companies in the United States.

A) The Patriot Act
B) Jessica's Law
C) Public Accounting Standards Act
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Answer 3

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 4

Measures self-reported drug use among high school students.

A) Monitoring the Future
B) National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
C) ATF National Survey
D) Right-to-Carry Laws

Question 5

This is composed of three to seven commissioned officer of the U.S. military and deals with alleged terrorists or other individuals deemed as threats to national security.

A) Military Tribunal
B) Commissioned Officers Board
C) United States Anti-Terrorism Military Decion-Making Body
D) Tribunal of Commissioned Officers

Question 6

Gun ________ programs are short-lived and voluntary.

A) Right-to-carry
B) Sex Offender
C) Buyback
D) NHSDA

Question 7

A series of scandals with 19^th century lotteries led to the prohibition of this

A) Prostitution
B) Gambling
C) Alcohol
D) Lotteries

Question 8

Examples of this approach includes trigger locks and personalized gun technology.

A) Buybacks
B) Denying gun ownership to dangerous person
C) Altering gun design
D) Right-to-carry

Question 9

It is estimated that enforcing America's drug laws costs the federal government about ________ annually.

A) $40 million
B) $100 million
C) $ 18 billion
D) $65 billion

Question 10

The ________ regulates virtually all consumer products, but not firearms.

A) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
B) Patriot Act
C) Food and Drug Administration
D) Consumer Product Safety Commission

Question 11

According to one source, at least ________ of the national U.S. drug control budget is spent on apprehending and punishing drug dealers.

A) 75%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 100%

Question 12

The state of California provides a(n) ________ that contains the names, photos and other details of sex offenders that citizens can review.

A) CD-ROM
B) Information booklet
C) website
D) UBC

Question 13

Research indicates that judges, and even the public, do not consider this a serious offense.

A) Driving Under the Influence
B) Motor Vehicle Theft
C) Prostitution
D) Possession of an illegal firearm

Question 14

Which amendment sets the grounds for a legal challenge that a sex offender registry is a form of double jeopardy?

A) Fourth Amendment
B) Fifth Amendment
C) Sixth Amendment
D) Eighth Amendment

Question 15

The so-called ________ model of notification requires paroled sex offenders to directly notify the community they reside in of their offense.

A) Passive
B) Criminal
C) Forced
D) Active

Question 16

America's war on drugs has had little adverse affect on inner-city communities.

Question 17

Participation in "buyback programs" of firearms is strictly voluntary.

Question 18

The Brady Bill sought to establish waiting periods for purchasing guns.

Question 19

The Eighth Amendment prohibits government from bringing someone to trial again after acquittal.

Question 20

America's prohibition of alcohol is often cited as a resounding success and evidence we should continue bans on substances.

Question 21

Fingerprint recognition systems are one method of altering gun designs.

Question 22

Megan's laws focus upon community notification of sex offenders.

Question 23

Military tribunals are a recent creation, formed after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers.

Question 24

In Printz v. United States , the Supreme Court declared the background check portion of the Brady Act unconstitutional.

Question 25

Both the NHSDA and MTF can be used to effectively measure drug use by addicts.

Question 26

The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse measures self-reported drug use at the ________.

Question 27

The Consumer Product Safety Commission regulates most consumer products, but not ________.

Question 28

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is charged with the responsibility to license and inspect our nation's ________.

Question 29

________ laws allow people to carry concealed weapons who are not otherwise barred from purchasing a handgun.

Question 30

One way ________ occurs is when, for the same offense, a person is reprosecuted after acquittal.

Question 31

The Patriot Act provides the ________ oversight of all domestic intelligence gathering.

Question 32

The ________ requires that licensed dealers require buyers to show identification and complete a form attesting they are legally able to purchase a gun.

Question 33

________ includes corporate fraud, and has gained increased attention after high profile accounting scalndas involving companies such as Enron and Tyco International.

Question 34

The ________ governs access to stored electronic communications, like e-mail or voicemail.

Question 35

Sex offender registration was initiated by passage of ________.

Question 36

Review the history of legislative bans on products and services in the United States and how they have set the stage for bans on guns and drugs.

Question 37

Describe several ways in which the United States has tried to impose gun control.

Question 38

Discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in terms of its purpose and effectiveness.