Question 1

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

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

Question 2

Sending obscene material over the Internet

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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 3

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

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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 4

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

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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 5

What is pornography?

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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 6

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

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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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Material that uses minors in sexual poses is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Indecency is the same as obscenity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 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.

Question 17

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 18

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.

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

Exam 11: Obscenity,indecency,and Violence

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

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Sending obscene material over the Internet

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

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

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What is pornography?

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

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

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Material that uses minors in sexual poses is called

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

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

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

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Indecency is the same as obscenity.

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

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

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

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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) :

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

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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.

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In the United States

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

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Sending obscene material over the Internet

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

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

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What is pornography?

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

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

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Material that uses minors in sexual poses is called

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

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

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

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Indecency is the same as obscenity.

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

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

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

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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) :

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

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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.

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