Deck 7: Social Crimes

Question 1

The Mann Act:

A) outlaws the transportation of a person across state lines for "immoral purposes."
B) defines prostitution as the involuntary sale of sex.
C) outlaws the transportation of a person across state lines with the intent to procure an abortion, when that procedure would be regulated in the home state.
D) outlaws the transportation of a child across state lines for "immoral acts" but allows the same for consenting adults.
E) none of the above

Answer 1

outlaws the transportation of a person across state lines for "immoral purposes."

Question 2

Which of the following statements are true about marijuana?

A) Some states have decriminalized marijuana for recreational use.
B) Children who smoke marijuana at an early age are more likely to suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder.
C) Marijuana is illegal because of the 'munchies' side effect, which encourages obesity.
D) Some states allow medical marijuana use for glaucoma and other specific ailments.
E) A and D only.

Answer 2

A and D only.

Question 3

State-run lotteries are not illegal gambling because:

A) the odds against winning are so high, players are not gambling, they voluntarily paying taxes.
B) state legislatures authorize the lotteries and ensure the proceeds are used for appropriate public expenditures.
C) they are games of skill, not chance.
D) state governments are tax exempt and therefore exempt from the federal ban on games of chance.
E) they provide a legal outlet for incurable chronic gamblers.

Answer 3

state legislatures authorize the lotteries and ensure the proceeds are used for appropriate public expenditures.

Question 4

Illegal gambling operations can be prosecuted under federal law if:

A) the gambling operation violates state law where it is operated.
B) the operation involves five or more persons who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct, or own all or part of the business
C) the operation has been, or remains in, substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days, or has a gross revenue of $2,000 in any single day.
D) any of the above
E) all of the above

Question 5

Which is most likely an example of an illegal gambling operation?

A) a bingo night operated by a small church
B) a pit bull dog fight with chances being sold on the winner of the match
C) a state run lottery
D) a casino operated on a Native American reservation
E) None of the above is illegal.

Question 6

Which of the following are prongs of the Miller test?

A) Whether the average person, applying "contemporary community standards" would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest.
B) Whether the work displays or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual contact specifically defined by a state statute.
C) Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
D) Whether the average person, applying "contemporary community standards" would find that the work, taken as a whole, is too violent to be seen by children.
E) A, B, and C only.

Question 7

Which is not a characteristic of a Schedule One drug?

A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
B) The drug or other substance has an accepted medical use.
C) The drug or other substance has no accepted medical use.
D) There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
E) both A and B

Question 8

Which of the following is or are true concerning those convicted of possessing child pornography?

A) Convicts must register as sex offenders.
B) Convicts lose the right to own a computer for the rest of their lives.
C) Convicts risk being classified as sexually dangerous by 'clear and convincing' evidence.
D) Convicts risk being classified as sexually dangerous by 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
E) A and C only.

Question 9

Battered wife syndrome includes:

A) the wife's belief that she deserves the abuse.
B) fear of retribution if the victim leaves the abuser.
C) the wife is unlikely to report abuse or will often recant their charges.
D) developing a condition called 'learned helplessness.'
E) all of the above

Question 10

Law enforcement tools against domestic abuse include:

A) protection from abuse orders
B) the Violence Against Women Act.
C) an unconditional promise not to prosecute women who kill their abusive partners.
D) psychological counseling of perpetrators and victims
E) A, B, and D.

Question 11

Child molestation is:

A) the same as child abuse.
B) a form of child abuse
C) sexual acts or activities between and a child and an adult.
D) not a crime if the child consents.
E) B and C

Question 12

When is corporal punishment child abuse under the law in most states?

A) Never
B) When the punishment creates a substantial risk of serious physical or psychological harm.
C) Never when the parents invoke the freedom of religion defense.
D) Always
E) Only when the punishment creates a substantial risk of serious physical harm.

Question 13

When an elderly person comes to believe he or she has no choice but to accept the abuse from a caregiver, that person suffers from:

A) post traumatic stress disorder
B) cowardice.
C) elder abuse syndrome.
D) battered wife syndrome.
E) battered geezer syndrome.

Question 14

Under the prevailing model used by law enforcement to handle reports of missing children:

A) notes left by the child indicate a voluntary runaway
B) if no note is left and the child is under 15, the child is presumed to have been abducted.
C) children 15 to 17 who have had conflict with their parents or caregivers are presumed to have runaway or been thrown away.
D) parents of those determined to be runaways are presumed to be abusive.
E) A, B, and C.

Question 15

A law enforcement officer observes a driver weaving in and out of traffic, pulls him over, and subsequently smells alcohol on his breath and hears his slurred speech. At this point, the officer can charge him with:

A) driving under the influence or similar laws.
B) drunk driving per se.
C) both A and B.
D) implied consent.
E) disorderly conduct.

Question 16

States liquor laws regulate which of the following?

A) The drinking age, although states who wish to lower their drinking age risk losing federal highway funds.
B) How much a person who is not driving may consume.
C) How much a person may drink in the privacy of his home.
D) Public drunkenness.
E) A and D.

Question 17

The criminal act of marrying someone while you are married is:

A) polygamy
B) polyandry.
C) bigamy.
D) madness.
E) none of the above.

Question 18

The Supreme Court has ruled that:

A) local officials may not charge anyone with disorderly conduct
B) there is no freedom of speech defense for using words that might incite a riot.
C) there is no freedom of speech defense for using 'fighting words'.
D) local police enforce disorderly conduct laws under absolute sovereign immunity.
E) B and C.

Question 19

A rural area announces a public policy initiative designed to increase the area's population called 'boink for the boonies.' At the initial kickoff meeting, a particularly enthusiastic couple has sex on the stage as the band plays. What crime have they committed?

A) Public indecency or lewdness
B) Performing without a permit
C) Felony criminal conspiracy
D) No crime was committed.
E) Malicious mischief

Question 20

To obtain a conviction for vagrancy, the prosecutor must prove:

A) the person failed to leave when asked.
B) the person was homeless.
C) the person didn't reside within the municipality.
D) the person intended to panhandle, gamble, or commit some other criminal activity.
E) none of the above

Question 21

Prostitution is defined as engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity for pay.

Question 22

California is the only state in which prostitution is legal.

Question 23

Dangerous drugs are classified as controlled substances.

Question 24

Controlled substances have no valid medical uses.

Question 25

State and local law enforcement agencies take the lead in drug investigations in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas or HIDTAs.

Question 26

Crack cocaine is the most abused drug in the U.S.

Question 27

Sentencing guidelines for sentences other than mandatory minimum sentences are only advisory.

Question 28

All gambling games are games of skill.

Question 29

Child pornography is only illegal if it fails the Miller test.

Question 30

At Common Law, an abortion performed before the "quickening" was legal.

Question 31

Consensual sodomy is still illegal in Texas.

Question 32

Protection from abuse orders allow a woman to still live with the abuser, but guarantees jail time should he abuse her again.

Question 33

Child abuse and child molestation are the same thing.

Question 34

Government has an interest in protecting children under its parens patriae role.

Question 35

When people over the age of 65 abuse children, it is called elder abuse.

Question 36

People in their late teens and early twenties are most likely of all age groups to be crime victims.

Question 37

A driver's blood alcohol level must surpass the legal limit to be convicted of drunk driving per se.

Question 38

Under the 21^st Amendment, only the federal government can prosecute public drunkenness laws.

Question 39

Under current laws, vagrancy is the crime of being homeless.

Question 40

The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse is ______________.

Question 41

The termination of a pregnancy by something other than birth is ______________ .

Question 42

______________ is the act of engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity for pay.

Question 43

A person who procures clients for a prostitute is a ______________.

Question 44

A drug considered dangerous under the law because of its effects, including intoxication, stupor, or addictive potential is a ________________.

Question 45

Until recently, defendants convicted of using crack cocaine received ___________ sentences than those convicted of using powder cocaine.

Question 46

Internet gambling is illegal under the ___________________.

Question 47

The __________ determines whether a work is pornographic or not.

Question 48

A woman who refuses to leave her abusive spouse in the belief that she deserves the abuse or it will stop suffers from _____________.

Question 49

MATCHING

-Violence Against Women Act

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 50

MATCHING

-Child molestation

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 51

MATCHING

-Elder Abuse Syndrome

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 52

MATCHING

-Fighting words

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 53

MATCHING

-Public indecency

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 54

MATCHING

-Vagrancy

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 55

MATCHING

-Fornication

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 56

MATCHING

-Adultery

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 57

MATCHING

-Bigamy

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 58

MATCHING

-Abortion

A) The engaging of a child in sexual activities for which the child cannot give informed consent.
B) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse.
C) Loitering with the intent of committing an illegal act.
D) The condition elderly abuse victims sometimes exhibit characterized by "learned helplessness."
E) The criminal act of marrying when one already has a spouse.
F) The primary attempt by the federal government to address domestic violence.
G) Words that inflict injury, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, or by their nature will cause a violent reaction by a person who hears them.
H) Voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
I) The termination of pregnancy by something other than birth.
J) Lewd or lascivious conduct that is open to public view.

Question 59

Identify some crimes that could be considered "victimless" crimes and justify why they are or are not.

Question 60

Those convicted of certain drug violations lose the right to receive student grants and loans for college. What is the rationale for such penalties, and do they serve a valid purpose?

Question 61

Should states be allowed to regulate sexual conduct between individuals?

Question 62

Does your state sponsor a legal gambling enterprise such as a lottery? How does the public benefit or how is it harmed by that enterprise. If your state does not have such a program, should it?

Question 63

What role, if any, should government play in controlling gambling?