Deck 12: Public Order, Morality, and Vice Crimes

Question 1

Which offense is NOT considered a vice crime?

A) Prostitution.
B) Gambling.
C) Vagrancy.
D) Obscenity.

Answer 1

Vagrancy.

Question 2

Which is NOT a crime against decency and morality?

A) Incest.
B) Pornography.
C) Indecent Exposure.
D) Polygamy.

Answer 2

Pornography.

Question 3

A group of people publicly gathering unlawfully for an illegal purpose is known as a(n):

A) Riot.
B) Rout.
C) Breach of Peace.
D) Unlawful Assembly.

Answer 3

Unlawful Assembly.

Question 4

An unlawfully assembled group taking a significant step toward rioting is known as a(n):

A) Riot.
B) Rout.
C) Breach of Peace.
D) Unlawful Assembly.

Question 5

The key to a disorderly conduct conviction is:

A) Unlawful Assembly.
B) Inciting a Riot.
C) Protest.
D) Disorder.

Question 6

A "catch-all"statute that targets a variety of disruptive behaviors that do not always fit neatly into categories.

A) Riot.
B) Rout.
C) Breach of Peace.
D) Unlawful Assembly.

Question 7

This crime is often referred to as the world's oldest profession.

A) Trespassing.
B) Vagrancy.
C) Theft.
D) Prostitution.

Question 8

Which Supreme Court case determined that child pornography is NOT protected under the First Amendment?

A) New York v. Ferber.
B) Roth v. United States.
C) Miller v. California.
D) Virginia v. Hicks.

Question 9

Operating a motor vehicle with a blood or breath alcohol level over the legal limit is known as:

A) Minor in Possession.
B) Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor.
C) Public Intoxication.
D) Driving under the Influence.

Question 10

Appearing in a public place while under the influence of alcohol or substances to a degree where the individual is likely to endanger themselves, others, or property is known as:

A) Minor in Possession.
B) Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor.
C) Public Intoxication.
D) Driving under the Influence.

Question 11

Which offense is NOT considered an alcohol offense?

A) Underage Consumption or Possession of Alcohol by a Minor.
B) Driving under the Influence.
C) Disorderly Conduct.
D) Public Intoxication.

Question 12

Which federal statute, passed in 1914, constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine?

A) The Controlled Substance Act.
B) The Harrison Narcotic Tax Act.
C) The Uniform Controlled Substance Act.
D) Combat Cocaine Epidemic Act.

Question 13

A drug or other substance which has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States is known as a Schedule ________ drug.

A) II.
B) III.
C) IV.
D) V.

Question 14

Which offense is NOT seen as a crime against decency and/or morality?

A) Prostitution.
B) Adultery.
C) Sodomy.
D) Incest.

Question 15

This offense refers to sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

A) Bigamy.
B) Polygamy.
C) Incest.
D) Adultery.

Question 16

The offense refers to the marriage between two persons when one is married to another person.

A) Adultery.
B) Bigamy.
C) Polygamy.
D) Incest.

Question 17

The offense refers to one person being married simultaneously to several others.

A) Adultery.
B) Bigamy.
C) Polygamy.
D) Incest.

Question 18

There are states which prohibit anal, oral, or homosexual sex.

Question 19

Offenses against public order can be committed by both individuals and groups.

Question 20

A riot is a group of people publicly gathering unlawfully or for an illegal purpose.

Question 21

A riot is synonymous with unlawful assembly.

Question 22

Loitering is the act of public begging for food or money.

Question 23

Vice crimes are often referred to as victimless crimes.

Question 24

There is no requirement that obscenity be of a sexual nature.

Question 25

Social gambling is illegal in Idaho.

Question 26

Alcohol related driving fatalities have increased over the years.

Question 27

States are free to set their own drinking ages.

Question 28

Profanity is considered a crime against decency and/or morality.

Question 29

All crimes against decency and/or morality are sexual offenses.

Question 30

Fornication, adultery, and sodomy are no longer considered criminal in most jurisdictions.

Question 31

All states and the District of Columbia prohibit incest between consenting adults.

Question 32

One person being married simultaneously to several others is bigamy.

Question 33

A riot is a group of ________ or more people involved in a public disturbance of the peace.

Question 34

Examples of ________ crimes include prostitution, gambling, and pornography or obscenity.

Question 35

With ________ liability, one person is held liable for the actions of another based on their relationship.

Question 36

The mens rea of prostitution is ________.

Question 37

The Combat ________ Epidemic Act Federal legislation primarily restricts access to precursor chemicals, particularly ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.

Question 38

Marijuana is a Schedule ________ drug.

Question 39

Consanguineous relationships can produce ________ offspring, which is one of the primary reasons why incest is taboo.

Question 40

Profanity is foul language or curse words generally deemed ________.

Question 41

Marriage between two persons when one is married to another person is known as ________.

Question 42

Match the crimes against decency and/or morality with their description.

-Incest

A) Either oral or anal sex between humans or sexual intercourse between humans and animals.
B) Marriage between two persons when one is married to another person.
C) The act of spying on the intimate activities of other people.
D) Revealing your sexual genitalia to another person.
E) Sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

Question 43

Match the crimes against decency and/or morality with their description.

-Indecent Exposure

A) Either oral or anal sex between humans or sexual intercourse between humans and animals.
B) Marriage between two persons when one is married to another person.
C) The act of spying on the intimate activities of other people.
D) Revealing your sexual genitalia to another person.
E) Sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

Question 44

Match the crimes against decency and/or morality with their description.

-Voyeurism

A) Either oral or anal sex between humans or sexual intercourse between humans and animals.
B) Marriage between two persons when one is married to another person.
C) The act of spying on the intimate activities of other people.
D) Revealing your sexual genitalia to another person.
E) Sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

Question 45

Match the crimes against decency and/or morality with their description.

-Sodomy

A) Either oral or anal sex between humans or sexual intercourse between humans and animals.
B) Marriage between two persons when one is married to another person.
C) The act of spying on the intimate activities of other people.
D) Revealing your sexual genitalia to another person.
E) Sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

Question 46

Match the crimes against decency and/or morality with their description.

-Bigamy

A) Either oral or anal sex between humans or sexual intercourse between humans and animals.
B) Marriage between two persons when one is married to another person.
C) The act of spying on the intimate activities of other people.
D) Revealing your sexual genitalia to another person.
E) Sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

Question 47

Match each Act with its purpose.

-Harrison Narcotic Tax Act

A) A uniform act drafted to standardize state drug laws. States must affirmatively adopt the act in order for the provisions to become binding law.
B) A federal statute passed in 1914 that constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
C) Federal legislation that primarily restricts access to precursor chemicals, particularly ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
D) Federal legislation that classifies illegal narcotics into five different schedules.
E) A federal statute passed in 1937 that marked the federal government's first effort to regulate marijuana.

Question 48

Match each Act with its purpose.

-Marijuana Tax Act

A) A uniform act drafted to standardize state drug laws. States must affirmatively adopt the act in order for the provisions to become binding law.
B) A federal statute passed in 1914 that constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
C) Federal legislation that primarily restricts access to precursor chemicals, particularly ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
D) Federal legislation that classifies illegal narcotics into five different schedules.
E) A federal statute passed in 1937 that marked the federal government's first effort to regulate marijuana.

Question 49

Match each Act with its purpose.

-Controlled Substances Act

A) A uniform act drafted to standardize state drug laws. States must affirmatively adopt the act in order for the provisions to become binding law.
B) A federal statute passed in 1914 that constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
C) Federal legislation that primarily restricts access to precursor chemicals, particularly ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
D) Federal legislation that classifies illegal narcotics into five different schedules.
E) A federal statute passed in 1937 that marked the federal government's first effort to regulate marijuana.

Question 50

Match each Act with its purpose.

-Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act

A) A uniform act drafted to standardize state drug laws. States must affirmatively adopt the act in order for the provisions to become binding law.
B) A federal statute passed in 1914 that constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
C) Federal legislation that primarily restricts access to precursor chemicals, particularly ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
D) Federal legislation that classifies illegal narcotics into five different schedules.
E) A federal statute passed in 1937 that marked the federal government's first effort to regulate marijuana.

Question 51

Match each Act with its purpose.

-Uniform Controlled Substances Act

A) A uniform act drafted to standardize state drug laws. States must affirmatively adopt the act in order for the provisions to become binding law.
B) A federal statute passed in 1914 that constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
C) Federal legislation that primarily restricts access to precursor chemicals, particularly ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
D) Federal legislation that classifies illegal narcotics into five different schedules.
E) A federal statute passed in 1937 that marked the federal government's first effort to regulate marijuana.

Question 52

Compare and contrast rioting to unlawful assembly.

Question 53

Define and discuss the legality of incest, bigamy and polygamy.

Question 54

Joseph is interested in child pornography and often searches the Internet for pictures of children engaged in sexual activity. One evening, Joseph downloads a piece of "virtual child pornography,"which is completely computer generated and does not involve the use of child actors. Has Joseph committed a crime? Why or why not? What if the video involved 18-year-old actors who physically appeared to be only 14 years old?

Question 55

John is part of a religious group that believes you should have multiple wives. However, since John realizes that the United States criminalizes plural marriages, he officially marries only one woman at the local courthouse. While he has three other "wives,"
he never officially marries them in any formal ceremony. All of the women and their children live with John under one roof as a family. Have any crimes been committed by John and his family? Why or why not?