Deck 14: Drug-And Alcohol-Related Crimes

Question 1

Cocaine's former medical uses does NOT include

A)the treatment of narcolepsy.
B)hay fever.
C)the treatment of alcoholism.
D)the treatment of depression.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The crime of drug loitering requires

A)proof of the possession of a controlled substance while in public.
B)proof of the delivery of a controlled substance in a public place.
C)an action done in public that manifests the intent to engage in illegal drug activity.
D)proof of the presence of a controlled substance somewhere in public view.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments

A)legitimized the varying state laws governing peyote use by Native Americans.
B)exempted Native Americans from criminal penalty under the federal Controlled Substances Act,but not from civil penalties for illegal growth and manufacture.
C)ignored state laws governing peyote use by Native Americans and made it uniformly illegal.
D)exempted Native Americans from penalty under the federal Controlled Substances Act,as well as under any state statutes that criminalized peyote use.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In most states,in order to prove the crime of cultivating,drying,or processing marijuana the prosecution must prove that the defendant

A)knew that the plants were growing on his or her property.
B)defendant weeded the area growing cannabis.
C)defendant maintained the area around the cannabis.
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 5

The charge of actual possession means the controlled substance is recovered

A)in a place to which only the accused has access,like a safe or locker.
B)in a place immediately accessible to the accused.
C)on the defendant's person.
D)in a place where the accused is able to exercise "dominion and control" over it.

Question 6

In many states,a conviction for simple possession of a controlled substance

A)requires at least 5 grams of the substance.
B)requires more than 10 grams or more of the substance.
C)requires enough of the substance to render a person intoxicated.
D)does not require possession of any minimum amount of the drug.

Question 7

In 1919,the U.S.Supreme Court held that physicians could not maintain addicts on morphine in

A)Employment Division v.Smith.
B)Webb v.United States.
C)Wheeler v.United States.
D)United States v.Civelli.

Question 8

Both federal and state systems have,in general,set up two penal categories for controlled substances for offenses involving

A)the sale,distribution,and manufacture of controlled substances.
B)simulated controlled substances.
C)cultivation.
D)the undercover use of controlled substances.

Question 9

Possession with the "intent to deliver" is also called

A)possession for sale.
B)possession with intent to sell or distribute.
C)possession with intent.
D)both possession for sale and possession with intent to sell or distribute.

Question 10

To be convicted of constructive possession,the accused

A)must have the substance on his or her person,such as in a pocket.
B)must know (be consciously aware)that he or she is in possession of the substance and must know that the substance is of a contraband (illegal)nature.
C)need not know of the presence of the contraband or that it was a controlled substance.
D)All the above is correct.

Question 11

The first federal law to regulate marijuana was the:

A)Marijuana Tax Act.
B)Boggs Act.
C)Harrison Narcotics Act.
D)Controlled Substances Act.

Question 12

According to federal law,_________ is NOT a characteristic of a Schedule I drug.

A)A lack of established medical usage
B)A possibility of psychological or physical dependence
C)Great potential for abuse
D)All the above are correct.

Question 13

__________ is categorized by federal law as a Schedule I drug.

A)Phencyclidine (PCP)
B)Morphine
C)Marijuana
D)Cocaine

Question 14

A ____ is a substance represented to be a controlled substance that,because of its nature,packaging,or appearance,would lead a reasonable person to believe it to be a controlled substance.

A)simulated controlled substance
B)Schedule V substance
C)contraband substance
D)Schedule IV substance

Question 15

A(n)__________ is not an example of drug paraphernalia.

A)hypodermic needle
B)bong
C)rolling paper
D)lighter

Question 16

Drug use preceded more than _________ of violent crimes.

A)30%
B)40%
C)50%
D)60%

Question 17

Stiffer penalties imposed for "possession with intent" offenses led many states to forbid the inference of "intent to deliver" on the basis of

A)possession of a controlled substance.
B)eyewitness testimony.
C)undercover officers' testimony.
D)possession of both a substance and paraphernalia.

Question 18

The Harrison Narcotics Act.Was enacted to

A)ensure doctors and pharmacists were licensed.
B)ensure that only people with proper registration were allowed to sell narcotics.
C)lower taxes on medicines.
D)"prohibit the use or sale of narcotics.

Question 19

___________ is categorized by federal law as a Schedule II drug?

A)Valium
B)Mescaline
C)Psilocybin
D)Ritalin

Question 20

From a biochemical standpoint,psychoactive drugs can alter

A)anxiety.
B)cognitive processes.
C)mood.
D)All the above are correct.

Question 21

The increase in the rate of new users of Quaaludes between 1990 and 2000 seems primarily due to the increasing rate of new users among youths aged 12 to 17.

Question 22

"Actual possession" is frequently proven by showing that the controlled substance was located in an area or container in the accused person's house or car,backpack,or other container that was accessible to the accused.

Question 23

The use and sale of marijuana was legal in the United States until the American Revolution.

Question 24

While use of the majority of illicit drugs has decreased since the highs of the 1970s,the use of inhalants and of Ecstasy has increased among youth.

Question 25

Due to stiffer penalties imposed for "possession with intent" offenses,many states forbid the inference of intent to deliver merely on the basis of possession of a controlled substance.

Question 26

In 1919,Congress passed the ___,which contained the enforcement procedures needed to implement Prohibition.

A)Boggs Act
B)Harrison Narcotics Act
C)Marijuana Tax Act
D)Volstead Act

Question 27

Alcohol is a factor in more crimes than any other single drug,and there are more arrests for alcohol-related offenses than for all other drug offenses.

Question 28

Narcotics addiction is the repeated or uncontrolled use of controlled substances.

Question 29

In criminal law,voluntary intoxication

A)cannot be used as a defense in any circumstance.
B)cannot disprove the existence of mens rea necessary for crimes of specific intent.
C)is no defense against crimes of general intent.
D)is always a defense to assault.

Question 30

__________ hold alcohol servers responsible for harm that intoxicated or underage patrons cause to other people.

A)Safe drinking acts
B)Dram shop acts
C)MADD acts
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 31

Alcohol is most often associated with the offense of

A)driving under the influence.
B)unlawful assembly.
C)vagrancy.
D)vehicular homicide.

Question 32

According to historians and archaeologists,marijuana and the opium poppy have been used as intoxicants and in rituals in many societies for thousands of years.

Question 33

Under most state laws,a conviction will not result from situations in which a defendant has a white powdery substance on his or her person but honestly believes it to be sugar even though it is cocaine.

Question 34

Name four of the five proposals for harm reduction that are named in your textbook.

Question 35

Possessing drug paraphernalia is a crime only in tandem with the possession of an illegal substance itself.

Question 36

Name four of the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

Question 37

Most states do not prohibit the transportation of a controlled substance in a vehicle.

Question 38

Research indicates that the ability to drive is affected by BAC levels as low as .02.

Question 39

What are the three criteria for placing a drug into Schedule I?

Question 40

__________ demonstrates that some states have opted to allow alcoholism as a defense to public intoxication charges under their own constitutions.

A)Employment Division v.Smith
B)United States v.Eastman
C)Powell v.Texas
D)State ex rel.Harper v.Zegeer

Question 41

What is a drug conspiracy,and how can this offense be established?

Question 42

What was the reasoning behind Prohibition,and what was its actual outcome?