Question 1

The Supreme Court allowed a state to criminalize even the private possession of "kiddie porn" in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Crawford v.Lungren. 
B) Jacobellis v.Ohio. 
C) Jenkins v.Georgia. 
D) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
E) Osborne v.Ohio. 
A) Crawford v.Lungren. 
B) Jacobellis v.Ohio. 
C) Jenkins v.Georgia. 
D) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
E) Osborne v.Ohio. E

Question 2

The 1981 Schad v.Mt.Ephraim decision of the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A) modified the general legal definition of obscenity. 
B) reinstated the "redeeming social value test". 
C) limited the use of state obscenity laws against "adult" businesses. 
D) limited the use of local zoning ordinances against "adult" businesses. 
E) said nudity has no Constitutional protection. 
A) modified the general legal definition of obscenity. 
B) reinstated the "redeeming social value test". 
C) limited the use of state obscenity laws against "adult" businesses. 
D) limited the use of local zoning ordinances against "adult" businesses. 
E) said nudity has no Constitutional protection. D

Question 3

In its 1997 Reno v.ACLU decision,the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act.The court held that the Internet has the same First Amendment status as:

Accepted Answer

A) over-the-air television. 
B) cable television. 
C) commercial speech (i.e. ,advertising). 
D) newspapers and other media that enjoy the highest level of constitutional protection. 
E) non-commercial corporate communications. 
A) over-the-air television. 
B) cable television. 
C) commercial speech (i.e. ,advertising). 
D) newspapers and other media that enjoy the highest level of constitutional protection. 
E) non-commercial corporate communications. D

Question 4

In 1957,the Supreme Court defined obscenity by asking,"whether to the average person,applying contemporary community standards,the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest." That was in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Bloom v.Municipal Court. 
B) Roth v.U.S. . 
C) Miller v.California. 
D) U.S.v.Thirty-Seven Photographs. 
E) Pinkus v.U.S. 
A) Bloom v.Municipal Court. 
B) Roth v.U.S. . 
C) Miller v.California. 
D) U.S.v.Thirty-Seven Photographs. 
E) Pinkus v.U.S.

Question 5

In an important 1966 decision,a plurality of the Supreme Court revised the legal test for obscenity to include the lack of "redeeming social value." The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Miller v.California. 
B) Memoirs v.Massachusetts. 
C) Jacobellis v.Ohio. 
D) Hannegin v.Esquire. 
E) Cohen v.California. 
A) Miller v.California. 
B) Memoirs v.Massachusetts. 
C) Jacobellis v.Ohio. 
D) Hannegin v.Esquire. 
E) Cohen v.California.

Question 6

The Sixth Circuit in Doe v.Boland (2011)said that it was acceptable for the federal government to fine an attorney for creating what and for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A) Animal cruelty videos to demonstrate the cruelty. 
B) Child pornography to demonstrate how easy it is to digitally alter images. 
C) Violent pornography to demonstrate the harm to women. 
D) Animal cruelty videos to demonstrate how easy it is to digitally alter images. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Animal cruelty videos to demonstrate the cruelty. 
B) Child pornography to demonstrate how easy it is to digitally alter images. 
C) Violent pornography to demonstrate the harm to women. 
D) Animal cruelty videos to demonstrate how easy it is to digitally alter images. 
E) None of the above.

Question 7

"Sexting" is:

Accepted Answer

A) just another word for texting. 
B) online pornography. 
C) illegal in every state. 
D) obscene material. 
E) sending sexual messages or images via phone or text messages. 
A) just another word for texting. 
B) online pornography. 
C) illegal in every state. 
D) obscene material. 
E) sending sexual messages or images via phone or text messages.

Question 8

In 1991,the Supreme Court upheld a state's use of a public decency law to ban nudity in night club performances.The case?

Accepted Answer

A) Barnes v.Glen Theatre. 
B) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
C) Jenkins v.Georgia. 
D) Osborne v.Ohio. 
E) Crawford v.Lungren. 
A) Barnes v.Glen Theatre. 
B) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
C) Jenkins v.Georgia. 
D) Osborne v.Ohio. 
E) Crawford v.Lungren.

Question 9

Suppose a city adopts a zoning ordinance forbidding "adult" businesses within 500 feet of any private residence or school,thereby relegating them to various industrial and commercial areas in the town.Based on Supreme Court decisions to date,this ordinance would most likely be:

Accepted Answer

A) constitutionally permissible. 
B) okay only if each adult business was provided a location where it could make a profit. 
C) okay only if a court first ruled that all of the merchandise was legally obscene. 
D) a violation of the First Amendment rights of adult businesses. 
E) a violation of the rights of adult bookstores but not other adult businesses. 
A) constitutionally permissible. 
B) okay only if each adult business was provided a location where it could make a profit. 
C) okay only if a court first ruled that all of the merchandise was legally obscene. 
D) a violation of the First Amendment rights of adult businesses. 
E) a violation of the rights of adult bookstores but not other adult businesses.

Question 10

In NEA v.Finley,a 1998 decision,the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A) upheld Congressional restrictions on the content of art works receiving government grants. 
B) overturned Congressional restrictions on the content of works receiving government money. 
C) abolished government grants for the arts. 
D) ordered Congress to provide more money for grants for the arts. 
E) held that a performance artist's work was legally obscene. 
A) upheld Congressional restrictions on the content of art works receiving government grants. 
B) overturned Congressional restrictions on the content of works receiving government money. 
C) abolished government grants for the arts. 
D) ordered Congress to provide more money for grants for the arts. 
E) held that a performance artist's work was legally obscene.

Question 11

In what case did the Oregon Supreme Court in 2011 say that merely searching for child pornography would not count as possession?

Accepted Answer

A) Ashcroft v.ACLU. 
B) U.S.v.American Library Association. 
C) Oregon v.Barger. 
D) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
E) Young v.American Mini-Theatres. 
A) Ashcroft v.ACLU. 
B) U.S.v.American Library Association. 
C) Oregon v.Barger. 
D) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
E) Young v.American Mini-Theatres.

Question 12

In City of Erie v.Pap's A.M. ,a 2000 decision,the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A) allowed a city to ban all adult businesses anywhere in town. 
B) said that a city had to allow adult businesses somewhere within city limits. 
C) said that a city had to allow a private club to have nude dancing. 
D) allowed a city to ban nude dancing in a private club. 
E) held that a performance artist's work was legally obscene. 
A) allowed a city to ban all adult businesses anywhere in town. 
B) said that a city had to allow adult businesses somewhere within city limits. 
C) said that a city had to allow a private club to have nude dancing. 
D) allowed a city to ban nude dancing in a private club. 
E) held that a performance artist's work was legally obscene.

Question 13

The U.S.Supreme Court first upheld the use of zoning to regulate the location of adult businesses in:

Accepted Answer

A) Wiener v.City of National City. 
B) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
C) Young v.American Mini-Theatres. 
D) Osborne v.Ohio. 
E) City of Erie v.Pap's A.M. 
A) Wiener v.City of National City. 
B) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
C) Young v.American Mini-Theatres. 
D) Osborne v.Ohio. 
E) City of Erie v.Pap's A.M.

Question 14

In U.S.v.Williams,a 2008 decision,the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A) upheld the PROTECT Act. 
B) overturned the PROTECT Act. 
C) reversed its earlier decision upholding the Children's Internet Protection Act. 
D) ruled that schools must use filtering software on all computers accessible to students. 
E) ruled that schools may not use filtering software. 
A) upheld the PROTECT Act. 
B) overturned the PROTECT Act. 
C) reversed its earlier decision upholding the Children's Internet Protection Act. 
D) ruled that schools must use filtering software on all computers accessible to students. 
E) ruled that schools may not use filtering software.

Question 15

The Supreme Court in 1969 upheld the right to read or view even legally obscene adult materials in the privacy of one's home because "a state has no business telling a man,sitting alone in his own house,what books he may read or what films he may watch." The case?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.v.Thirty-Seven Photographs. 
B) Stanley v.Georgia. 
C) Regina v.Hicklin. 
D) Miller v.California. 
E) Pringle v.Covina. 
A) U.S.v.Thirty-Seven Photographs. 
B) Stanley v.Georgia. 
C) Regina v.Hicklin. 
D) Miller v.California. 
E) Pringle v.Covina.

Question 16

During the 1800s,a high-profile crusade against pornography was led by:

Accepted Answer

A) Grover Cleveland. 
B) William Lloyd Garrison. 
C) Horace Greeley. 
D) Anthony Comstock. 
E) Elijah Lovejoy. 
A) Grover Cleveland. 
B) William Lloyd Garrison. 
C) Horace Greeley. 
D) Anthony Comstock. 
E) Elijah Lovejoy.

Question 17

In U.S.v.Paroline,the Supreme Court in 2014 addressed ________ in child pornography cases.

Accepted Answer

A) arrests. 
B) jail time. 
C) sentencing. 
D) financial compensation. 
E) interstate commerce. 
A) arrests. 
B) jail time. 
C) sentencing. 
D) financial compensation. 
E) interstate commerce.

Question 18

The Supreme Court has often allowed the states to adopt more restrictive anti-pornography laws for minors than for adults.The court rejected a constitutional challenge to such a law in:

Accepted Answer

A) Ginsberg v.New York. 
B) Jacobellis v.Ohio. 
C) Jenkins v.Georgia. 
D) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
E) Miller v.California. 
A) Ginsberg v.New York. 
B) Jacobellis v.Ohio. 
C) Jenkins v.Georgia. 
D) Renton v.Playtime Theatres. 
E) Miller v.California.

Question 19

In 2012 the Third Circuit upheld a law requiring creators of sexual content to keep records on what data for their performers in Free Speech Coalition,Inc.v.Holder?

Accepted Answer

A) Sexuality. 
B) Marital status. 
C) Number of children. 
D) Addresses. 
E) Ages. 
A) Sexuality. 
B) Marital status. 
C) Number of children. 
D) Addresses. 
E) Ages.

Question 20

The Supreme Court in 2003 upheld the Children's Internet Protection Act,which requires libraries receiving federal funds for computers to use Internet filtering software on those computers.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Ashcroft v.Free Speech Coalition. 
B) Ashcroft v.ACLU. 
C) U.S.v.American Library Association. 
D) Reno v.ACLU. 
E) NEA v.Finley. 
A) Ashcroft v.Free Speech Coalition. 
B) Ashcroft v.ACLU. 
C) U.S.v.American Library Association. 
D) Reno v.ACLU. 
E) NEA v.Finley.

The Supreme Court allowed a state to criminalize even the private possession of "kiddie porn" in the case of:

The 1981 Schad v.Mt.Ephraim decision of the Supreme Court:

In its 1997 Reno v.ACLU decision,the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act.The court held that the Internet has the same First Amendment status as:

In 1957,the Supreme Court defined obscenity by asking,"whether to the average person,applying contemporary community standards,the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest." That was in the case of:

In an important 1966 decision,a plurality of the Supreme Court revised the legal test for obscenity to include the lack of "redeeming social value." The case:

The Sixth Circuit in Doe v.Boland (2011)said that it was acceptable for the federal government to fine an attorney for creating what and for what reason?

"Sexting" is:

In 1991,the Supreme Court upheld a state's use of a public decency law to ban nudity in night club performances.The case?

Suppose a city adopts a zoning ordinance forbidding "adult" businesses within 500 feet of any private residence or school,thereby relegating them to various industrial and commercial areas in the town.Based on Supreme Court decisions to date,this ordinance would most likely be:

In NEA v.Finley,a 1998 decision,the Supreme Court:

In what case did the Oregon Supreme Court in 2011 say that merely searching for child pornography would not count as possession?

In City of Erie v.Pap's A.M. ,a 2000 decision,the Supreme Court:

The U.S.Supreme Court first upheld the use of zoning to regulate the location of adult businesses in:

In U.S.v.Williams,a 2008 decision,the Supreme Court:

The Supreme Court in 1969 upheld the right to read or view even legally obscene adult materials in the privacy of one's home because "a state has no business telling a man,sitting alone in his own house,what books he may read or what films he may watch." The case?

During the 1800s,a high-profile crusade against pornography was led by:

In U.S.v.Paroline,the Supreme Court in 2014 addressed ________ in child pornography cases.

The Supreme Court has often allowed the states to adopt more restrictive anti-pornography laws for minors than for adults.The court rejected a constitutional challenge to such a law in:

In 2012 the Third Circuit upheld a law requiring creators of sexual content to keep records on what data for their performers in Free Speech Coalition,Inc.v.Holder?

The Supreme Court in 2003 upheld the Children's Internet Protection Act,which requires libraries receiving federal funds for computers to use Internet filtering software on those computers.The case:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters

Exam 10: Obscenity and the Law

The Supreme Court allowed a state to criminalize even the private possession of "kiddie porn" in the case of:

The 1981 Schad v.Mt.Ephraim decision of the Supreme Court:

In its 1997 Reno v.ACLU decision,the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act.The court held that the Internet has the same First Amendment status as:

In 1957,the Supreme Court defined obscenity by asking,"whether to the average person,applying contemporary community standards,the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest." That was in the case of:

In an important 1966 decision,a plurality of the Supreme Court revised the legal test for obscenity to include the lack of "redeeming social value." The case:

The Sixth Circuit in Doe v.Boland (2011)said that it was acceptable for the federal government to fine an attorney for creating what and for what reason?

"Sexting" is:

In 1991,the Supreme Court upheld a state's use of a public decency law to ban nudity in night club performances.The case?

Suppose a city adopts a zoning ordinance forbidding "adult" businesses within 500 feet of any private residence or school,thereby relegating them to various industrial and commercial areas in the town.Based on Supreme Court decisions to date,this ordinance would most likely be:

In NEA v.Finley,a 1998 decision,the Supreme Court:

In what case did the Oregon Supreme Court in 2011 say that merely searching for child pornography would not count as possession?

In City of Erie v.Pap's A.M. ,a 2000 decision,the Supreme Court:

The U.S.Supreme Court first upheld the use of zoning to regulate the location of adult businesses in:

In U.S.v.Williams,a 2008 decision,the Supreme Court:

The Supreme Court in 1969 upheld the right to read or view even legally obscene adult materials in the privacy of one's home because "a state has no business telling a man,sitting alone in his own house,what books he may read or what films he may watch." The case?

During the 1800s,a high-profile crusade against pornography was led by:

In U.S.v.Paroline,the Supreme Court in 2014 addressed ________ in child pornography cases.

The Supreme Court has often allowed the states to adopt more restrictive anti-pornography laws for minors than for adults.The court rejected a constitutional challenge to such a law in:

In 2012 the Third Circuit upheld a law requiring creators of sexual content to keep records on what data for their performers in Free Speech Coalition,Inc.v.Holder?

The Supreme Court in 2003 upheld the Children's Internet Protection Act,which requires libraries receiving federal funds for computers to use Internet filtering software on those computers.The case:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters