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1. The first recorded obscenity prosecution in the United States occurred in
2. The First Amendment does not protect the:
3. The current test for determining whether material is obscene was created in which one of the following U.S.
Supreme Court cases?
4. In which one of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases did the high court make it clear more than 50 years
ago that a category of speech called obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment?
5. The name of the feminist legal scholar who claims pornography objectifies women and represents "the power
of men over women, expressed through unequal sex, sanctioned both through and prior to state power" is
6. Prosecutions for transmitting obscenity over the Internet
7. Before the government can prosecute a bookseller or magazine vendor for selling obscene books or
magazines, it must show the court that the defendant had scienter, which is
8. Under the third prong (i.e., part) of the current test used by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining whether
material is obscene, the fact finder must determine if the speech in question
9. The Supreme Court of Oregon's 2011 decision in the child pornography case of State v. Barger illustrates the
growing issue of how
10. Under the first prong (i.e., part) of the current test used by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining whether
material is obscene, the fact finder must determine if the speech in question appeals to
11. Variable obscenity laws
12. The 2012 opinion by the Supreme Court of Illinois in Illinois v. Hollins illustrates that there sometimes is a
legal disconnect between
13. Lenny Bruce was
14. When zoning sexually oriented businesses, municipalities and cities would be wise to cite to which one of
the following as a reason for their zoning decision?
15. Under the first prong (i.e., part) of the current test used by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining whether
material is obscene, the fact finder must consider how the material in question would be viewed by:
16. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, what is not to be considered the "community" under the current test
for determining whether speech is obscene?
17. Explain how some states are addressing the problem of "sexting" by minors through new legislation and
why states need to adopt new laws to address "sexting" by minors.
18. Provide one example of the use of expert testimony by defendants in obscenity trials that was discussed in
Chapter 13.
19. Explain the legal relevance of the term "pornography" in the United States.
20. Fill in the Blank Space: Under the second prong (i.e., part) of the current test for obscenity created by the
U.S. Supreme Court, it must be determined whether the work in question depicts in a ____________________
21. Fill in the Blank Space: In 2012, a jury in Los Angeles convicted an adult film maker named
__________________ on multiple counts of obscenity for distributing on his website fetish films that featured
22. Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the Doors, was pardoned in 2010 for a conviction decades earlier in Florida
for _____________________________________________________.
23. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that nude dancing constitutes speech entitled to some degree of First
Amendment protection.
24. A community may use studies done in other cities to establish its need for a zoning law for adult
businesses.
25. In 2013, child pornography found its way on to Facebook and received more than 5,000 "Likes."
