Porn N Shit Flashcards by Malachi Armstrong | Brainscape

Q

What is the Three-part test in Miller v. California (1973)?

A

The average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find the work as a whole appeals to the prurient interests (lust)

Example: The court used the Three-part test to determine if the material was obscene.

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What is required in the state law according to Miller v. California (1973)?

A

The state law must specifically define what sexual content is obscene

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What must the work as a whole lack in Miller v. California (1973)?

A

The work as a whole must lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What did the Communications Decency Act (1996) make a crime?

A

Made it a crime to transmit over the Internet or to allow the transmission of indecent materials to which minors might have access

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What was the ruling in Reno v. ACLU (1997)?

A

Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the legislation/Communications Decency Act was Unconstitutional

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly