Quiz 5 Flashcards
In a majority of cases, the term “local community standard” under the miller test means?
state standards
Under existing precedent, the first amendment does not protect speech that is:
Obscene
According to the lecture SLAPS refers to
Whether a work lacks serious lliterary, artistic, political, or scientific value
Motion picture code was established to ____
censor “indecent” behavior in film
The first gay stereo type was the sissy
True
Homosexual people were depicted on film as villains who were threats to heterosexual people
true
critics contend pornography:
Treats women as sex objects, subordinates women to men, and provokes violence against women
Possession of child pornography in the privacy of one’s home is legal
false
private possession of obscenity in the privacy of one’s home is legal
true
a work only needs to meet two of the three-pronged Miller Test to be considered obscene
false
Indecency is constitutionally protected expression
True
Obscenity is not constitutionally protected expression
true
Children are considered part of a community when determining obscene material
False
The Comstock Act prohibits obscene material from being distributed through U.S. Mail
true
Under what circumstances are books banned?
religious grounds, political grounds, and moral grounds
