What does the "catharsis hypothesis" argue regarding the relationship between media violence and crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Exposure to media violence facilitates the letting-off-of-steam, reducing the likelihood of actual violence.
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Prohibition had no unintended negative effects
a. True b. False
The Supreme Court decided that two sections of the Child Pornography Prevention Act were unconstitutional in:
a. In re John Doe b. Ashcroft v. NAMBLE c. Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition d. None of the above
In Dames & Moore v. Regan (1981), the Court held that ______.
A. the president had no constitutional authority to freeze Iranian funds in the United States B. while the president had the power to freeze Iranian funds in the United States, he violated the Constitution when he disallowed the judiciary to include those funds in the settlement of court cases C. while the president had the power to freeze Iranian funds in the United States, he violated the constitution when he disallowed parties wronged by the government of Iran from suing to gain monetary compensation for their damages from those funds D. none of these
Under our system of federalism, the national government and each of the fifty states operates its own system of criminal justice
Indicate whether the statement is true or false