CJ 2 study guide

Which of the following is the maximum blood alcohol content for drivers who are less than 21 years old?

0.02 or higher

What is the typical serving size for liquor?

1.5 ounce servings

Which amendment to the Constitution prohibited the manufacturing, sale and transportation of alcohol?

18th amendment

In what year did prohibition end?

1933

By _________, every state passed a law raising its minimum drinking age to 21.

1998

Which of the following is one of the factors on which blood alcohol content depends?

Amount of alcohol consumed number and type of beverages time elapsed personal characteristics of the drinker

Alcohol is a(n) _____________.

Depressant

Which of the following is the process of purifying a liquid by vaporizing it, then condensing the vapor and collecting the resulting liquid?

Distill

The chemical breakdown of sugars which produces alcohol is known as which of the following?

Fermentation

In what year did Prohibition take effect?

January 17 1920

In some states, alcohol sales on _____________ are prohibited.

Sundays, Christmas, and Election Day

On Premise Sellers: who are they

bars and restaurants selling individual servings of beer, wine, liquor and cocktails

In many states, serving alcohol to someone who is _____________ is prohibited

clearly impaired

Communities which prohibit all types of alcohol sales are known as which of the following?

dry communities

Alcoholic beverages contain substantial amounts of which of the following?

ethanol

Wine is made of which of the following?

fermented fruit juice, typically grapes

Off Premise Sellers: who are they

grocery stores, convenience stores and liquor stores

Which of the following is one of the exceptions some states have which allows individuals less than 21 years old to legally consume alcohol?

if a parent, guardian or spouse_____________ who is at least 21 years old is present • for religious purposes • for medical purposes • at private residences______

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act ordered states to do which of the following?

increase the minimal drinking age to 21

In some states, all types of packaged alcohol can only be sold by _____________.

licensed liquor stores

According to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, if states refused to raise the drinking age, which of the following would occur?

lose federal highway funding

Which of the following is the most commonly used grain in beer?

malted barley

Prohibition resulted in _____________.

more crime

Wine is usually between _____________ percent alcohol by volume.

nine and 16

Alcohol has been regulated in the United States since _____________.

the 18th amendment

When Prohibition ended, which of the following was put in control of alcohol regulations?

the states