1. The term is used to signify illegal acts that are designed to undermine an existing
government and threaten its survival.
2. The motivations behind political crimes may stem from or sources.
3. An international fundamentalist Islamist organization known as is comprised of
independent and collaborative cells, whose goal is reducing Western influence on Islamic affairs.
4. Some political criminals are motivated by altruism or . They truly believe their crimes will benefit
society and are willing to violate the law and risk punishment in order to achieve what they view as social
improvement.
5. is illegal interference with the process of an election.
6. As the only crime contained therein, the U.S. Constitution defines as levying war against the United
States or “…adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”
7. If someone engages in the crime of , that person obtains information about a government,
organization, or society that is considered secret or confidential and does so without the permission of the holder
of the information.
8. When spying involves corporations and the bribing of employees to reveal trade secrets, the crime is referred to
as .
9. are perpetrated by state authorities against the people they are supposed to serve.
10. The is sometimes used to justify torture.
11. Terrorists have an focus and tend to operate in small bands.
12. organizations are composed of a large number of members who are located in rural areas.
13. These types of terrorists, use violence to frighten those in power and their supporters in
order to replace the existing government with a regime that holds acceptable political or religious views.
14. The Aryan Nation, the Posse Comitatus, and the Ku Klux Klan are all examples of
terrorist groups.
15. Rebecca Rubin is typical of people involved in left–leaning groups that are committed to the
protection of the environment.
16. Regardless of the organizational structure used, most terrorist groups subdivide their affiliates into for
both organizational and security purposes.
17. involves groups that desire to impose their social and religious beliefs on others via the use
of violence meant to influence, persuade, or intimidate.
18. Terrorist groups that become involved in common–law crimes such as drug dealing and kidnapping, even selling
nuclear materials, are known as .
19. The of terrorist motivation describes the typical terrorist as an emotionally disturbed
individual who acts out his or her psychoses within the confines of violent groups.
20. The agency responsible for prevention terrorism within U.S. borders along with disaster relief in the wake of a
terrorist attack is the .
21. In a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court held that prisoners had the right to under the U.S.
Constitution and that their arguments could be heard in the federal courts.
22. The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for securing our nation’s borders and transportation
systems, which
include ports of entry.
23. The , passed in 2001, provided new powers to domestic law enforcement and
international intelligence agencies in an effort to fight terrorism. This legislation expanded all traditional tools of
surveillance.
24. Because the concept of political crime is highly subjective, people who some label as terrorists may be viewed by
others as:
a.
oppressors.
b. freedom fighters.
c. saviors. d. dissidents.
25. If a political criminal plots to overthrow an existing government and replace it with one that holds views he or she
finds more acceptable, we would say that this criminal has as a goal.
a. revolution b. conviction
c. pseudo–conviction d. profit
26. Which goal of political criminals hopes to conceal conventional criminal motivations behind a mask of conviction
and altruism?
a. revolution b. pseudo–conviction
c. conviction d. revolution
27. Which is the goal of political criminals who are motivated by altruism and truly believe their crimes will benefit
society and are willing to violate the law and risk punishment in order to achieve what they see as social
improvement?
a. revolution b. pseudo–conviction
c. conviction d. revolution
28. Which goal of political criminals is to overthrow the existing government and replace it with one that holds their
views?
a. revolution b. pseudo–conviction
c. conviction d. revolution
29. In the stage of the cognitive process of becoming a political criminal, the individual concludes that the
undesirable condition is a product of injustice—that is, it does not apply to everyone.
a. “It’s not right.” b. “You’re evil.”
c. “It’s your fault.” d. “It’s not fair.”
30. Affecting vote counts to bring about a desired election outcome, is an example of:
a. election fraud. b. voting fraud.
c. vote tampering. d. election swaying.
31. Under English common law, treason was punishable by being “drawn and quartered.” How do many nations
punish treason today?
a. by life in prison b. by imposing the death penalty
c. by deportation d. by taking away one’s citizenship
32. Why is treason the only crime mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?
a. Because the legal codes of some colonies contained differing definitions of treason, the Constitution
needed to provide a definition that ensured uniformity.
b. Because the legal codes of some colonies did not contain the crime of treason.
c. Because American colonists feared giving their central government the amount of power wielded by the
English king.
d. All of the above.
33. Which of the following involves spying on potential or actual enemies?
a. espionage b. treason
c. fraud d. secret sharing
34. Which of the following refers to an act of disloyalty to one’s nation or state?
a. espionage b. treason
c. fraud d. secret sharing
35. If a state environmental agency were to fail to enforce laws, resulting in the pollution of public waterways, it would
be an example of what type of state political crime?
a. human rights violations b. state violence
c. state corporate crime d. political corruption
36. Which of the following is a political crime perpetrated by state authorities against the people they are supposed to
serve?
a. Government crime b. Official crime
c. Political crime d. State political crime
37. The “ticking bomb” scenario is used to justify what type of state political crime?
a. illegal imprisonment b. torture
c. illegal domestic surveillance d. waterboarding
38. The use of torture was brought to attention in 2007 because of the CIA‘s routine use of which of the following
techniques:
a. waterboarding b. electric shock
c. hitting d. interrogation
39. During the Iraq war, the term began to be used to describe the forces opposed to American involvement.
a. revolutionary b. terrorist
c. insurgent d. guerilla
40. An act that is intended to disrupt and change the government and is not merely a common–law crime committed
for greed or egotism is:
a. espionage. b. terrorism.
c. fraud. d. election fraud.
41. The term terrorism means terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than one country.
a. political b. domestic
c. global d. international
42. were Hebrew warrior groups who were active during the Roman occupation of Palestine during the first
century.
a. Terrorists b. Zealots
c. Insurgence d. Guerrillas
43. During World War II, those who expressed resistance to the occupying German troops were considered
by other Germans.
a. freedom fighters b. heroes
c. terrorists d. insurgents
44. Most terrorist organizations operate:
a. in terror cells. b. together in a centralized location.
c. across a small geographical area. d. in the same pod.
45. terrorists use violence to frighten those in power and their supporters in order to replace the existing
government with a regime that holds acceptable political or religious views.
a. Retributive b. Political
c. Revolutionary d. State-sponsored
46. Al–Qaeda is a terror organization that believes there is a war of civilizations in which “Jews and
Crusaders” want to destroy Islam and must therefore be defeated.
a.
retributive
b. nationalist
c. revolutionary d. political
47. use violence to frighten those in power and their supporters in order to replace the existing government
with a regime that holds acceptable political or religious views.
a. Freedom fighters b. Revolutionary terrorists
c. Guerrillas d. Insurgents
48. This type of terrorist group uses violence to frighten those in power with the aim of replacing the existing
government with a regime that holds acceptable political or religious views.
a. nationalist terrorists b. political terrorists
c. revolutionary terrorists d. retributive terrorists
49. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) are examples of what type of terrorist
group?
a. retributive terrorists b. cult terrorists
c. nationalist terrorists d. eco-terrorists
50. Domestic terrorist groups such as white supremacists and religious revolutionists are members of which type of
terrorist group?
a.
right–wing
b. left–wing
c. modern d. morality
51. Stalin was able to carry out his reign of terror in Russia because his victims were viewed as state enemies who
were trying to undermine the Communist regime. This is an example of terrorism.
a.
state-sponsored
b. dictator-fueled
c. concentric zone d. political
52. Which of the following countries is not one of the three that is responsible for more than 50% of all terrorist acts?
a.
Ukraine
b. Iraq
c. Pakistan d. Afghanistan
53. A nation whose government has lost control of its own territory, is unable to provide public services and
protection, and lacks the ability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community is
known as a/an:
a. failed state. b. dropout factory.
c. terrorist factory. d. alienation.
54. Another explanation for terrorist activity is that a lack of opportunity creates a sense of that motivates
men and women to embrace terrorism.
a. alienation b. discomfort
c. revenge d. frustration
55. Some terrorists, like the Tsarnaev brothers, were motivated by extreme , which often coincides with
ideological views.
a. religious beliefs b. status frustration
c. peer pressure d. debt