56. Which of the following is not a specifically assigned mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?
a. preventing terrorist attacks within the United States
b. reducing America’s vulnerability to terrorism
c. expanding surveillance of cyberspace to identify terrorists
d. minimizing the damage and recovery from terrorist attacks that occur
57. Policy experts suggest that an effective way to deal with terrorism is to:
a. Increase military presence in countries known to harbor terrorists.
b. Undermine support for terrorism by being a benevolent nation–builder that gives aid to nations housing
terror groups.
c. Cut terrorist access to the Internet and other forms of communications and message dissemination.
d. Make greater use of military law to convict and sentence apprehended terrorists.
58. The USA Patriot Act, enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11th:
a. gave sweeping new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies.
b. provided funding for an increased military presence in the Middle East.
c. outraged the majority of American citizens, who demanded its immediate repeal.
d. failed to include a provision to allow for the monitoring of cable–based records and systems
59. Critics of the USA Patriot Act are concerned that it erodes:
a. international support. b. economic stability.
c. military operations. d. civil rights.
60. Political crime undermines existing governments and threatens their survival.
a. True
b. False
61. Some political criminals are motivated by altruism or a person‘s convictions.
a. True
b. False
62. The Civil Rights section of Title 18 of the federal criminal code protects the right of all citizens to vote and
campaign for office.
a. True
b. False
63. Voter or election fraud is a contemporary crime with its roots in recently formed third–world countries.
a. True
b. False
64. Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud his
reelection campaigns as part of a political corruption investigation.
a. True
b. False
65. The crime of treason is one of several specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
a. True
b. False
66. Robert Hanssen, a former counterintelligence agent for the FBI, is a famous example of high profile Americans
committing the crime referred to as espionage.
a. True
b. False
67. The victims of public corruption are the general public, who pay for corruption through inflated costs and
sometimes higher taxes.
a. True
b. False
68.
Until 1996, there was no federal statute that explicitly penalized industrial espionage.
a. True
b. False
69. The Cambridge Five, like Aldrich and Rosario Ames, engaged in the political crime of espionage.
a. True
b. False
70. Waterboarding involves immobilizing a person on his or her back, with the head inclined downward, and pouring
water over the face and into the breathing passages.
a. True
b. False
71. The word terrorist is often used interchangeably with the word guerilla, but the meanings of the terms are quite
different.
a. True
b. False
72. During the Vietnam War, the term insurgent began to be used to describe the forces opposed to American
involvement.
a. True
b. False
73. Classic examples of ideological rebellions are the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution.
a. True
b. False
74. Terrorism usually involves a type of political crime that emphasizes violence as a mechanism to promote change.
a. True
b. False
75. Terrorists typically have a rural focus, while guerillas typically have an urban focus.
a. True
b. False
76. State-sponsored terrorists who are willing to kill or maim their fellow citizens are unlikely to be deterred because
of their unquestionable committed to their higher authority.
a. True
b. False
77. The majority of research on terrorists indicates that most terrorists are psychologically abnormal, thus supporting
the psychological view of terrorist motivation.
a. True
b. False
78. The ideological view of terrorist motivation suggests that terrorists may be motivated by feelings of alienation from
friends, family, and society.
a. True
b. False
79. The Supreme Court has held that indefinite detention is constitutionally unacceptable, that terrorists are entitled to
process their cases through the court system, and that terrorists are eligible for habeas corpus protection.
a. True
b. False
80. The Department of Homeland Security monitors all of the five primary areas of counterterrorism and terrorism
prevention except biological and chemical weapons, which falls under the job requirements for the Director of
National Intelligence.
a. True
b. False
81. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reassigned its priorities, making
the protection of the United States from future terrorist attack its number one priority.
a. True
b. False
82. The USA Patriot Act constrains all four traditional tools of surveillance—wiretaps, search warrants, pen/trap
orders, and subpoenas.
a. True
b. False
83. Civil libertarians fear that the USA Patriot Act gives the government too much power and allows it to monitor the
daily activities of ordinary citizens under the guise of national security.
a. True
b. False
84. Define what political crime is, and explain why political crime is so subjective in its nature.
85. Present and explain the five primary goals of political criminals.
86. Identify and explain the cause of political crime.
87. What constitutes treason? Include in your discussion traditional espionage, industrial espionage, and foreign
industrial espionage.
88. Some forms of political crimes are committed by state authorities against the people they are supposed to serve.
Define and discuss three forms of state political crime.
89. Define and explain the differences between terrorists, guerillas, insurgents, and revolutionaries.
90. Compare and contrast the terms terrorist and guerilla
91. Define and discuss revolutionary terrorists, political terrorism, nationalist terrorists, and retributive terrorists.
92. Explain some of the motivations of terrorists.
93. Explain the main provisions of the USA Patriot Act.
94. In spite of its reauthorization in 2006, many civil libertarians express concerns about the USA Patriot Act and its
ability to erode civil rights. Explain how and why this erosion of civil rights could happen.