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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of passing American atomic secrets to the Russians.
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Peaceful opposition to the government is treason.
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The authors of the U.S. Constitution were traitors under English law.
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"Providing material support or resources" is closed to constitutional challenges.
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In the U.S., espionage can be punished by death.
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The U.S. Constitution requires that treason be proven by the testimony of three witnesses.
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Crimes against potential terrorist attacks are not subject to the limits placed on traditional criminal law.
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A number of sections of the U.S. Code are available for prosecuting crimes related to terrorists and terrorist organizations.
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The most commonly prosecuted crime against the state since September 11, 2001, have involved alleged terrorists or terrorist organizations.
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In the U.S., terrorism and treason are not punishable by death.
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Under U.S. law, spying is only a crime during wartime.
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Advocating the violent overthrow of the government is called sedition.
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Espionage means spying.
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It is a crime to be a member of a group that advocates the violent overthrow of the government.
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Socializing with saboteurs alone is enough to justify conviction of treason.
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Treason is a fundamental weapon against present allegiance and support to foreign enemies.
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Treason consists of inciting others to violently overthrow the government.
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Treason is the only crime defined in the U.S. Constitution.
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Defining and applying crimes against the state reflects the enduring idea of balancing respect and freedom during wartime emergencies.
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The Founding Fathers made it difficult to convict someone of treason.
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Shania was born and raised in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. After growing up she travelled the world for a couple of years before returning home to live. During her time abroad Shania became disgruntled with the politics of the United States. She converted to Islam, joined a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Iraq and, upon return to her home, she began sending money to that organization and plotting violent ways to overthrow the United States government.
Which of the following charges would be the most appropriate for Shania's actions?
a. providing material support to terrorists.
b. providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.
c. use of weapons of mass destruction.
d. none of these answers is correct.
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Shania was born and raised in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. After growing up she travelled the world for a couple of years before returning home to live. During her time abroad Shania became disgruntled with the politics of the United States. She converted to Islam, joined a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Iraq and, upon return to her home, she began sending money to that organization and plotting violent ways to overthrow the United States government.
What percent of terrorists born in the United States, like Shania, converted to Islam?
a. less than 50%
b. more than 50%
c. more than 75%
d. more than 90%
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Shania was born and raised in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. After growing up she travelled the world for a couple of years before returning home to live. During her time abroad Shania became disgruntled with the politics of the United States. She converted to Islam, joined a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Iraq and, upon return to her home, she began sending money to that organization and plotting violent ways to overthrow the United States government.
What name is given to persons like Shania?
a. "homegrown" terrorists.
b. "homefed" terrorists.
c. "vagrant" terrorists.
d. "positional" terrorists.
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Josef lives in Canada. He is a member of a terrorist organization and is plotting to blow up an American Embassy. He builds a car bomb and drives the car to an American Embassy in Canada where he parks the car out front. The car blows up and causes serious damage to the U.S. Embassy.
The act that addresses Josef's crime was written after what event?
a. The Oklahoma City bombing.
b. The attack on Pearl Harbor.
c. 9/11.
d. Watergate.
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Josef lives in Canada. He is a member of a terrorist organization and is plotting to blow up an American Embassy. He builds a car bomb and drives the car to an American Embassy in Canada where he parks the car out front. The car blows up and causes serious damage to the U.S. Embassy.
The crime committed by Josef can be found in what act?
a. The Smith Act of 1940.
b. The USA PATRIOT Act.
c. The Sedition Act.
d. Both The Sedition Act and The Smith Act of 1940.
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Josef lives in Canada. He is a member of a terrorist organization and is plotting to blow up an American Embassy. He builds a car bomb and drives the car to an American Embassy in Canada where he parks the car out front. The car blows up and causes serious damage to the U.S. Embassy.
What crime did Josef commit?
a. international terrorism.
b. domestic terrorism.
c. independent terrorism.
d. dependent terrorism.
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Su lives in New York City. She wrote a blog in which she encouraged people to blow up United States government buildings. In addition, she provided detailed instructions on how to acquire materials for making bombs and how to build the bombs. The Federal Government shut down Su's blog and arrested her.
What Act made Su's activity a crime?
a. The Smith Act of 1940.
b. The USA PATRIOT Act.
c. The Sedition Act.
d. Both The Sedition Act and The Smith Act of 1940.
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Su lives in New York City. She wrote a blog in which she encouraged people to blow up United States government buildings. In addition, she provided detailed instructions on how to acquire materials for making bombs and how to build the bombs. The Federal Government shut down Su's blog and arrested her.
Which of the following crimes is Su most likely to be charged with?
a. sedition.
b. sabotage.
c. espionage.
d. treason.
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Ted works for the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA). In his work for the TSA Ted runs background checks on potential employees. After working for the TSA for a little over a year Ted is told that his position is being eliminated. One week prior to his last day of employment, Ted removes a vital piece of code from the program he used to do his job. The next day he created and transmitted a new code that would disrupt TSA's security screening function.
What are the possible punishments for Ted's crime?
a. fine.
b. imprisonment.
c. fine and imprisonment.
d. all of these answers are correct.
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Ted works for the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA). In his work for the TSA Ted runs background checks on potential employees. After working for the TSA for a little over a year Ted is told that his position is being eliminated. One week prior to his last day of employment, Ted removes a vital piece of code from the program he used to do his job. The next day he created and transmitted a new code that would disrupt TSA's security screening function.
What type of activity did Ted engage in?
a. sedition.
b. sabotage.
c. espionage.
d. treason.
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How many terrorism cases had the U.S. Government prosecuted as of September, 2010?
a. 1,000.
b. 2,000.
c. 3,000.
d. 4,000.
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Which of the following is not one of the crimes included in the USA PATRIOT Act?
a. providing material support to terrorists.
b. use of certain weapons of mass destruction.
c. participating in espionage.
d. harboring or concealing terrorists.
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The U.S. Code (2012) Section 2331 breaks down terrorism into two kinds. Which of the following are the two kinds of terrorism?
a. international and domestic.
b. international and global.
c. global and domestic.
d. independent and dependent.
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The use of violence or intimidation to achieve political or ideological aims is called
a. sedition.
b. sabotage.
c. espionage.
d. terrorism.
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Private Bradley Manning was charged with what crime?
a. sedition.
b. sabotage.
c. espionage.
d. treason.
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In what war did the Government charged the whistleblowers, Pentagon military analyst Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo under the Espionage Act for leaking the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times?
a. The Vietnam War.
b. The Korean War.
c. World War I.
d. World War II.
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The crime of damaging or destroying property for the purpose of interfering with and hindering preparations for war and defense during national emergencies.
a. sedition
b. sabotage
c. espionage
d. treason
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Sedition can be done by
a. speeches.
b. writing.
c. agreement.
d. all of these answers are correct.
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The case of Cramer v. U.S. involved was part of the fallout from what war?
a. World War I.
b. World War II.
c. The Civil War.
d. The Vietnam War.
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The case of Cramer v. U.S. involved the crime of
a. sedition.
b. sabotage.
c. espionage.
d. treason.
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Which of the following is not an element of treason?
a. levying war against the United States.
b. intentionally giving aid and comfort for the very purpose of betraying the United States.
c. giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States.
d. Advocating the violent overthrow of the government.
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Treason consists of how many elements?
a. two.
b. three.
c. four.
d. five.
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What felony was created in the 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act?
a. material support
b. concealment
c. aid and comfort
d. supportive
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The drafters of the U.S. Constitution were worried primarily that
a. peaceful opposition to the government would be repressed.
b. innocent people might be convicted of treason because of perjury, passion, and/or insufficient evidence.
c. peaceful opposition to the government would be repressed and innocent people might be convicted of treason because of perjury, passion, and/or insufficient evidence.
d. none of these answers is correct.
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Everything the revolutionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution did to further the interests of the colonies was done under threat of prosecution for
a. treason.
b. sedition.
c. espionage.
d. sabotage.
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Specific crimes against domestic and international terrorism were enacted after the
a. Oklahoma City bombing.
b. attacks on the World Trade Center.
c. attacks on the Pentagon.
d. plane crash in Pennsylvania.
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An example of a weapon of mass destruction, as defined by the U.S. Code, is a(n)
a. powerful machine gun.
b. bomber aircraft.
c. weapon intended to cause death or injury by using poisonous chemicals.
d. armored tank.
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What kind of terrorism involves terrorist acts committed in the U.S.?
a. homeland
b. homegrown
c. domestic
d. tertiary
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What kind of terrorism involves terrorist acts committed outside the U.S.?
a. international
b. homegrown
c. domestic
d. Tertiary
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Recent anti-terrorist legislation outlaws
a. sedition.
b. adhering to the enemy.
c. the use of weapons of mass destruction.
d. teaching about the violent overthrow of the government.
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What is the most commonly prosecuted crime against the state since September 11, 2001?
a. involves alleged terrorists or terrorist organizations
b. involves providing solace and solitude to terrorists or terrorist organizations
c. involves cover and concealment to terrorists or terrorist organizations
d. involves providing aid and comfort to terrorists or terrorist organizations
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Section 2339 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code makes it a crime to harbor or conceal
a. saboteurs.
b. spies.
c. enemies of the U.S.
d. terrorists.
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Treason is very difficult to prove because of its
a. nature.
b. history.
c. content.
d. publicity.
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Numerous crimes related to terrorism are included in the 1996
a. USA PATRIOT Act.
b. Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
c. Act for the Prevention of Terrorist Acts against the U.S.
d. International Compact for the Capture and Prosecution of Terrorists.
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The U.S. Code separates espionage into two crimes
a. espionage during peace and espionage during war.
b. espionage conducted to aid our enemies and espionage for profit.
c. espionage with intent to cause harm to the U.S. and espionage for personal gratification.
d. espionage with intent to destroy government property and espionage with the intent to give aid to the enemy.
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The crime of espionage involves
a. sabotage.
b. obstructing the war effort.
c. aiding or giving comfort to enemies of the government.
d. spying.
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What crime involves damaging or destroying property to hinder defense or preparation for war?
a. concubinage
b. espionage
c. sabotage
d. treason
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In the Smith Act of 1940, Congress made it a crime to
a. give aid or comfort to our enemies.
b. socialize with others who committed the crime of sedition.
c. provide secret information to the enemy.
d. be a member of a group that advocated the violent overthrow of the government.
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The Smith Act of 1940 primarily involved what crime?
a. espionage.
b. sedition.
c. spying.
d. destroying government property.
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The first sedition act in the U.S. was passed in
a. 1789.
b. 1798.
c. 1809.
d. 1819.
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If two or more persons agree to overthrow, put down, or destroy by force the government of the United States, they are guilty of
a. seditious libel.
b. seditious speech.
c. seditious conspiracy.
d. treason.
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Advocating the violent overthrow of the government was called
a. sedition.
b. slander.
c. speech.
d. libel.
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The crime of sedition involves
a. destroying government property.
b. encouraging others to overthrow the government by violence.
c. aiding or giving comfort to enemies of the government.
d. spying for foreign powers.
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According to the U.S. Supreme Court in Cramer v. U.S., socializing with saboteurs is
a. treason.
b. tantamount to treason.
c. not treason.
d. sedition.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in
a. 1951.
b. 1961.
c. 1941.
d. 1971.
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Proof of treason requires either two witnesses to the actus reus or
a. confession in open court.
b. one witness of impeccable character.
c. sworn testimony of three citizens.
d. signed confession.
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The actus reus of treason consists of levying war against the U.S. and
a. spying on the government.
b. destroying government property.
c. encouraging others to overthrow the government.
d. giving aid and comfort to enemies of the U.S.
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The revolutionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution knew that the new government they were about to create couldn"t survive without the active support of
a. most of the people.
b. most of the poor.
c. most of the wealthy.
d. most of Europe.
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By the time the Constitution was adopted, government and philosophy had come to limit treason to two disloyal behaviors: (1) levying war against your own country and (2),
a. peaceful opposition to the government.
b. giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
c. talking bad about the government.
d. thinking the enemy was right.
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The behavior of the drafters of the U.S. Constitution could have led to their prosecution for what crime under British law?
a. treason
b. assault
c. disloyalty
d. rioting
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What is the most severe punishment for treason?
a. imprisonment for no less than five years
b. life imprisonment
c. twenty-five years of imprisonment
d. death
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What crime is defined as levying war, adhering to enemies, or giving aid or comfort to the enemies of the U.S.?
a. terrorism
b. sedition
c. treason
d. affray
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The only crime defined in the U.S. Constitution is
a. espionage.
b. treason.
c. slavery.
d. sedition.
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The USA Patriot Act (2001) is an acronym for
a. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism.
b. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Aggressive Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism.
c. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Interdict and Obstruct Terrorism.
d. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obfuscate Terrorism.
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In response to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress passed the
a. AEDPA.
b. USA Patriot Act.
c. Smith Act.
d. International Terrorism Act.
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Describe some of the top 50 terrorist plot cases included in the chapter. Do you agree with the authors' statement that they focused on Al Qaeda and Hamas cases because they were a special threat to our national security? Why/why not?
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What concerns were on the minds of the authors of the constitution when they were writing it? What were the outcomes directly related to these concerns?
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Describe the civil methods some cities have used to address gangs. What does the evidence say about such methods?
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Research has indicated that most people are more worried about quality of life crimes than about serious crimes. What information in the chapter provides support for such concern? Why do you think people are more worried about quality-of-life crimes than about serious crimes?
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Define individual disorderly conduct. What problems have states had with writing laws regarding individual disorderly conduct?