Exam 16: Crimes Against the State

The origins of international criminal law can be traced back to ______.

The standard for determining whether an individual is a lawful or unlawful combatant is set forth in the ______.

What types of laws has the United States passed to combat terrorism? Some say that these laws hinder and invade the privacy of civilian citizens who are otherwise innocent. Do you believe this is the case? Why or why not? Do you believe these laws are necessary for national security? Why or why not?

The United States asserts the right to prosecute and punish criminal acts that occur outside American territory and is termed extraterritorial jurisdiction.

______ is intended to intimidate or coerce the American population or is intended to influence or affect the public policy of the United States primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

______ is intended to intimidate or coerce the American population or is intended to influence or affect the public policy of the United States outside of the United States.

Which of the following is an offense calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion or to retaliate against government conduct?

What crime is the willful injury, destruction, contamination, or infection of any war material, war premises, or war utilities with the intent of injuring or interfering or obstructing the United States during a war or national emergency?

What is the definition of espionage?

At English common law, sedition could be accomplished by seditious speech or seditious libel.

English royalty prosecuted and convicted critics of the monarchy for treason.

In 2001, Congress adopted the Yates Act, which declares that it was a crime to conspire to teach or advocate the forcible overthrow the United States.

The U.S. Code punishes espionage and espionage during war as the same offense.

All of the following are considered to be crimes against the state EXCEPT ______.

One of the most active areas of criminal activity in the new global economy is the theft by foreign governments of trade secrets from U.S. corporations.

______ is the U.S. assertion of the right to prosecute and punish criminal acts that occur outside American territory.

Which of the following is the only criminal offense listed by name in the U.S. Constitution?

Summarize and discuss the Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project case. What were the main issues being discussed? What were the findings in the case? Do you agree or disagree?

What was the definition of sedition at the common law?

What are the crimes of violence that are included within the statute on terrorism that transcends national borders?