Exam 11: Political Crime and Terrorism

The agency responsible for prevention terrorism within U.S. borders, along with disaster relief in the wake of a terrorist attack, is the ______________________.

Critics of the USA Patriot Act are concerned that it erodes:

Guerillas engage in civil war against sovereign powers that hold control of the land.

The USA Patriot Act constrains all four traditional tools of surveillance-wiretaps, search warrants, pen/trap orders, and subpoenas.

Which refers to an act of disloyalty to one's nation or state?

Terrorists have a(n) ________ focus and tend to operate in small bands.

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."

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.

Some terrorists, like the Tsarnaev brothers, were motivated by extreme __________, which often coincides with ideological views.

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?

In a 5 to  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.

The use of _________________ is controversial because there seems to be no agreement on whether it is torture or a relatively harmless instrument of interrogation .

Newer terrorist organizations tend to be formed as networks.

Terrorist groups that become involved in common-law crimes such as drug dealing and kidnapping, and even selling nuclear materials, are known as _______________________.

During World War II, those who expressed resistance to the occupying German troops were considered ______ by other Germans.

Which is not a specifically assigned mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?

Explain the main provisions of the USA Patriot Act.

In the ______ stage of the cognitive process of becoming a political criminal, the individual concludes that since his country has let him down he is justified in joining a terrorist group or even taking matters in his own hands.

The __________________of terrorist motivation is that a lack of opportunity creates a sense of removal from society that motivates individuals to embrace terrorism.

Classic examples of ideological rebellions are the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution.