Exam 13: Crimes Against the State

​Specific crimes against domestic and international terrorism were enacted after the

A number of sections of the U.S.Code are available for prosecuting crimes related to terrorists and terrorist organizations.

​The use of violence or intimidation to achieve political or ideological aims is called

​The U.S.Code separates espionage into two crimes

​Private Manning was charged with what crime?

Define,compare,and contrast seditious speech,seditious libel,and seditious conspiracy.Which of the three do you think is the most harmful? How does current technology impact each of these types of sedition?

Define the term "sedition" and provide examples.What are the two main forms of seditious communications?

​By the middle of the 1920s,large-scale sedition prosecutions under what act had largely disappeared?

The U.S.Code separates espionage into two crimes.

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?

​The Espionage Act became law just after the United States entered what war?

Discuss,define,compare,and contrast sabotage and espionage.

​How many U.S.government employees have been charged under the Espionage Act since 2009?

​What is the most severe punishment for treason?

​The crime of damaging or destroying property for the purpose of interfering with and hindering preparations for war and defense during national emergencies is called

​In what war did the government charge whistleblowers Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo under the Espionage Act for leaking the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times?

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?

​If two or more persons agree to overthrow,put down,or destroy by force the government of the United States,they are guilty of

What is the USA PATRIOT Act? What crimes does it include?

Treason consists of inciting others to violently overthrow the government.