Deck 21: Ethical Issues in Confronting Terrorism

Question 1

The USA PATRIOT Act:

A) enhanced the ability of law enforcement to investigate terror-related acts
B) increased sharing of information among law enforcement agencies
C) expanded ability to investigate money laundering
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following was not a result of the Military Commissions Act of 2009?

A) established procedures for handling classified information
B) limited tribunal use to alien unlawful combatants
C) outlawed the use of tribunals for any terror suspect
D) said that U.S. citizens would not be tried in military tribunals

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to the text, the conviction rate for terrorists charged in the federal criminal justice system is:

A) 22%
B) 54%
C) 87%
D) 100%

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following best represents the authorization to fight the Taliban after the September 11 attacks?

A) No authorization was passed by Congress.
B) Congress passed an open-ended authorization to use military force against terrorists.
C) Congress passed a formal declaration of war against the Taliban.
D) none of the above

Question 5

The 2006 Hamdan v Rumsfeld Supreme Court case ruled:

A) water boarding is illegal
B) detainees should be the responsibility of the Secretary of State
C) military tribunals were illegal
D) the Afghanistan war was illegal

Question 6

The Abu Ghraib allegations referenced which type of abuse?

A) sexual
B) physical
C) psychological
D) all of the above

Question 7

According to the text, which television show was frequently shown using extralegal means to interrogate subjects?

A) 24
B) CSI
C) Law and Order
D) COPS

Question 8

Which of the following Trump administration approaches to terrorism differs from the Obama administration approach?

A) strengthen security at ports of entry
B) protecting critical infrastructure
C) travel ban on residents from certain Muslim countries
D) each of these Trump approaches differ from Obama approaches

Question 9

According to the text, which of the following is not an advantage to using the federal criminal court approach?

A) certainty
B) incentives for cooperation
C) sentencing
D) proof requirements

Question 10

Those who argue in favor of the use of harsh interrogation techniques or torture are usually viewing the issue from a ________ perspective

A) utilitarian
B) deontological
C) peacemaking
D) religious

Question 11

Congress formally declared war against the Taliban following 9/11.

Question 12

More terrorists have been convicted using the criminal justice system since 9/11 than using the military system.

Question 13

Targeted killings of individuals outside the government's custody has been legally justified if the targeted individual poses a continued and imminent threat of violence to other Americans.

Question 14

President Trump resisted calls to close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Question 15

The military commissions have tougher sentencing guidelines than the federal criminal law system.

Question 16

The Military Commissions Act of 2009 effectively excluded evidence collected through torture.

Question 17

The Military Commission Act of 2009 specified that U.S. citizens would not be tried in military courts.

Question 18

Federal courts have consistently upheld the need to deny due process rights to prevent terrorism.

Question 19

The open-ended authorization to use military force against terrorists is still in force today.

Question 20

Military commission trials have a greater ability to protect classified information compared to civilian courts.

Question 21

Worldwide, the number of terrorism attacks peaked in 2017.