Deck 9: Crimes by the Government

Question 1

In 1995, it was disclosed that the government had conducted 4,000 radiation experiments between 1945 and 1974. Most of these experiments were conducted using ___________ populations as subjects.

A)knowledgeable
B)healthy
C)vulnerable
D)young

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Not only did certain individuals in the United States government funnel money to the Contras, but "third country" strategy had foreign countries like Saudi Arabia being encouraged to supply aid. The Saudi contribution exceeded $30 million. Why did Saudi Arabia contribute this money to the Contras?

A)To help foreign relations with Israel
B)To cement diplomatic relations with the Contras and their country
C)To curry personal favor with the American president
D)To facilitate trade relations with Iran

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Iran-Contra affair was a "gun-for-money" operation designed to assist rebels in:

A)Nicaragua.
B)Peru.
C)Chile.
D)Honduras.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not true about the Tuskegee Study?

A)Even after penicillin there was no treatment.
B)There was no treatment for affected wives and children.
C)There was no therapeutic intervention.
D)Full disclosure occurred only at the end of the study.

Question 5

Radiation exposure experiments included all of the following groups except:

A)developmentally delayed children at state schools.
B)workers at nuclear plants.
C)corpses of dead children in Chicago.
D)employees of the Defense Department.

Question 6

Subjects for government medical studies included all of the following except:

A)addicts.
B)juvenile delinquents.
C)prostitutes.
D)petty criminals.

Question 7

In the Tuskegee Study, study subjects failed to receive treatment for:

A)AIDS.
B)heart disease.
C)cancer.
D)syphilis.

Question 8

A single company, Lockheed, managed to accomplish all of the following except:

A)disrupting shipping trade to France.
B)corrupting national elections in Germany and Portugal.
C)causing the arrest of an Italian prime minister.
D)toppling a government in Japan.

Question 9

Justice Louis Brandeis of the United States Supreme Court said that governmental lawlessness was:

A)contagious.
B)dangerous.
C)unprecedented.
D)devastating.

Question 10

In the Tuskegee Study, what population was used in the study?

A)Asians
B)African Americans
C)Hispanics
D)Caucasians

Question 11

Experiments conducted using prisoners have included all of the following except:

A)drug toxicity experimentation by drug companies.
B)prisoners being given large doses of vitamins and minerals.
C)Harvard University study using hallucinogens.
D)testicle exposure to x-rays.

Question 12

The Nixon administration and CREEP were involved in all of the following except:

A)payments of personal expenses.
B)illegal campaign contributions.
C)rewarding corporate friends with legislative action.
D)use of funds to facilitate the China trade proposal.

Question 13

It is estimated that ___________ have been sterilized under statutes permitting the procedure.

A)5000
B)20,000
C)40,000
D)63,000

Question 14

In conducting mind control experiments, all of the following drugs or methods were employed except:

A)date rape drugs such as GHB.
B)use of soldiers addicted to pain killers.
C)shock treatment.
D)LSD.

Question 15

Though most of the medical experimentation by the military took place decades ago, soldiers in what recent conflict were given an unapproved pretreatment for nerve gas attacks without their knowledge?

A)Bosnian conflict
B)Vietnam War
C)Persian Gulf War
D)United States invasion of Iraq

Question 16

At the core of the Nazi atrocities was eugenics, which includes:

A)bionics.
B)selective breeding and forced sterilization.
C)euthanasia.
D)assisted suicide.

Question 17

From 1938 to 1978 the United States government experimented with various techniques of mind control. Those techniques included all of the following except:

A)brainwashing.
B)hypnosis to create amnesia or elicit false confessions.
C)sensory deprivation.
D)all of the foregoing techniques were used.

Question 18

Demographic characteristics of radiation experiment subjects included all of the following except:

A)infants.
B)pregnant women.
C)the elderly.
D)white middle-class men.

Question 19

The United States military used unethical medical practices including the following except:

A)injecting fluoride into towns' water supply.
B)feeding hepatitis to developmentally delayed infants.
C)using germ warfare experiments on communities.
D)exposing soldiers to mosquitoes carrying yellow fever.

Question 20

The CIA has been involved in all of the following except:

A)a pivotal role in the Indonesian revolution that killed 500,000.
B)a coup that restored the Shah to power in Iran.
C)an election of Vincente Fox as president of Mexico.
D)an overthrow of the government in Ecuador.

Question 21

The acronym CREEP stands for:

A)Committee to RE-Elect the President
B)Corruption Reward Exploitation
C)Candidate RE-Election Project
D)Communist Rejection Executive Expulsion Project

Question 22

What happened to President Nixon?

A)Sentenced to probation
B)Retired in luxury
C)Died in office
D)Tried and convicted of impeachment charges by the Senate

Question 23

The Saturday Night Massacre was Nixon's firing of Justice Department personnel when they would not fire the special prosecutor.

Question 24

During the Kennedy administration, the IRS was encouraged to target right-wing extremists.

Question 25

Tactics employed by the Nixon administration resembled those found in a police state. Nixon attempted to justify them based on the threat of communism.

Question 26

FBI surveillance targets included all of the following except:

A)Helen Keller.
B)Justice Felix Frankfurter.
C)Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
D)Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.

Question 27

In 1993, it was disclosed that the government had injected 18 civilians who may or may not have known of the risks with radioactive plutonium.

Question 28

The most sickening medical experiments conducted by the military involved subjects being exposed to torture devices.

Question 29

President ___________ ordered J.Edgar Hoover to conduct surveillance programs against American citizens.

A)Hoover
B)Franklin Roosevelt
C)Eisenhower
D)Truman

Question 30

The DEA has a long history of medical abuse.

Question 31

In Chile, the CIA and ITT, an American corporation, worked to try and defeat Salvador Allande who won despite their efforts. When Allende was assassinated, his government was replaced by a military junta friendly to American interests.

Question 32

The Tuskegee study group was selected based on genetic predisposition for certain behavior.

Question 33

A spokesperson for the Army scientific division argued that its experiments were no more dangerous than an urban bus ride and demonstrated the Army's contempt for humanity.

Question 34

The CIA's abuse of power included of all of the following except:

A)spying on citizens inside the United States.
B)always staying just inside the law.
C)intercepting personal letters.
D)monitoring overseas activities of domestic dissidents.

Question 35

Bribery of government officials, helping rebels to overthrow elected officials, and participating in revolution in other countries are outside of United States government control because the activity occurs in a foreign country.

Question 36

There was only one individual that was sentenced in connection with Iran-Contra.

Question 37

Nixon and his cohorts engaged in all of the following except:

A)hiring people to disrupt the National Democratic Convention.
B)leaking false stories to the press.
C)forging letters from prominent Democrats.
D)threatening candidates' family members.

Question 38

Nixon's imperious assault on the Constitution caused a crisis of:

A)legitimacy.
B)conscience.
C)order.
D)power.

Question 39

The most secretive federal agency is the:

A)DEA.
B)FBI.
C)CIA.
D)NSA.

Question 40

The tactics used by Donald Segretti such as forgery, bribery, libel, and character assassination have been described by some as:

A)the acts of a common criminal.
B)all's fair in love and politics.
C)campaign strategy.
D)dirty tricks.

Question 41

Identify and discuss some of the most egregious examples of the United States government using people as human guinea pigs.

Question 42

The NSA is the most secretive federal agency.

Question 43

"Big corruption" is normalized government ________________.

Question 44

Lt.Col.Oliver North, when called to testify before Congress about his activities with the NSC and Iran-Contra, came across as a persecuted ________________.

Question 45

The ________________ Study involved testing an African American group of subjects.

Question 46

Are there particular groups of people who were more likely to be used as human guinea pigs? Describe these vulnerable populations and why they are likely to be selected for experimentation.

Question 47

Helen Keller at one time was a surveillance target of the FBI.

Question 48

During the Civil War, a government agency used knockout drugs and incapacitating substances at Georgetown University. The subjects of the study were uninformed ________________ patients.

Question 49

At the core of ________________ atrocities was eugenics which included selective breeding and forced sterilization.

Question 50

The Iran-Contra affair occurred during the ________________ presidency.

Question 51

Provide examples of how each of the following entities arguably abused its power: CIA, Defense Department, NSA, and the FBI.

Question 52

Explain how American corporations justify the use of bribery in foreign countries.

Question 53

Evaluate Watergate. What were the motivations of those involved? Identify the events that occurred as Watergate began to unravel. Discuss the various explanations for why Watergate occurred.

Question 54

An abuse of power by the CIA included always staying just inside the law.

Question 55

Evaluate waterboarding, a torture technique that dates back over 100 years.Do you believe it is an effective means of torture especially because it does not leave any marks on its victim?

Question 56

The CIA has also been clearly implicated in ________________ involving foreign leaders.

Question 57

A spokesperson for the Army scientific division argued that its experiments were no more dangerous than an urban bus ride demonstrated the Army's ________________ for humanity.

Question 58

Justice Louis Brandeis of the United States Supreme Court said that government lawlessness was ________________.

Question 59

Discuss how Hoover's FBI interfered with people's Constitutional rights. What were his justifications? Explain when you think law enforcement crosses the line.