1. _____ is known as toxic or poisonous chemical weapons, weapons involving biological agents, explosive bombs, or weapons releasing radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.
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weapons of mass destruction
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2. _____ is defined as levying war or giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
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treason
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3. _____ is terrorism occurring partly within and partly outside the United States.
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terrorism transcending national boundaries
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4. Is seditious speech verbal communications intended or likely to bring about hatred, contempt, or disaffection with the Constitution or the government?
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True
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5. _____ is known as writing intended or likely to bring about hatred, contempt, or dissatisfaction with the Constitution or the government.
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seditious libel
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6. _____ is defined as an agreement to overthrow or destroy a government by force.
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seditious conspiracy
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7. _____ is any communication intended or likely to bring about hatred, contempt, or disaffection with the Constitution or the government.
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sedition
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8. Is sabotage during a time of war or national emergency, the willful injury to war material, premises, or utilities with the intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the United States or any associate nation in preparing for or carrying out the war or defense activities. During peacetime, sabotage requires an intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of the
United States?
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True
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9. _____ is known as providing support or resources or concealing the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources, knowing or intending that the material is to be used in terrorist acts.
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material support to a terrorist
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10. _____ is defined as providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization or an attempt or conspiracy to do so.
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material support to a foreign terrorist organization
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11. _____ is a violent or dangerous act occurring outside the United States intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population, to influence government policy by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
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international terrorism
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12. Is international criminal law criminal acts that violate international law?
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True
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13. _____ is known as international treaty on the law of war providing standards for lawful combatant status.
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Geneva Convention of 1949
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14. _____ is defined as one or more violent federal offenses calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion or to retaliate against government conduct.
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federal crime of terrorism
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15. _____ is criminal jurisdiction outside the United States.
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extraterritorial jurisdiction
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16. Is domestic terrorism a violent or dangerous act occurring within the United States intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population, to influence government policy by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping?
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True
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17. _____ is known as treason, sedition, sabotage, espionage, terrorism, and other offenses intended to harm the government.
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crimes against the state
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18. _____ is defined as individuals meeting standards set forth in the Geneva Convention are to be treated as prisoners of war when apprehended.
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combat immunity
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19. The U.S. government is only able to prosecute terrorists that attack its citizens inside the country or its territories.
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False
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20. A U.S. citizen decides that he wants to facilitate a terrorist attack on the country. He obtains some blueprints and other information intending to give this information to terrorists already in the country, however, before he is able to do so a fire destroys his house and all of the information. Has he committed treason?
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No, he needed to actually get the information to the terrorists.
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21. A community leader is interviewed on the radio. During the interview he calls on listeners to rise up against the police, whom he claims are corrupt, to attack them, and to cause as much damage to their property and equipment as possible. What crime has he committed?
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Sedition
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22. The application of terrorism statutes are limited to criminal actors with political motives.
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False
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23. Which is the only crime in the U.S. Constitution?
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Treason
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24. The Geneva Convention of 1949 sets forth the standard for determining whether an individual is a lawful or unlawful combatant.
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True
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25. All of the following are typical component of a definition of terrorism EXCEPT ______.
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Carried out against a military target
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26. To be convicted of espionage, the defendant must have committed the crime during a time when the country was at war.
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False
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27. In order to protect the interests of the country, the Founding Fathers created an intentionally vague definition for the crime of treason.
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False
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28. Stealing plans for the design of a new weapon in the American defense files would not be espionage if outlines of the design were available on the internet.
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False
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29. Espionage during wartime is harder for the prosecution to prove than espionage during peacetime.
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False
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30. It is a felony to knowingly conceal a terrorist.
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True
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31. To be convicted of sabotage, the defendant must have committed the crime during a time when the country was at war.
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False
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32. Concealing the identity of a terrorist from authorities falls into the classification of providing material support to a terrorist.
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True
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Contemporary Criminal Law (U.S.) MCQs | Topic-wise
