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Crimes Against the State MCQ

_____ is defined as type of weapon that can cause substantial harm and death; may be chemical, radiological, or nuclear weapon.

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Correct Answer: Weapons of mass destruction

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_____ is crime of betraying one’s country by providing damaging, classified government information to enemies of the country. It is the only crime explicitly referenced in the U.S. Constitution.

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Correct Answer: Treason

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Is terrorism intentional actions taken by an individual or group, with the objective of destabilizing a government or political action, typically through the creation of fear and violence?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as crimes that involve either wrongdoing by public officials (e.g., bribery) or crimes committed against the state (e.g., espionage).

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Correct Answer: State-involved crimes

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_____ is defined as case involving U.S. citizen who while employed as a contractor for the National Security Agency, downloaded and disseminated thousands of classified documents to news agencies, revealing C.I.A.’s wide-spread surveillance of U.S. citizens.

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Correct Answer: Edward Snowden case

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_____ is federal Act passed in 1940 that banned teaching and advocacy designed to cause the overthrow of the U.S. government.

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Correct Answer: Smith Act

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Is sedition common law offense that prohibits teaching or advocating the overthrow of government?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as the offense of lying while under oath.

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Correct Answer: Perjury

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_____ is defined as criminal offense that involves the intentional disruption of the effective operation of the justice system. It may involve interfering with the work of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, or judicial officials.

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Correct Answer: Obstruction of justice

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_____ is criminal actions designed to cause widespread harm, destruction, and fear that take place primarily outside of the United States.

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Correct Answer: International terrorism

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Is espionage a serious federal offense involving spying against one’s country?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as criminal actions designed to cause widespread harm, destruction, and fear that take place primarily within the United States.

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Correct Answer: Domestic terrorism

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_____ is defined as an offense by a public official, such as a judge, police officer, or elected official, which involves a violation of the public trust. Examples include the offenses of bribery, perjury, and official misconduct.

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Correct Answer: Crimes committed by public officials

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_____ is when someone attempts to persuade a public official to make a favorable decision in exchange for a gift, money, or other favor.

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Correct Answer: Bribery

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Snowden is currently receiving asylum in which of the following countries?

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Correct Answer: Russia

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Edward Snowden was a contractor for the NS

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Correct Answer: True

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The 1917 Espionage Act was passed during World War II.

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Correct Answer: False

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Conviction of espionage and treason can result in which of the following sentences?

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Correct Answer: Death penalty

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There are four broad categories of state-involved crimes.

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Correct Answer: False

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State-involved crimes are those that involve the government, either as the victim or the offender.

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Correct Answer: True

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The COINTELPOR program was run in secret by which of the following agencies?

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Correct Answer: FBI

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Combat immunity means that individuals meeting standards set forth in the Geneva Convention are to be treated as prisoners of war when apprehended.

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Correct Answer: True

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There is a separate offense of knowingly providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization or an attempt or conspiracy to do so.

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Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following are crimes of violence that are not included within the statute on terrorism that transcends national boundaries?

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Correct Answer: Crimes against cultural heritage

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Terrorism transcending national boundaries gives the U.S. the right to prosecute and punish criminal acts that occur outside U.S. territory.

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Correct Answer: False

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Federal law divides terrorism into international terrorism, domestic terrorism, and counter terrorism.

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Correct Answer: False

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Which of the following crime is the willful injury, destruction, contamination, or infection of any war material, war premises, or war utilities with the intent of injuring or interfering or obstructing the United States during a war or national emergency?

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Correct Answer: Sabotage

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The U.S. seditious ______ statute is directed at the use of force against the government or the use of force to prevent the execution of any law or to interfere with governmental property and has been employed by prosecutors in recent years in terrorist prosecutions.

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Correct Answer: Conspiracy

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Burning the American flag is considered a crime against the state.

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Correct Answer: False

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The mens rea of treason is a(n) ______ the United States.

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Correct Answer: Intent to betray

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Treason is the only crime defined in the U.S. Constitution.

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Correct Answer: True

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