Question 1

What is the purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and what types of activities does FISA cover?

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Question 2

In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two important decisions regarding President Bush's designation of Guantanamo detainees as unlawful enemy combatants. What were they and what were their implications?

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Question 3

In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court held that the military commissions possessed several flaws. What were they and why were they problematic?

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Question 4

Much has been made of the debate on whether to try Guantanamo detainees and other captured terrorists before military commissions or civilian courts. Given what you have read in the text, define the argument put forth by the Bush and Obama administrations in regard to this question.

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Question 5

What is the relationship between FISA and the USA PATRIOT Act? What is the purpose of the USA PATRIOT Act and how is it achieved?

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Question 6

So-called sneak-and-peek searches are a controversial component to law enforcement and counterterrorism investigations. Explain what they are, what the rules are that govern their use, and what are some of the primary criticisms, listed in the text.

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Question 7

Material witness warrants have been subject to criticism. Several reforms have been proposed. List and explain these reforms. Can you come up with any alternatives?

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Question 8

Terrorism involving individuals from more than one country or terrorism that involves the territory of more than one country is known as _____.

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Question 9

To prevent a subject of a national security letter from discussing the investigation, the FBI may impose a/an _____.

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Question 10

The prohibition of communication between criminal investigator and intelligence agents, struck down by the USA PATRIOT Act, is known as _____.

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Question 11

What is an enemy combatant for purposes of the CSRT process?

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Question 12

What are enhanced interrogation techniques? When can they be used? Do you agree with their use?

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Question 13

The USA PATRIOT Act has come under extreme fire since its passage back in 2001. Explain, from the material provided in the text, what the USA PATRIOT Act does and does not allow federal investigators to do. Does this information here strike you as too much authority for the government? Why of why not?

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Question 14

During the early days of the war in Afghanistan, President Bush dubbed members of the al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan _____.

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Question 15

Guantanamo detainees have been and will likely continue to be tried before _____.

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Quiz 15: Counterterrorism