Exam 17: National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Although there is appeal in __________ attacks because they do not place U.S. soldiers at risk, there are serious ethical and moral concerns that go along with some very human errors that have occurred which have led to the loss of civilian life.

The U.S. Defense Department believes that __________.

In 2015 there were __________ military bases and other facilities located on every continent.

Even though it is a conflict of interest, companies that may profit from military expenditures are permitted to __________ Congress.

Identify the ways the new warfare against terrorism differs from earlier wars and discuss the implications of this. Ideal

Who was the only U.S. senator to vote against the PATRIOT Act?

The belief that the United States has the right to respond to danger with overwhelming force including nuclear weapons illustrates which tenet of the Bush Doctrine?

__________ has quickened the pace, scale, and fear of terrorism.

Discuss the role globalization plays in heightening the threat of international terrorism.

The __________War, with Russia, was a period in which the United States became significantly more expansionary and less isolationist.

__________ is used as a weapon of mass disruption.

Acts of terrorism are acts intended to cause serious harm to noncombatants in order to intimidate a population or call attention to a cause.

Drones are __________ that increasingly dominate military action and remove both soldiers and civilians from war.

The 2,000 illegal bombings each year in the United States are examples of __________.

The government's spending plan for maintaining and upgrading the military defenses of the United States is __________.

Terrorism is a social construction.

Miguel, visiting the United States from his homeland of Guatemala, has been picked up by the police and detained for over six months without being told why or given any information. His detainment is legal under the Military Commissions Act, which removed __________ for noncitizens.

Sometimes violence is politically motivated and its only goal is to call attention to a cause. This is classified as __________.

Harrison believes that democracy and freedom should be the guiding principles behind all nations in the world. His views mean that he would likely be in favor of __________.

________, the strategy of the cold war, is no longer possible when there are 37 foreign terrorist organizations with bases in at least twenty-five nation.