Question 1

Are authoritarian measures sometimes justifiable and necessary?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether authoritarian me

Question 2

Is "social cleansing" inherently a terrorist policy? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

"Social cleansing" is not inherently a t

Question 3

Genocidal repression by governments is universally condemned. Nevertheless, international responses are often slow at best. Why? What factors enter into the calculation to intervene or condemn such behavior?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that contribut

Question 4

Vigilante domestic state terrorism is when governments "unleash" their proxies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

International "watchdog" organizations will often engage in which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct covert surveillance on government officials and activities 
B)  serve as a counterpoint to official government versions of events 
C)  impose economic sanctions on rogue governments 
D)  both "conduct covert surveillance on government officials and activities" and "serve as a counterpoint to official government versions of events" 
A)  conduct covert surveillance on government officials and activities 
B)  serve as a counterpoint to official government versions of events 
C)  impose economic sanctions on rogue governments 
D)  both "conduct covert surveillance on government officials and activities" and "serve as a counterpoint to official government versions of events"

Question 6

Briefly describe the purpose of "blacklisting" and other authoritarian measures during Red Scares in the United States.

Accepted Answer

During the Red Scares in the United Stat

Question 7

One purpose of paramilitary death squads is to provide a degree of "deniability" for the state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Auto-genocide refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide directed against one's own people 
B)  genocide that occurs automatically 
C)  genocide supported by corporate leaders 
D)  genocide that is being planned but has not yet been carried out 
A)  genocide directed against one's own people 
B)  genocide that occurs automatically 
C)  genocide supported by corporate leaders 
D)  genocide that is being planned but has not yet been carried out

Are authoritarian measures sometimes justifiable and necessary?

Is "social cleansing" inherently a terrorist policy? Explain your answer.

Genocidal repression by governments is universally condemned. Nevertheless, international responses are often slow at best. Why? What factors enter into the calculation to intervene or condemn such behavior?

Vigilante domestic state terrorism is when governments "unleash" their proxies.

International "watchdog" organizations will often engage in which of the following activities?

Briefly describe the purpose of "blacklisting" and other authoritarian measures during Red Scares in the United States.

One purpose of paramilitary death squads is to provide a degree of "deniability" for the state.

Auto-genocide refers to ______.

Terrorism: First Impressions

The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism

Beginnings: the Causes of Terrorism

Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents

Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism

Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right

Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism

Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism

Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists

The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media

The American Case: Terrorism in the United States

Counterterrorism: the Options

A New Era: Homeland Security

What Next the Future of Terrorism

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Exam 4: Terror From Above: Terrorism by the State

Are authoritarian measures sometimes justifiable and necessary?

Is "social cleansing" inherently a terrorist policy? Explain your answer.

Genocidal repression by governments is universally condemned. Nevertheless, international responses are often slow at best. Why? What factors enter into the calculation to intervene or condemn such behavior?

Vigilante domestic state terrorism is when governments "unleash" their proxies.

International "watchdog" organizations will often engage in which of the following activities?

Briefly describe the purpose of "blacklisting" and other authoritarian measures during Red Scares in the United States.

One purpose of paramilitary death squads is to provide a degree of "deniability" for the state.

Auto-genocide refers to ______.

Terrorism: First Impressions

The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism

Beginnings: the Causes of Terrorism

Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents

Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism

Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right

Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism

Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism

Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists

The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media

The American Case: Terrorism in the United States

Counterterrorism: the Options

A New Era: Homeland Security

What Next the Future of Terrorism

Filters