Deck 20: The Patriot Act: Where Is It Today: Sue Carter Collins

Question 1

The principle drafter(s) of the USA Patriot Act were

A) President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
B) Assistant Attorney General Viet D. Dinh and future Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.
C) General Colin Powell and Senator Hillary Clinton.
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The primary responsibility of the National Security Agency (NSA) is to

A) Track down and apprehend human traffickers.
B) Protect U.S. communications and information systems at home and abroad.
C) Coordinate electronic surveillance systems used by federal law enforcement agencies.
D) Issue foreign intelligence surveillance warrants to federal law enforcement officials.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Human rights organizations oppose the USA Patriot Act because it

A) Limits congressional authority to protect America from terrorists.
B) Authorizes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to supplant the rule of law.
C) Infringes on the civil liberties of innocent individuals.
D) Encourages the U.S. government to spy on other countries.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following statements about roving wiretaps is true? A roving wiretap

A) Authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct unlimited searches of a specific location during a 30-day period.
B) Attaches to a criminal suspect and allows law enforcement to follow him across multiple jurisdictions and to tap all communication devices used by the person to avoid criminal detection.
C) Gives the government unbridled discretion to obtain and analyze a suspect's private information.
D) Limits the government's use of wiretaps and electronic surveillance to the geographic location where the suspect resides and the crime occurs.

Question 5

The code name for the clandestine electronic surveillance data collection program that has been used by the NSA since 2007 to mine stored data and communications obtained from Internet service providers is

A) Tempora.
B) PRISM.
C) Xkeyscore.
D) WOT2013.

Question 6

Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 specifies the conditions under which the government can obtain a court order authorizing use of electronic surveillance in

A) Civil cases.
B) Criminal cases.
C) Cases involving foreign intelligence.
D) Street-level crimes.

Question 7

A(n) ______________ is an electronic device that is used to record the telephone numbers from which incoming calls are being made; it does not record conversations.

A) Electronic bug.
B) Trap-and-trace device.
C) Pen register.
D) Detectaphone.

Question 8

This law amended the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act by removing the warrant requirement in cases involving government surveillance of foreign intelligence targets that are outside of the United States.

A) Electronic Communications and Privacy Act of 1994.
B) Electronic Communications and Privacy Act of 1986.
C) Protect America Act of 2007.
D) USA Patriot Act.

Question 9

While employed as a private contractor with the NSA, American computer specialist and former CIA employee__________ disclosed almost 200 classified documents detailing U.S. involvement in clandestine mass-surveillance programs.

A) Sam Champion.
B) Edward Snowden.
C) Jeff Levinson.
D) Yun Su.

Question 10

A(n) _____________ is an American citizen or permanent resident who is suspected of being involved in espionage or other unlawful acts in U.S.-controlled territories.

A) Domestic terrorist.
B) Lone wolf.
C) Agent of a foreign power.
D) Foreign intelligence agent.