Prior to the Passing of Title III of the Omnibus

Multiple Choice

Prior to the passing of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the United States Government utilized a "national security exception" to conduct warrantless electronic surveillance of foreign powers. In 1978, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was passed as a result of the _____.

A) Watergate scandal
B) abuses of the Vietnam war
C) Iranian Hostage Crisis
D) violent acts by student groups