Helena is subjected to a "sneak-and-peek" search in which the search was conducted before her knowledge and before she was presented with a warrant. Helena believes her right to be protected by from unreasonable search and seizure might have been violated. What constitutional amendment could Helena argue protects her in this case?

	Twelfth Amendment
	Second Amendment
	Fourteenth Amendment
	Fifth Amendment

2. The Military Commissions Act and the Detainee Treatment Act both define a specific government official as having the ability to interpret the Geneva Convention as it applies to the United States. Who is that official?

	Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff
	President of the United States
	Secretary of Defense
	Secretary of State

3. What event in the War on Terror happened in 2003?

	Edward Snowden exposing unethical practices by the NSA
	the 9/11 terrorist attacks
	the US Navy Seals killing Osama bin Laden
	United States forces invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein's government

4. What is the BEST description of "sneak-and-peek" searches that were authorized by the Patriot Act?

	stopping citizens on the street to search their bags and backpacks
	using satellite images to track an individual's movement without a warrant
	telling a person about a warranted search only after the search
	using x-ray technologies to look into houses

5. After concerns in 2002, a group of memos was written by John C. Yoo of the US Justice Department when CIA Director George Tenet forced the Justice Department to put into writing certain activities that could be considered legal or could be considered war crimes. What activities did these memos refer to?

	use of chemical weapons
	drone strikes
	enhanced interrogation techniques
	espionage

6. Guantanamo Bay is the site of a United States military prison. Where is Guantanamo Bay located?

	Afghanistan
	Saudi Arabia
	Puerto Rico
	Cuba

7. The 2015 U.S.A. Freedom Act revised the Patriot Act because of privacy concerns. What did the Freedom Act do that the Patriot Act did not?

	prohibit "lone wolf" surveillance
	prohibit "roving wiretaps"
	prohibit "sneak and peek" searches
	prohibit the government from collecting metadata

8. Anastasia committed theft in a store and was detained by store security. The security officer notified the police and she was later arrested. What is the BEST reason for why Anastasia was arrested?

	Theft breaks the social contract between customers and vendors.
	Theft is a breach of the code of ethics.
	Theft is immoral and harms others.
	Theft is against the laws of the state.

9. Part of the Patriot Act granted regulatory powers to address foreign money laundering. What is money laundering?

	counterfeiting currency (making fake money)
	cyberattacks intended to steal money from banking institutions
	creating fake stocks or bonds
	transferring money earned illegally through legitimate businesses and banks

10. Talia is a defendant in a trial in California. What right under the constitution does Talia have under the "Due Process of Law" that a prisoner of war might not have?

	to compel (or require) witnesses to testify for her defense
	to be tried without understanding the charges against her
	to be tried for the same crime twice
	to dismiss witnesses for the prosecution

11. There is legal precedence for holding "enemy combatants" for the duration of an armed conflict.

	True
	False

12. What term is defined as "any intentional infliction of severe mental or physical suffering by a public official (either directly or indirectly involved) for a specific purpose"?

	terrorism
	extradition
	interrogation
	torture

13. Edward Snowden released classified information from the NSA to expose activities that he considered unethical or illegal. What is the term for someone like Snowden who exposes unethical or illegal activity?

	combatant
	whistleblower
	terrorist
	spy

14.When the US Congress passes a law after the country has agreed to a treaty, that law is the latest expression of the country's intent.

	False
	True

15. Interrogation techniques used by the CIA that were considered torture were so controversial that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence conducted a four-year investigation into them. What is the BEST description of the findings of this investigation?

	that the torture techniques were illegal but saved lives
	that torture techniques resulted in no helpful information
	that the enhanced interrogation techniques were legal
	that torture techniques should be a permanent part of CIA interrogations

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