Which agency was subjected to intense scrutiny by Congress, the press, and the public because it failed to alert the nation to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and misread the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?
A. the National Reconnaissance Office
B. the Central Intelligence Agency
C. the Department of Defense
D. the National Security Agency
Answer: B
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A. gerrymandering B. lobbying C. electioneering D. campaigning
Executive privilege was not limited until which of the following occurrences?
A. The Watergate affair during the Nixon administration B. The Iran Contra affair during the Reagan administration C. The Monica Lewinsky affair during the Clinton administration D. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 E. The investigation of the Bush administration following Hurricane Katrina
Established in Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969), the Supreme Court's current free speech doctrine ________
A) ?is much less protective of speech than the clear and present danger doctrine. B) ?requires government to show that speech is directed at inciting or producing an illegal action. C) ?requires government to show only that a negative consequence is possible as a result of the speech. D) requires government to allow all forms of speech. E) would result in more speakers jailed for sedition than in the previous half century.
What is the impact of state sovereignty on the United Nations?
A. It creates a need for the UN because it provides services that no single state would. B. It allows the UN to use armed force for humanitarian purposes. C. It enhances the power of the UN because states rely on it. D. It creates an opportunity for the UN to use dominance when dealing with states.