Chapter Eleven

Question 1

political crime

Answer 1

illegal acts that are designed to undermine an existing government and threaten its survival. Can be both violent and nonviolent acts and range from dissent, treason, and espionage to terrorism or assassination

Question 2

election fraud

Answer 2

illegal interference with the process of an election. Ranges from intimidation, disruption of polling places, distribution of misinformation, registration fraud, and vote buying

Question 3

treason

Answer 3

an act of disloyalty to one’s nation or state

Question 4

espionage

Answer 4

practice of obtaining information about a government, organization, or society that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information

Question 5

state political crime

Answer 5

political crime that arises from the efforts of the state to either maintain governmental power or to uphold the race, class, and gender advantages of those who support the government. Political corruption, illegal domestic surveillance, human rights violations, state violence, and state corporate crime

Question 6

torture

Answer 6

act that causes severe pain or suffering that is inflicted intentionally to obtain a confession, coercing one into a desired action, or punishing them for a crime they may have committed

Question 7

ticking bomb scenario

Answer 7

some believe torture can be justified if a captured terrorist knows that whereabouts of a dangerous explosive device set to go off and kill innocent people

Question 8

terrorism

Answer 8

illegal use of force against innocent people to achieve a political objective

Question 9

guerrilla

Answer 9

known as “little war” it is interchanged with the term terrorist

Question 10

insurgent

Answer 10

goal is to confront the existing government for control of all or a portion of its territory, represent a popular movement and may seek external support from other countries

Question 11

retributive terrorist

Answer 11

terror group that wants to redirect the balance between what they believe is good and evil

Question 12

jihad

Answer 12

either a true believer’s internal struggle to live as a devout Muslim, to build a Muslim society, or to defend Islam against nonbelievers

Question 13

state-sponsored terrorism

Answer 13

terrorism that occurs when a repressive government regime forces its citizens into obedience, oppresses minorities, and stifles political dissent

Question 14

failed state

Answer 14

nation whose government has lost control of its own territory, is unable to provide public services and protection, and lacks the ability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community

Question 15

Director of National Intelligence

Answer 15

government official charged with coordinating data from the nation’s primary intelligence gathering agencies

Question 16

Department of Homeland Security

Answer 16

agency of the federal government charged with preventing terrorist attacks within the United States, reducing America’s vulnerability to terrorism and minimizing the damage and aiding recovery from attacks that do occur

Question 17

USA Patriot Act

Answer 17

legislation giving US law enforcement agencies a freer hand to investigate and apprehend suspected terrorists