WEEK 2

Question 1

WEEK2.1. _____________ occurs when federal law displaces a conflicting state or local law

Answer 1

Preemption

Question 2

WEEK2.2.Which federal privacy law regulates foreign intelligence gathering within the US?
A. Privacy Act
B. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
C. Telephone Communication Protection Act
D. Bank Secrecy Act

Answer 2

B. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Question 3

WEEK2.3.Allowing a private party to bring a lawsuit, although no such remedy is explicitly provided in the law is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
A.	Preemption
B.	Tort
C.	Remedy
D.	Private Right of Action

Answer 3

D. Private Right of Action

Question 4

WEEK2.4. Why is information privacy law important today?

Answer 4

Privacy issues continually arise in the Information Age – one of the central issues concerns the power of commercial and government entities over individual autonomy and decision making. Company privacy policies are often drafted by attorneys and enforceable as contracts by the Federal Trade Commission

Question 5

WEEK2.5. (True/False)

Warren and Brandeis, in the article Right to Privacy, state criminal law as the primary remedy for privacy injuries

Answer 5

False