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​The crime of sedition involves

A) ​destroying government property.
B) ​encouraging others to overthrow the government by violence.
C) ​aiding or giving comfort to enemies of the government.
D) ​spying for foreign powers.

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Crimes against potential terrorist attacks are not subject to the limits placed on traditional criminal law.

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Federal law prohibits providing ____________ support to terrorists or terrorist organizations.

Treason is the only crime defined in the U.S.Constitution.

​The crime of espionage involves

The USA ____________ Act was passed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001.

​Turning or attempting to turn over information about national defense to any foreign country with "intent or with reason to believe" the information is "to be used" to either hurt the United States or help any foreign country is the definition of what crime?

Defining and applying crimes against the state reflects the enduring idea of balancing respect and freedom during wartime emergencies.

Josef lives in Canada. He is a member of a terrorist organization and is plotting to blow up an American embassy. He builds a car bomb and drives the car to an American embassy in Canada where he parks the car out front. The car blows up and causes serious damage to the American embassy. -​What crime did Josef commit?

​The U.S.Code (2012) Section §2331 breaks down terrorism into two kinds.Which of the following are the two kinds of terrorism?

Josef lives in Canada. He is a member of a terrorist organization and is plotting to blow up an American embassy. He builds a car bomb and drives the car to an American embassy in Canada where he parks the car out front. The car blows up and causes serious damage to the American embassy. -​The crime committed by Josef can be found in what act?

​What limits did the authors of the Constitution include to limit the reach of the crime of treason?

Peaceful opposition to the government is treason.

Treason is a fundamental weapon against present allegiance and support to foreign enemies.

It is a crime to be a member of a group that advocates the violent overthrow of the government.

The crime of levying war against the United States or of giving aid and comfort to its enemies is .

​Which of the following is not one of the crimes included in the USA PATRIOT Act?

The authors of the U.S.Constitution worried that peaceful opposition to the government,not just rebellion,would be repressed.

The most-argued issues in material support cases include due process and the First Amendment.

​Sedition can be done by