Exam 13: Law and Terrorism: Domestic and International Legal Regimes

A) The resolutions had measures only against the leaders - anyone found supporting Al Queda, Libya, or Sudan could probably avoid punishment.
B) They were targeted against a single state, in this case Afghanistan, and the group its government harbored and supported.
C) Most of the funding for the resolutions comes from the Middle East.
D) The resolutions against Al Queda were not applied only to Al Queda - they were more general and opposed terrorist groups. Likewise, the resolutions against Libya and Sudan shared this generality.

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A) It attempted to clarify the relationship between counterterrorism response and emergency management by designating lead agencies for crisis management (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and consequence management (FEMA) in response to dealing with a terrorist attack.
B) It was an amendment to a previous act to require all states to include long and short term hazard mitigation plans in their emergency response strategies, specifically requiring attention to both natural and man-made disasters.
C) All of the functions and authority of the 1974 Act were placed under the director of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) .
D) It amended the 1974 Act to establish the framework for federal disaster assistance including requirements for requesting assistance, the type of assistance available, and the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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A) This was aimed at addressing the ability of the U.S. public health system to provide mass casualty care following any significant terrorist attack, whether related to weapons of mass destruction or not.
B) It is aimed at the need to develop and stockpile medical countermeasures necessary to treat victims of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive agents.
C) It deals with the ability of U.S. authorities to control the possession, storage, and spread of dangerous pathogens. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to maintain a list of select agents that pose a threat to public health and safety.
D) It responded to concerns following the Oklahoma City bombing and the sarin gas attacks about the poor state of capabilities in the U.S to deal with WMD attacks, especially at the state level.

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A) It attempts to set standard federal guidelines for the issuance of drivers licenses in an effort to ensure their validity and security.
B) It attempted to clarify the relationship between counterterrorism response and emergency management by designating lead agencies for crisis management (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and consequence management (FEMA) in response to dealing with a terrorist attack.
C) This law deals with a wide ranging array of issues, some specific to terrorism, other more broadly related to criminal procedure issues such as procedures to reform habeus corpus proceedings to lessen the amount of time death row inmates can spend appealing their sentences.
D) It updated wiretap and warrant laws that had not taken into consideration the explosion of email, text messaging, social networks, and other internet-based communications, and also expanded the definition of terrorist organizations to those supporting groups engaged in acts of violence and significantly increased reporting requirements for banking and other financial institutions.

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A) HSPD-4, the National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
B) Homeland Security Act of 2002
C) USA Patriot Act
D) HSPD-9, Defense of United States Agriculture and Food

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A) It responded to concerns following the Oklahoma City bombing and the sarin gas attacks about the poor state of capabilities in the U.S to deal with WMD attacks, especially at the state level.
B) It attempts to set standard federal guidelines for the issuance of drivers licenses in an effort to ensure their validity and security.
C) It created a board designed to coordinate and have cognizance of Federal efforts and programs that relate to the protection of information systems key to critical infrastructure protection.
D) It updated wiretap and warrant laws that had not taken into consideration the explosion of email, text messaging, social networks, and other internet-based communications, and also expanded the definition of terrorist organizations to those supporting groups engaged in acts of violence and significantly increased reporting requirements for banking and other financial institutions.

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A) Even when threats by individuals or smaller terrorist groups are made, they are still taken very seriously and investigated to evaluate their validity.
B) People are made aware of all the potential hazards to health through outlets such as the media in an effort to promote governmental transparency.
C) It is the idea that the same capacities, response, and recovery plans can be applied to all different types of disasters whether natural or man-made.
D) Once an emergency has taken place, the all-hazards approach is to throw as many agencies and governmental organizations at it, sparing no expense to save lives.

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A) This was aimed at addressing the ability of the U.S. public health system to provide mass casualty care following any significant terrorist attack, whether related to weapons of mass destruction or not.
B) It responded to concerns following the Oklahoma City bombing and the sarin gas attacks about the poor state of capabilities in the U.S to deal with WMD attacks, especially at the state level.
C) It was designed to provide market incentives to pharmaceutical and other biotechnology companies to engage in vaccine research and to ensure a market for new vaccines by providing for government purchase. It also provided for expedited funding and approval procedures.
D) Previously, the DHS was authorized to regulate chemical facility security. This was issued to implement that authorization.

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A) It responded to concerns following the Oklahoma City bombing and the sarin gas attacks about the poor state of capabilities in the U.S to deal with WMD attacks, especially at the state level.
B) It attempted to deal with all aspects of WMD threats, but it did have a focus on changing our approach to biological threats, which had traditionally been similar to our approach to dealing with chemical threats.
C) It was designed to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States.
D) Previously, the DHS was authorized to regulate chemical facility security. This was issued to implement that authorization.

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A) A terrorist attack happens, and the government tells the media to avoid using scare tactics to blow it out of proportion.
B) A terrorist attack happens. The police and FBI work together to investigate it, find the group responsible and punish them.
C) In the middle of a terrorist attack, a suicide bomber gets "cold feet" and asks the government for help.
D) Following a terrorist attack, the group issues more threats, which are prevented, while the Red Cross and other organizations are at the terrorist attack site providing medical care for those that need it.

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A) It is aimed at the need to develop and stockpile medical countermeasures necessary to treat victims of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive agents.
B) This was aimed at addressing the ability of the U.S. public health system to provide mass casualty care following any significant terrorist attack, whether related to weapons of mass destruction or not.
C) This law implemented changes to the security layout of airports and access to the boarding areas was limited to ticketed passengers. New restrictions were placed on the carrying of any objects that could be used as a weapon on to a plane, including the box-cutter type devices that were used to hijack the four planes on 9-11, among many other changes.
D) It deals with the ability of U.S. authorities to control the possession, storage, and spread of dangerous pathogens. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to maintain a list of select agents that pose a threat to public health and safety.

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A) It amended the 1974 Act to establish the framework for federal disaster assistance including requirements for requesting assistance, the type of assistance available, and the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
B) The first law to formalize federal disaster relief to both States and individuals and families in one place. It also created the authority for the President to issue emergency declarations.
C) It was an amendment to a previous act to require all states to include long and short term hazard mitigation plans in their emergency response strategies, specifically requiring attention to both natural and man-made disasters.
D) It attempted to clarify the relationship between counterterrorism response and emergency management by designating lead agencies for crisis management (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and consequence management (FEMA) in response to dealing with a terrorist attack.

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A) This was aimed at addressing the ability of the U.S. public health system to provide mass casualty care following any significant terrorist attack, whether related to weapons of mass destruction or not.
B) It deals with the ability of U.S. authorities to control the possession, storage, and spread of dangerous pathogens. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to maintain a list of select agents that pose a threat to public health and safety.
C) It is aimed at the need to develop and stockpile medical countermeasures necessary to treat victims of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive agents.
D) It was designed to provide market incentives to pharmaceutical and other biotechnology companies to engage in vaccine research and to ensure a market for new vaccines by providing for government purchase. It also provided for expedited funding and approval procedures.

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A) the will of the people and the will of their representatives.
B) the need for security with respect for constitutional and civil liberties.
C) what is right with what is easy.
D) the needs of the many and the needs of the few.

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A) It was too extreme in its anti-terrorism measures and was shut down before voting could begin.
B) The resolution failed to bring about the end of terrorism where previous resolutions had succeeded.
C) It was not directed against a single government; instead, it required member states to take broad, far-reaching steps to combat terrorism.
D) In effect, the Geneva Convention was amended and this resolution outlined in what circumstances it could be nullified.

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