Author Question: After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act, which A) ... (Read 115 times)

xroflmao · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act, which

A) gave government increased power over who is allowed to run for office.
B) empowered the president to ban social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in an attempt to maintain public order.
C) expanded the government's ability to tap phones and monitor internet traffic.
D) extended the requirement that one be a native-born American to run for president, to all federal elective offices.
E) created a universal gun owner registration list.

Question 2

A reporter obtained information from a confidential source pertaining to an ongoing criminal grand jury investigation. The free press standard that the reporter must adhere to in this situation requires that the reporter

A) go to jail for contempt rather than reveal the information.
B) divulge the information from the source but not give the name of the source.
C) give whatever testimony the reporter is capable of giving.
D) divulge information only if the name of the confidential source is revealed first.
E) decline to appear before the grand jury.