Author Question: The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is one of two special courts charged with ... (Read 115 times)

SGallaher96 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is one of two special courts charged with evaluating applications for court orders to

a. authorize electronic surveillance of those suspected of threatening national security.
b. hold detainees in wartime prison camps.
c. permit the president to ratify a treaty without the approval of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
d. provide intelligence information to Congress over the objections of the president and Director of National Intelligence.
e. suspend the writ of habeas corpus in cases involving national security.

Question 2

In foreign affairs, especially in wartime, the federal courts tend to

a. declare international treaties unconstitutional.
b. defer to the other political branches of government.
c. present the president with directives.
d. suppress intelligence information.
e. take an active role.