Author Question: In the aftermath of 9/11, which of the following caused many civil libertarians to charge that the ... (Read 59 times)

brutforce · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

In the aftermath of 9/11, many governments allied to the United States objected when the Bush administration

a. announced that it would hold accountable any nation from which an attack on American soil, Americanfacilities, or American citizens was mounted, and that the United States would respond immediately andmilitarily to any such attack.
b. adopted the most restrictive immigration policy in the nation's history.
c. asserted that the United States would not wait for security threats to become real, but would instead employpreemptive action to defend the nation.
d. asserted that America would use its military power solely for the physical protection of the United States andU.S. citizens.

Question 2

In the aftermath of 9/11, which of the following caused many civil libertarians to charge that the U.S. Justice Department was threatening the freedoms enjoyed by Americans?

a. The way in which the Justice Department enforced the Homeland Security Act
b. The Justice Department's order that private planes not fly over Washington, D.C.
c. The Department's decree that all people entering shopping malls had to undergo a search for weapons andincendiary devices.
d. The Justice Department's granting of new powers to FBI agents to monitor the Internet, mosques, and rallies