Civic and Economics - News Quiz #5

ACLU

American Civil Liberties Union

Litigation

any kind of legal action

Alibi

a date/person/place that can put the person elsewhere than the scene of the crime

Runoff

do over election between the top 2 elected officials if no one got over 50%

Hate Crime

federal charge in addition to the felony for intentionally targeting a specific group

Profiling

a police procedure of putting together a possible suspect

Immunity

a government guarantee of freedom from prosecution in order to solve another crime

Corroboration

testimony from two different witnesses agree

Extradition

transporting suspect/criminal across state lines to stand trial for a harsher sentence

Change of Venue

moving a trial to another location in order to get an unbiased jury

Ruby Ridge and Waco

the build-ups to the Oklahoma city bombing

Sting

undercover law enforcement operation (LEGAL)

Entrapment

soliciting a crime by an undercover law enforcement agent (ILLEGAL)

Summons

a court order for a defendant or juror to show up for court

Subpoena

a court order for evidence or for a witness

Magistrate

a court officer that does out of court paperwork for a judge

SWAT

Special Weapons and Tactics - Military Trained police officers

Para-Military Groups

any kind of citizen group with military training

Patriots Day

1st Militia Battles of the American Revolutionary War

1775

Year of Patriots Day

Baltimore Riots

1st citizen v Government battle of the Civil War

1861

Year of Baltimore Riots

Ruby Ridge

April 19th, 1992 - ATF Raid

Waco, Texas

April 19th, 1993 - FBI Fire

Oklahoma City Bombing

April 19th, 1995

US Northeast

US Militia Movement in 1760s-1770s

US South

US Militia Movement in 1850s-1860s

US Midwest

US Militia Movement in 1990s

US West

US Militia Movement Today

Federally Owned Land

What is the issue in the West?

Department of the Interior

Manages the interior of the United States

Bureau of Land Management

Deals with the Land of the US

Interpol

international police organization of cooperating police departments

IED

Improvised Explosive Device

Waive

to voluntarily give up constitutional rights

Fugitives

FISA

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

FISA

Limited the capabilities of federal surveillance agencies

Patriot Act

put the US intelligence agencies back on top for surveillance regarding terrorism

USA Freedom Act

Patriot Act was killed but internet service providers now MUST monitor data

Orwellian/Big Brother

terms taken from the book 1984 by George Orwell to describe government surveillance