Who was the only U.S. Senator to vote against the Patriot Act of 2001?
a. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin
b. Hillary Clinton of New York
c. Ted Cruz of Texas
d. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Question 2The provisions in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 allow the government to
a. legalize gay marriage.
b. collect taxes from illegal immigrants.
c. show evidence of a crime before engaging in domestic spying.
d. jail noncitizens based on suspicion, even without evidence.
Question 3During the 1970s J. Edgar Hoover said _____ should be viewed as part of the enemy, a challenge to American values and paid informants to infiltrate related groups.
a. socialists
b. progressive lawyers
c. feminists
d. the KKK
Question 4Which of the following represents the view of order theorists in relation to the law?
a. The state exists to serve the ruling class.
b. The legal system is pluralistic, made of a number of interest groups of more or less equal power.
c. The law and the legal system reflect and serve the needs of the ruling class.
d. The ruling class is served by the law when domestic order prevails and challenges to changing the economic and political system are successfully thwarted.
Question 5The law is employed to control behaviors that might endanger the general welfare (such as rape and murder). The chapter argues that the law also
a. promotes the point of view of some at the expense of others.
b. endangers the status quo.
c. promotes order and conflict.
d. exerts ideological social control.
Question 6The U.S. Constitution affirms that dissent is appropriate. The chapter notes that the U.S. government _____ dissent.
a. requires
b. ignores
c. encourages
d. represses
Question 7Singapore is known for its very strict system of laws and punishments. The punishment for bringing _____ into the country is a year in jail and a 5,500 fine.
a. fresh fruit
b. homosexuals
c. gum
d. pornography
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