Economic Sanctions and Lawsuits Against Terrorists - Module 4 of 5

Question 1

What is the primary argument made by critics of economic sanctions imposed against state and non-state actors?

A. There’s a lack of international cooperation for sanctions

B. Sanctions are poorly received and rarely successful in changing a target’s conduct

C. Sanctions are too expensive

D. Sanctions are too aggressive

Question 2

When the United States lists an organization or country as an FTO or a state sponsor of terrorism, the ____________________ allows the President to impose various economic sanctions against either.

A. International Emergency Economic Powers Act

B. Export Administration Act

C. Executive Orders Act

D. Constitution of the United States

Question 3

Which of the following countries has been labelled as a state sponsor of terrorism?

A. Iran

B. Nigeria

C. Mexico

D. All the above

Question 4

What does a financial restriction seek to do?

A. Ban the import of goods and services from a state sponsor of terrorism

B. Halt financial aid to a state sponsor of terrorism

C. Hinder terrorists and their supporters the ability to borrow, invest, or manage capita

D. Punish terrorists in court

Question 5

Which of the following are examples of technology that the U.S. can restrict the transfer of?

A. Computers

B. Information security technology

C. Telecommunications

D. All of the above

Question 6

Courts have held that that freezing assets is NOT a constitutional assertion of governmental counterterrorism power.

A. True

B. False

Question 7

Freezing assets doesn’t just mean blocking access to accounts; it can also mean _________ and civil forfeitures.

A. fines

B. federal incarceration

C. lawsuits

D. seizure of assets

Question 8

What is one reason why an individual terrorist is hard to sue?

A. He usually recants and move away from terrorist activities

B. He is a citizen of too many different countries

C. He may be impossible to hail into court

D. He won’t know that his activities were illegal

Question 9

A state sponsor of terrorism can be sued for its acts and support of foreign terrorist organizations.

A. True

B. False

Question 10

Which of the following is a federal government agency that identifies assets to be frozen?

A. the Department of State

B. the Department of Justice

C. the Department of Homeland Security

D. the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control