In Discussing the Expansion of the Government's Internal Security Apparatus

question 57

Multiple Choice

In discussing the expansion of the government's internal security apparatus during the George W. Bush administration, the text makes all of the following claims except

• A) the Patriot Act's definition of terrorism was extremely vague and broad.
• B) Pentagon lawyers unanimously supported President Bush's order about how to deal with unlawful combatants.
• C) Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said that the Geneva Convention's strict limitations on questioning enemy prisoners were obsolete.
• D) the United States violated many international agreements that it had ratified.
• E) 2004 saw the start of a pushback against the Bush administration's handling of prisoners and detainees.

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows.

Internal Rate

Often refers to the internal rate of return (IRR), which is a discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Net Present Value

A financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment, accounting for its time value of money.

Capital Budgeting

The process of planning significant investments in projects that have long-term implications such as the purchase of new equipment or the introduction of a new product.