The U.S.A. Patriot Act

question 26

Multiple Choice

The U.S.A. Patriot Act

• A) grants the government new powers of surveillance.
• B) relaxed restrictions on the sharing of intelligence surveillance information with criminal investigators.
• C) gives intelligence agencies the authority to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies.
• D) was enacted in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Monthly Payments

Regular payments made on a monthly basis towards settling a financial obligation, such as a loan or mortgage.

Effective Annual Rate

The effective annual rate is the interest rate on a financial product restated from the nominal rate as an annual rate that takes into account compounding over a given period.

Nominal Annual Rate

The interest rate stated on a loan or financial product, not accounting for compounding or inflation over time.

Interest Payments

Periodic payments made to lenders or bondholders as compensation for lending their money.