Edward Snowden Released Classified Documents That Were Stored at His

question 156

Multiple Choice

Edward Snowden released classified documents that were stored at his employers' archives. He works for a government agency. He released them because he felt U.S. citizens should know what kind of information their government was keeping about them. Which of the following is a correct statement?

• A) Snowden has done nothing wrong.
• B) Snowden has taken something that did not belong to him.
• C) Snowden is justified if the government was acting unfairly.
• D) Snowden follows the philosophical school of thought of the newspaper test.

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Definitions:

Innocent

Free from guilt, blame, or wrongdoing, often used in the context of legal innocence or childhood innocence.

Blank Slates

The idea that individuals are born without innate ideas, and that all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Isolated Plantations

Large farms or estates, typically in remote locations, where crops are grown, often historically relying on slave or indentured labor.

Larger Towns

Urban areas that are bigger than villages and small towns, usually with a greater range of services and amenities.