In a Case Called in Re Cheney,a Federal Appeals Court

question 15

Multiple Choice

In a case called In re Cheney,a federal appeals court followed up an earlier Supreme Court decision by holding that records of a presidential task force were:

• A)public under the federal FoI Act.
• B)confidential because all members of the task force were government officials.
• C)confidential because the task force's mission was to investigate terrorism.
• D)public under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
• E)confidential because the task force was reviewing private medical information.

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Definitions:

Ossified

The process by which tissue turns into bone or a bony substance, often part of normal bone growth and development or healing of fractures.

Hypersecretion

The excessive production and release of substances, such as hormones or enzymes, by a gland or organ.

Adrenal Tumor

A growth, either benign or malignant, that forms in the adrenal glands, which are located above the kidneys and are responsible for hormone production, including stress hormones and sex hormones.

Androgens

Male sex hormones, like testosterone, that are responsible for the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates.