1. Define what political crime is and explain why political crime is so subjective in its nature.

2. Present and explain the five primary goals of political criminals.

3. Certain political criminals desire to shape elections to meet their personal needs. Identify and explain the various mechanisms used by political criminals to commit election fraud.

4.What constitutes treason? Include in your discussion traditional espionage, industrial espionage, and foreign industrial espionage.

5. Some forms of political crimes are committed by state authorities against the people they are supposed to serve. Define and discuss three forms of state political crime.

6. Define and explain the differences between terrorists, guerillas, insurgents, and revolutionaries.

7.Identify and explain the five competing views of terrorist motivation.

8.Contemporary terrorism encompasses many different behaviors and goals. Identify and explain the behaviors and goals of three types of contemporary terrorist groups.

9.How have federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies responded to the threat of terrorism?

10.In spite of its reauthorization in 2006, many civil libertarians express concerns about the USA Patriot Act and its ability to erode civil rights. Explain how and why this erosion of civil rights could happen.