1.What is the only crime defined in the US Constitution?What is the definition of threat crime and what else does the Constitution say about it?

Treason is the only crimementioned in the U.S. Constitution.Itis mentioned in ArticleIII, Section 3.After theAmerican Revolutionary War, the country was threatened by other nations such as England, France, Spain, and Native American nations.In addition, traitors, spies, and other disloyal individuals and groups threatened from within.

2.Compare and contrast sabotage and espionage.

Sabotage

Sabotage is damaging, destroying, obstructing, interfering, contaminating, or producing defective war or national defense materials.The person can have either of the following mental states to be prosecuted:purposely, knowingly, or negligently.The sabotage has to take place during war or national emergency.

Espionage (Spying)

Espionage is secret intelligence gathered by spies about foreign people, activities, and enterprises for political and military uses.The elements of espionage are to communicate, deliver, transmit or attempt tocommunicate, deliver, or transmit. The defendant has to injure purposely or has to have reason to believe use of the intelligence will cause injury.

3.Describe two terrorists' events since 1994 that have had a major impact on anti-terrorism laws.Name one congressional act in response to each.Briefly discuss some of the provisions in these laws.

4.Define the term "sedition" and provide examples. What are the two main forms of seditious communications?

Sedition involves advocating the violent overthrow of the government.

a. Seditious speech- is directed at the overthrow of government that includes speech attacking basic institutions of government.

b. Seditious libel- is a written or spoke words, pictures, signs or other forms of communication that tend to d

5.What are some ofthe acts that are criminalized by recent anti-terrorist legislation?What are some ofthe constitutional objections tosomeof this legislation?