Question

Use the passage below to answer the following question. "The mystique of inside information—"if you only knew what we know"—was a most effective way to defend the national-security monopoly and prevent democratic control of foreign policy . . . "The power to leak meant the power to tell the people what it served the government’s purpose that they should know . . . "The power to withhold and the power to leak led on inexorably to the power to lie. The secrecy system instilled in the executive branch the idea that foreign policy was no one’s business save its own, and the uncontrolled secrecy made it easy for lying to become routine." -Arthur Schlesinger, The Imperial Presidency, 1973 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
a. the obama administration’s 2016 decision not to enforce immigration laws mandating the deportation of undocumented young people
b. the gulf of tonkin resolution of 1964, which authorized the president to do whatever was necessary to aid us allies in southeast asia
c. the war powers resolution of 1973, which aimed to give congress more say in whether us troops were deployed abroad
d. the patriot act of 2001, which expanded government surveillance measures in order to combat terrorism

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is option D

Explanation:

Based on the text, the patriot act of 2001, which expanded government surveillance measures in order to combat terrorism, is the statement the author most likely agree with.

The Patriot Act is a U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terroris enacted shortly after 9/11 attack, this act allows the government to conduct widespread surveillance and obtain a secret court order requiring third parties, such as telephone companies, to hand over any personal information without the consent of the owner. This act violates the Fourth Amendment, which says the government cannot conduct a search without obtaining a warrant and showing probable cause to believe that the person has committed or will commit a crime.