SMPA REVIEW EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Who did the US deal with that were not communists? - ANS Sandinistas were the
communists the US was supporting the Contras
Patriot Act of 2001 - ANS act passed in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,
granting broad police authority to the federal, state, and local governments to interdict,
prosecute, and convict suspected terrorists. NO PRIVACY
Louis M. Seidman - ANS Posting non facebook is free speech and facebook being an app can
limit peoples posts
April Ryan - ANS Silenced by trump during a hearing- perceived as an enemy by Trump
Bradley Manning - ANS Became Chelsea manning, leaked a vast amount of classified
government information to Wikileaks, communicated with Adrian Lamo, released collateral
murders video
Adrian Lamo - ANS Reported Chelsea manning for stealing classified documents and leaking
them
Julian Assange - ANS Founder of WikiLeaks, promoted transparency and holding
governments accountable, warrant out for his arrest and has 2 SA allegations
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, Collateral murder video - ANS Video from helicopter, journalists killed along with others,
embarrassing, video was criticized for being edited, Manning released it, "Blood on their hands"
Joe Albanese - ANS Argued that in America, the right to free speech is vital/cherished and a
part of America's national identity and we agree in theory but it is not seen in practice
Cindy Watson - ANS First woman and first republican elected in North Carolina to serve a
district tax reform and agri-businesses. A good advocate for her people who were being
intruded on by the hog farms and manufacturers
Push polls - ANS Loaded questions to try and influence the option of a candidate/
manipulative questions for voters to try and mislead or sway them
Farmers for fairness - ANS Front group for a powerful interest group (cover up) for another
group trying to put down a certain political figure
PAC - ANS Political Action Committee
McCain Bill (1998) - ANS Legislation that would hold the tobacco industry accountable for the
effects of smoking
Record row - ANS A street in Chicago constantly filled with jazz, gospel, soul, and blues music
and top artists were there all the time, black artists were able to be heard by larger audiences
and this was crucial o the future of rock-n-roll music
Chess and Vee-Jay Records - ANS One of the few labels owned and operated by African-
Americans, were the two most successful labels on the small stretch of Michigan Ave
Blues Haven Foundation - ANS A nonprofit organization that promotes the blues
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AND ANSWERS
Who did the US deal with that were not communists? - ANS Sandinistas were the
communists the US was supporting the Contras
Patriot Act of 2001 - ANS act passed in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,
granting broad police authority to the federal, state, and local governments to interdict,
prosecute, and convict suspected terrorists. NO PRIVACY
Louis M. Seidman - ANS Posting non facebook is free speech and facebook being an app can
limit peoples posts
April Ryan - ANS Silenced by trump during a hearing- perceived as an enemy by Trump
Bradley Manning - ANS Became Chelsea manning, leaked a vast amount of classified
government information to Wikileaks, communicated with Adrian Lamo, released collateral
murders video
Adrian Lamo - ANS Reported Chelsea manning for stealing classified documents and leaking
them
Julian Assange - ANS Founder of WikiLeaks, promoted transparency and holding
governments accountable, warrant out for his arrest and has 2 SA allegations
1 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Collateral murder video - ANS Video from helicopter, journalists killed along with others,
embarrassing, video was criticized for being edited, Manning released it, "Blood on their hands"
Joe Albanese - ANS Argued that in America, the right to free speech is vital/cherished and a
part of America's national identity and we agree in theory but it is not seen in practice
Cindy Watson - ANS First woman and first republican elected in North Carolina to serve a
district tax reform and agri-businesses. A good advocate for her people who were being
intruded on by the hog farms and manufacturers
Push polls - ANS Loaded questions to try and influence the option of a candidate/
manipulative questions for voters to try and mislead or sway them
Farmers for fairness - ANS Front group for a powerful interest group (cover up) for another
group trying to put down a certain political figure
PAC - ANS Political Action Committee
McCain Bill (1998) - ANS Legislation that would hold the tobacco industry accountable for the
effects of smoking
Record row - ANS A street in Chicago constantly filled with jazz, gospel, soul, and blues music
and top artists were there all the time, black artists were able to be heard by larger audiences
and this was crucial o the future of rock-n-roll music
Chess and Vee-Jay Records - ANS One of the few labels owned and operated by African-
Americans, were the two most successful labels on the small stretch of Michigan Ave
Blues Haven Foundation - ANS A nonprofit organization that promotes the blues
2 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
