FSOT: 500 Test Prep Study Questions - Question List

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311. In the U.S. system of justice, the legally required standard of proof for conviction in criminal cases is best described by which of the following terms?
  1. Actual malice
  2. Clear and present danger
  3. No redeeming social value
  4. Beyond a reasonable doubt
312. When the Department of State receives a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for a classified record, it must respond by:
  1. undertaking a mandatory declassification review
  2. informing the requestor in a timely fashion that the record is exempt from FOIA
  3. clearing release of the record with the intelligence community
  4. determining whether the requestor is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
313. Which of the following agencies is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act?
  1. The Central Intelligence Agency
  2. The National Security Agency
  3. The National Security Council
  4. The Defense Intelligence Agency
314. With a few legal exceptions, visa application records are:
  1. considered public documents
  2. available upon request
  3. kept confidential
  4. destroyed once the visa-granting decision is made.
315. If a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is denied, what recourse does the requestor have?
  1. Appeal directly to the bureau that created the record
  2. Appeal to the head of the agency that created the record
  3. Appeal to the FOIA bureau of the agency that created the record
  4. No recourse available

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