Covert action studyguide

Covert Action Study Guide

OBJECTIVES: After reading identified course materials and attending in-class instruction, the student should be able to:

• Define covert action.• Identify and describe the range of covert action.• Relate and discuss key issues in covert action.• Identify the two key legal curtailments to covert action and summarize their effects.• Discuss several examples of the use of covert action throughout history.

Define COVERT ACTION.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

According to Lowenthal, what is the range of covert action? List and describe the range.

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According to Lowenthal, what are the two levels of risk that officials must examine before engaging in covert action?

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Study Guide DisclaimerThis guide is a solely a study aide to assist you in test preparation – this is not a comprehensive list of all the information the student must know for the exam

According to Lowenthal, what is the role of the president in approving covert action? What is the role of Congress in approving covert action?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Define PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY and identify its importance in a discussion of covert action.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Define BLOWBACK and identify its importance in a discussion of covert action.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Identify two Acts that legally curtailed covert action and list one main thing that each act did.

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From reading material and class discussions, identify and briefly explain three events in history that involved covert action.

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