1. a) Who is Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab?
b) What is Abdulmutallab's nationality?

2. a) Who are Kean and Hamilton?
b) Why are the two men faulting the Obama administration for the way it handled the interrogation of Abdulmutallab?

3. a) Define Miranda rights.
b) Should terrorists be granted constitutional rights including Miranda rights? Explain your answer.

4. a) Define bipartisan.
b) In addition to Mr. Kean and Mr. Hamilton's criticism, what other bipartisan concerns are there in Congress about the Obama administration's handling of terrorism?

5. Re-read the excerpts of the letter from Senate Homeland Security Committee members to President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser John Brennan (described in para. 11-12). (Read more under "Background" below, and link to the full letter there also.) What do you think about their concerns?

6. When initially questioned, Abdulmutallab told investigators that he had trained with at least 20 other young men who are planning similar attacks on U.S. planes. How do you think his investigation should be handled?