What do you know about FOIA? (The Freedom Of Information Act)

“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” – By Liz Hempowicz

“As you may already know, this week is Sunshine Week: a time when citizen advocates and organizations like ours highlight the importance of transparency, accountability, and freedom of information when it comes to our government.”

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“For the past couple of days, we’ve been rallying support for open government — government where there are no closed doors or shady corners where fraudulent or unethical practices can go undetected.

So we’ve pulled together a quiz that’ll test what you know about a topic that often takes center stage during Sunshine Week: The Freedom of Information Act, also known as FOIA. You may recognize the acronym, but how much do you know about the law that’s foundational to an accountable and transparent government?

True or False: Private citizens don’t have the right to access government documents.

Think you have the answer? Take the quiz now to find out!

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Good luck!”

Liz Hempowicz Director of Public Policy Project On Government Oversight