Deck 15: Homeland Security

Question 1

Local law enforcement agencies are usually the first responders to scenes of terrorist crimes.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In 2006,President Bush signed the USA Patriot Reauthorization Act of 2005,which made only certain sections (I,II,and IV)of the 2001 act permanent.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to researchers presenting at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in February 2008,domestic extremists who commit violence in the name of their cause (for example,abortion or the environment)account for very little of the damage from terrorist incidents in the United States.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In the aftermath of the September 11,2001,terrorist attacks,state and local agencies are being asked by the FBI to play a reduced role in response to terrorist incidents and in gathering intelligence.

Question 5

Which agency has traditionally been the lead federal agency in the response to and investigation of terrorism?​

A) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) ​Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) ​National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
D) ​Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 6

Which agency is responsible for preventing losses from disasters wherever possible and assisting when they do happen?​

A) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) ​Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) ​National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
D) ​Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 7

Eric Robert Rudolph was arrested and charged with the bombing that occurred in Centennial Olympic Park at the Atlanta Olympic Games.

Question 8

The terrorist watch list is maintained by each individual airline so they may know who is not permitted to fly.

Question 9

According to Jim Ruiz and Kathleen H.Winters,the lack of interagency communication before 9/11 was a by-product of multiple federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies failing to share the intelligence they had gathered on terrorism with other departments and even within their own agencies.

Question 10

Many experts believe that highly organized and cohesive groups of extremists may pose the most urgent threat to the United States.

Question 11

Timothy J.McVeigh was stopped in Kansas at a DWI checkpoint and was immediately arrested for and charged with the Oklahoma City bombing.

Question 12

Groups or individuals who operate without foreign direction entirely within the United States and target elements of the U.S.government or citizens are called:​

A) ​counter terrorists.
B) ​cyber-terrorists.
C) ​domestic terrorists.
D) ​intelligence terrorists.

Question 13

The New York City Police Department's tactical plan Operation Torch,consisting of officers from the Emergency Service Unit,is carried out on the waterfront of New York City.

Question 14

Which agency is the primary organization in the U.S.government for integrating and analyzing all intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism and for conducting strategic operational planning by integrating all instruments of national power?​

A) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) ​Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) ​National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
D) ​Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 15

In a 2006 Harris Interactive poll,a majority of Americans reported that they were more concerned with individual liberties and in favor of decreasing surveillance of suspected terrorists through cameras,banking records,and cell phones.

Question 16

In 1998,Earth Liberation Front (ELF)members were linked to the destruction of the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado,a fire that caused $12 million in damage.

Question 17

"The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government,the civilian population,or a segment thereof,in the furtherance of political or social objectives" is the definition the FBI uses to define:​

A) ​counterterrorism.
B) ​cyber-terrorism.
C) ​terrorism.
D) ​intelligence.

Question 18

Theodore Kaczynski is also known as the Unabomber.

Question 19

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States is popularly known as the 9/11 Commission.

Question 20

The Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF)concept involves the melding of personnel and talent from various law enforcement agencies.

Question 21

The Office of Homeland Security was replaced by which new agency?

A) ​Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
B) ​National Counterterrorism Center NCTC)
C) ​Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
D) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Question 22

Project Bio Shield was created in 2004 to help the United States:

A) ​ensure that every American receives a vaccination against anthrax.
B) ​purchase,develop,and deploy cutting-edge defenses against biological weapons attacks.
C) ​develop cures for diseases caused by agents of biological terrorism.
D) ​all of these choices

Question 23

The US-VISIT program helps to:

A) ​secure U.S.borders by facilitating legitimate travel and trade.
B) ​detect immigrants who are in the United States illegally and who might be terrorists.
C) ​make airline travel safe through increased security measures.
D) ​secure U.S.borders through a military presence at shipping ports.

Question 24

What year was the first terrorist attack on New York City's World Trade Center?

A) ​1980
B) ​1986
C) ​1993
D) ​2000

Question 25

Proactive methods are in use constantly to prevent acts of terrorism before they occur.Such methods include:

A) ​ongoing and coordinated planning.
B) ​intelligence gathering.
C) ​investigating activity by various agencies.
D) ​all of the above

Question 26

Even after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing,most state and local law enforcement administrators continued to view terrorism primarily as a(n) threat.

A) ​localized
B) ​international
C) ​federal
D) ​distant

Question 27

The U.S.Coast Guard,which is a military branch of the U.S.armed forces and is on the front lines of maritime security efforts,patrols:

A) ​only international waters.
B) ​only American coasts,ports,and waterways.
C) ​both international waters and American coasts,ports,and waterways.
D) ​international waters only at the request of a foreign government.

Question 28

The mission of the Office of Homeland Security was to:

A) ​respond with technical and scientific personnel and equipment to assist in the mitigation of the health concerns arising from biological terrorism.
B) ​provide technical assistance to locate hidden nuclear material and advise local authorities on the associated hazards and effects.
C) ​develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from threats and attacks.
D) ​coordinate U.S.resources in response to a terrorist incident in a foreign country,should that government request such assistance.

Question 29

Which agency is usually the first responder to a scene of a terrorist crime?

A) ​the local law enforcement agency
B) ​U.S.Secret Service
C) ​U.S.Marshals
D) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Question 30

What cabinet-level department,established in 2003,merged 22 previously disparate domestic agencies into one department to protect the United States from threats to the homeland?

A) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) ​Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) ​National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
D) ​Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 31

The Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF)address complex problems inherent in terrorism investigations by combining resources and personnel from:

A) ​various state agencies.
B) ​all the federal agencies under the DHS umbrella.
C) ​state and local agencies.
D) ​federal,state,and local agencies.

Question 32

Which law expanded the FBI's wiretapping and electronic surveillance authority and allowed nationwide jurisdiction for search warrants and electronic surveillance devices?

A) ​USA Patriot Act
B) ​Executive Order 13228
C) ​Civil Rights Act of 1991
D) ​all of these choices

Question 33

Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF)operate as part of which agency?

A) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)​
B) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
C) ​Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
D) ​U.S.Secret Service

Question 34

Where did the 2009 attack committed by Major Nidal Malik Hasan,which killed 13 people and wounded 30 others,take place?

A) ​Fort Dix
B) ​Fort Hood
C) ​Fort Sill
D) ​Fort Leavenworth

Question 35

Employees of which agency have the dual mission of protecting the nation's leaders and investigating crimes in specialized fields such as information technology?

A) ​Office of the Secretary
B) ​U.S.Secret Service
C) ​U.S.Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
D) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Question 36

What federal building was bombed in Oklahoma City?

A) ​Lyndon B.Johnson Building
B) ​Major Nidal Malik HasanBuilding
C) ​John F.Kennedy Building
D) ​Harrison Watts Building

Question 37

The US-VISIT program is part of which agency?

A) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) ​U.S.Department of Defense
C) ​Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
D) ​U.S.Coast Guard

Question 38

Which agency is responsible for providing efficient immigration services and easing the transition of immigrants to permanent residence and,finally,American citizenship?

A) ​U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
B) ​U.S.Secret Service
C) ​U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
D) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Question 39

Reactive investigative methods are used to investigate acts of terrorism after they occur and can include:

A) ​crime scene processing and analysis.
B) ​following up on leads and tips.
C) ​surveillance.
D) ​all of these choices

Question 40

Executive Order 13228,signed on October 8,2001,established the:

A) ​U.S.Department of Energy.
B) ​Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C) ​Federal Emergency Management Administration.
D) ​Office of Homeland Security.

Question 41

During the 1960s and 1970s,the groups that presented the most serious problem in the United States in terms of violence and terrorism included:

A) ​radical hate groups and militant student/antiwar groups.
B) ​religious groups.
C) ​unions.
D) ​right-wing extremist groups.

Question 42

In 2005,the DHS reported that the top terrorist threat against the United States today is from ideologically driven actors,particularly:

A) ​al Qaeda.
B) ​Mujahideen.
C) ​Hamas.
D) ​Hezbollah.

Question 43

Members of what type of terrorist group include animal rights advocates,supporters of environmental issues,and antiabortion advocates?

A) ​right-wing
B) ​left-wing
C) ​special-interest
D) ​union extremist

Question 44

Before the September 11,2001,attack,the most recent case of international terrorism to occur on U.S.shores took place on:

A) ​February 26,1993.
B) ​January 17,1987.
C) ​August 12,1967.
D) ​there was no act of international terrorism committed on U.S.shores prior to September 11,2001

Question 45

This group believes that they are separate from the government of the United States.

A) ​Sovereign Citizen Movement
B) ​Earth Liberation Front
C) ​Animal Liberation Front
D) ​Department of Justice

Question 46

extremist groups generally profess a revolutionary socialist doctrine and view themselves as protectors of the American people against capitalism and imperialism.

Question 47

The concept of single-focused investigative units that meld personnel and talent from various law enforcement agencies is called .

Question 48

All of the following are consider American domestic terrorist groups except:

A) ​ALF.
B) ​Sovereign Citizens.
C) ​ELF.
D) ​IRA.

Question 49

What act established the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)within the Department of Transportation to protect the nation's transportation systems and ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce?

A) ​Johnson Act of 2003
B) ​Homeland Security Act
C) ​Rogers Act
D) ​Aviation and Transportation Security Act

Question 50

In 2008, marketed as "built green" in Seattle,Washington.

A) ​ABORTS
B) ​CTS
C) ​ABC
D) ​ELF

Question 51

The has the statutory mission to serve as the U.S.government's knowledge bank on international terrorism and to provide the Department of State with required statistical information.

A) ​NCTC
B) ​NCIC
C) ​TCIC
D) ​ACISC

Question 52

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States heavily criticized the government for numerous failures that the commission claimed were largely caused by:

A) ​the president's refusal to leave Iraq.
B) ​the president's refusal to meet with Iranian leaders.
C) ​political wrangling and bureaucracy.
D) ​local law enforcement's failure to get on board with Homeland Security.