Deck 16: Homeland Security

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an agency found under the Department of Homeland Security?

A) FEMA
B) TSA
C) NSA
D) ICE

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies used to collect information by intelligence agencies?

A) electronic surveillance
B) closed-source collection
C) intelligence sharing
D) counterintelligence

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The __________ defense has often been raised in terrorism cases involving informants or
Undercover agents, but it has yet to succeed.

A) pleading the fifth
B) terrorism
C) entrapment
D) justification

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the main issues with border security today?

A) the lack of drugs coming across the border
B) the ease with which proven and potential terrorists can enter the United States
C) the inability of individuals to make it into the United States
D) the ease of tracking down illegal immigrants in the United States

Question 5

Attempting to stop a criminal or terroristic action before it occurs by law enforcement is
Known as:

A) preventive policing
B) terrorism preparedness
C) unconstitutional
D) counterintelligence

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a duty of a first responder?

A) contact the families of those who have been injured
B) securing the scene of the incident by maintaining order
C) rescuing and treating any injured civilians
D) retrieving those who have been killed

Question 7

Immigration law is a form of __________ law.

A) criminal
B) punitive
C) civil
D) strict liability

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the variables, according to Professor George Fletcher, that we need to consider in the "supercrime" of terrorism?

A) an unjust cause
B) the victims
C) the intention
D) the violence factor

Question 9

The lead agency in preparing for and responding to disasters as well as our nation's
Infrastructure in the face of those disasters is:

A) CIA
B) FBI
C) FEMA
D) DEA

Question 10

Which of the following is true in regards to future trends in international terrorism?

A) terrorists have not developed very efficient methods of financing their operations
B) terrorists have not yet developed very efficient organizations
C) terrorists have focused on Christian beliefs to accomplish their goals
D) terrorists have exploited new communications technology to mount global campaigns

Question 11

To infiltrate homegrown terrorist cells, law enforcement relies heavily on intelligence provided by:

A) the military
B) informants
C) counterintelligence
D) police

Question 12

Individuals who decide to use terror to further their aims and believe that the ends justify the often-violent means, is the definition of which of the following elements of the "supercrime" oif terrorism ?

A) the victims
B) a just cause
C) the intention
D) the violent factor

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the categories of WMDs?

A) biological weapons
B) chemical weapons
C) nuclear weapons
D) ecoweapons

Question 14

The primary goal of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act is to:

A) relax restrictions on information sharing between various U.S. law enforcement agencies
B) put as many terrorists to death as possible in the United States
C) hamstring terrorist organizations by cutting off their funding from outside sources
D) eliminate the statute of limitations for terroristic activities

Question 15

Acts of terrorism that take place within the territorial jurisdiction of the United
States without direct foreign involvement are called acts of:

A) nonstate actor terrorism
B) domestic terrorism
C) ecoterrorism
D) biological terrorism

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the three kinds of struggle, or exertion, required of the Muslim faithful that is meant by jihad?

A) the struggle against the evil in oneself
B) the struggle against the evil outside of oneself
C) the struggle against democracy
D) the struggle against nonbelievers

Question 17

Which of the following refers to placing undercover agents in a position to gain information from hostile foreign intelligence services?

A) electronic surveillance
B) intelligence sharing
C) open-source collection
D) counterintelligence

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of the Patriot Act?

A) it allows the federal government to detain U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist activity for up to seven days without informing them of the charges on which they are
Being held
B) it allows law enforcement agents greater freedom in seizing the e-mail records of suspected terrorists
C) it eliminates the statute of limitations for prosecution of the most serious terrorism- related crimes
D) it creates the crime of knowingly harboring a terrorist

Question 19

Which of the following is true regarding unregulated border entry into the United States?

A) local law enforcement agents find it easy to stem this flow of illegal immigrants using logistics
B) the homeland security presence on the Mexican border has never been smaller
C) illegal border crossers are generally more concerned about border enforcement than the heat and harsh conditions of the landscape
D) as of 2010, no high-level terrorist suspects are known to have taken an illegal land route into the United States

Question 20

Which of the following was an agency that was NOT placed under the Department of Homeland Security after the Homeland Security Act of 2002?

A) Customs and Border Protection
B) Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation
D) Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 21

The Patriot Act was passed as a result of which of the following?

A) the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole
B) the bombing of the Murrow Building in Oklahoma City
C) the events of Pearl Harbor
D) the events of September 11ᵗʰ, 2001

Question 22

Individuals who use violence to further political goals such as the formation or destruction of a particular government are called __________.

Question 23

Federal agents are those individuals who are responsible for the protection and preservation of life and property immediately following a disaster.

Question 24

In military tribunals, how many on the military officer's panel needs to agree on a suspect's guilt to convict him or her?

A) half
B) two-thirds
C) three-fourths
D) all

Question 25

In order to search a suspected terrorist's apartment and examine the contents of his or her computer, federal law enforcement does not need a court order based on probable cause that a crime has taken place or was about to take place.

Question 26

An entity that plays a role in international affairs but does not represent any established state or nation is called a(n) __________.

Question 27

For those Guantánamo Bay detainees who are not subject to "prolonged detention," the Obama administration has plans to provide access to American criminal courts.

Question 28

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act was passed in response to the attacks on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a concern of experts in regards to the provisions of the Patriot Act?

A) that the provisions regarding searches and surveillance reflected an atmosphere in which the government would take legal shortcuts in its intelligence operations
B) that American citizen's Fifth Amendment rights might be violated
C) that non-citizen's might be treated better than American citizens
D) that non-citizen's might be treated inappropriately and not provided adequate protections

Question 30

The Department of Homeland Security controls all federal efforts to combat terrorism

Question 31

The egislation that was passed in the wake of the September 11ᵗʰ to greatly expand the ability of government agents to monitor and apprehend suspected terrorists is called the ______________

Question 32

The Patriot Act enhances the power of the federal government to keep noncitizens under suspicion of having terrorist sympathies from entering the United States.

Question 33

Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) would issue a warrant without probable cause as long as the "primary purpose" of the surveillance was to do which of the following?

A) engage in criminal law enforcement
B) investigate foreign espionage
C) hold federal officers accountable
D) install wiretaps in homes of American citizens

Question 34

Today, the dominant strain of terrorism mixes political goals with very strong religious affiliations.

Question 35

A visa is official authorization allowing a person to travel to and within the issuing country.

Question 36

Terrorist acts generally target military personnel rather than civilians or "innocent" persons.

Question 37

The Patriot Act allows the FBI or other federal agencies to obtain warrants for "terrorism" investigations, "chemical weapons" investigations, or "computer fraud and abuse" investigations as long as agents can prove that such actions:

A) have significant purpose.
B) meet a standard of probable cause.
C) meet a standard of reasonable suspicion.
D) meet the preponderance of evidence standard.

Question 38

A person who has entered the United States without passing through customs and
immigration controls, and therefore has no legal right to be in the country is called a(n) _______________.

Question 39

NSA agents eavesdrop on foreign conversations, whatever form they might take, while at the same time working to ensure that sensitive messages sent by the U.S. government are not subjected to similar scrutiny.

Question 40

An agency that is primarily concerned with gathering information about potential criminal or terrorist events in order to prevent those acts from taking place is called a(n) __________(general term, not a specific agency name).

Question 41

The _________ is responsible for protecting the public by preventing any deadly or
dangerous objects from being carried onto an aircraft, boat, train, or other public transit
vehicle.

Question 42

Immediately after the September 11, 2001, attacks the Office of the U.S.
Attorney General set forth regulations that allowed homeland security officials to detain
__________ of "special interest" without first charging them with any crime.

Question 43

Identify and explain three important trends in international terrorism.

Question 44

Explain the different types of weapons of mass destruction.

Question 45

The NSA may conduct the __________ surveillance of communications between suspects on American soil believed to be connected to al Qaeda and their contacts abroad.

Question 46

A court that is operated by the military rather than the criminal justice system and is presided over by military officers rather than judges is called a(n) __________.

Question 47

Explain how the Patriot Act has made it easier for federal agents to conduct searches during terrorism investigations.

Question 48

Explain the internationalization of domestic terrorism.

Question 49

In a military tribunal only __________ of the panel members need to agree for a
conviction, in contrast to the unanimous jury required by criminal trials.

Question 50

Explain how American law enforcement agencies have used "preventive policing" to combat terrorism.