Deck 14: A New Era: Homeland Security

Question 1

Terrorist profiling poses which of the following challenges to the protection of civil liberties?

A) legal protections should be enforced for suspects
B) illicit kidnappings and detentions violate local and international laws
C) high potential for racial profiling
D) torture, however defined, is fundamentally immoral

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning civil liberties and homeland security policy?

A) To achieve security, government responses must be proportional to the perceived threat and measured in how they are implemented.
B) Civil liberties must "take a back seat" to homeland security policy.
C) The U.S. Constitution requires the federal government to publicize the impact of homeland security policy on civil liberties.
D) None of these.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Department of Homeland Security is most accurate?

A) Few directorates and other offices were created in order to enhance efficiency of operations.
B) The department is one of the most independent agencies in the federal bureaucracy.
C) The department is one of the largest agencies in the federal bureaucracy.
D) Both "few directorates and other offices were created in order to enhance efficiency of operations" and "the department is one of the most independent agencies in the federal bureaucracy."

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The internment camp countermeasure was adopted for which of the following purposes?

A) deportations of suspected communists
B) high-profile investigations and prosecutions
C) detention of Confederate sympathizers in Union states
D) relocation of thousands of ethnic Japanese

Question 5

The primary mission of the Department of Agriculture is to

A) grow food.
B) ensure a safe, sufficient, and nutritious food supply.
C) feed the nation in the event of a terrorist incident.
D) all of these.

Question 6

The primary mission of the Department of Energy is to

A) assure national distribution of electricity, coal, oil, and other energy sources.
B) advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.
C) create energy independence for the United States.
D) all of these.

Question 7

During the first Red Scare in 1919, the perceived threat emanated from which of the following?

A) anarchist and communist terrorism and subversion
B) fascist and Nazi terrorism and subversion
C) both "anarchist and communist terrorism and subversion" and "fascist and Nazi terrorism and subversion"
D) neither "anarchist and communist terrorism and subversion" nor "fascist and Nazi terrorism and subversion"

Question 8

Enhanced interrogations pose which of the following challenges to the protection of civil liberties?

A) legal protections should be enforced for suspects
B) illicit kidnappings and detentions violate local and international laws
C) high potential for racial profiling
D) torture, however defined, is fundamentally immoral

Question 9

Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act include which of the following?

A) the use of nationwide search warrants
B) deportation of immigrants who raise money for terrorist organizations
C) the use of roving wiretaps by investigators
D) all of these

Question 10

Central attributes of the modern "homeland security" concept include

A) detentions of immigrants who fit certain profiles.
B) mobilization of domestic armed militias.
C) collaboration on conceptual foundations for comprehensive homeland security.
D) all of these.

Question 11

Why has electronic surveillance become a controversial practice in the United States?

A) There exists widespread consensus that increased surveillance is absolutely necessary to thwart terrorist conspiracies.
B) Critics argue that government use can move well beyond legitimate counterterrorist applications.
C) Electronic surveillance technologies are inaccurate.
D) Proponents believe not enough has been done to observe extremists.

Question 12

The United States passed its first comprehensive counterterrorism legislation during the administration of President

A) Abraham Lincoln.
B) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
C) John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
D) William Jefferson Clinton.

Question 13

Sector-specific agencies

A) have been placed under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.
B) are regional homeland security agencies.
C) protect critical infrastructure in the United States from terrorist attacks.
D) none of these.

Question 14

Tempora and PRISM were code names for which of the following operations?

A) military strikes by the U.S. and British armed forces
B) surveillance of Syrian and Iraqi communications
C) the acquisition of European and U.S. telephone metadata and Internet surveillance
D) none of these

Question 15

The primary mission of the Department of Defense is to

A) attack the nation's enemies.
B) eliminate international terrorist organizations.
C) provide the military forces needed to deter war and protect the nation's security.
D) all of these.

Question 16

Edward Snowden

A) was a former contractor for the National Security Agency who leaked details of covert surveillance operations to the media.
B) was responsible for countering the first Red Scare.
C) wrote about significant weaknesses in the "war on terrorism" for the Washington Post.
D) was arrested for leaking classified information.

Question 17

Labeling the enemy poses which of the following challenges to the protection of civil liberties?

A) legal protections should be enforced for suspects
B) illicit kidnappings and detentions violate local and international laws
C) high potential for racial profiling
D) torture, however defined, is fundamentally immoral

Question 18

Regarding domestic law, an important challenge for lawmakers is

A) the problem of balancing the need for counterterrorist legislation against the protection of basic rights.
B) how to most effectively crack down on potential terrorist supporters.
C) giving as much power as possible to federal and state law enforcement agencies.
D) all of these.

Question 19

Which of the following agencies was incorporated into the new Department of Homeland Security after the September 11, 2001 organizational crisis?

A) the Central Intelligence Agency
B) the Federal Emergency Management Agency
C) the Federal Bureau of Investigation
D) all of these

Question 20

Extraordinary renditions pose which of the following challenges to the protection of civil liberties?

A) legal protections should be enforced for suspects
B) illicit kidnappings and detentions violate local and international laws
C) high potential for racial profiling
D) torture, however defined, is fundamentally immoral

Question 21

Which of the following problems became quite clear during the year following the domestic attacks of September 11, 2001?

A) State and federal agencies were well prepared to address the challenges to domestic security.
B) Domestic attacks are predictable when state and federal agencies "connect the dots."
C) The old organizational model did not adapt well to the new security environment.
D) No one can ever truly "connect the dots" to predict domestic attacks.

Question 22

Max Weber invented the term bureaucracy to describe and explain which of the following?

A) rationality and efficiency in managing governments
B) inefficiency in managing governments
C) how to efficiently manage domestic security
D) the democratic process

Question 23

The creation of the Department of Homeland Security established one of the smallest federal agencies.

Question 24

After the domestic attacks of September 11, 2001, which of the following problems were identified in the federal bureaucracy?

A) entrenched and cumbersome bureaucratic cultures and procedures
B) long-standing interagency rivalries
C) fragmentation of counterterrorist operations
D) all of these

Question 25

Extraordinary renditions are a well-regarded legalistic counterterrorist option.

Question 26

The threat from homegrown jihadists is limited to Europe.

Question 27

Complete the following statement: "After the formation of the modern homeland security environment, the overarching mission of police agencies was to serve in a ______ capacity."

A) internal security
B) protect and serve
C) collaborative
D) law enforcement

Question 28

The primary mission of the Department of the Treasury is to

A) promote the conditions that enable economic growth and stability, protect the integrity of the financial system, and manage the U.S. Government's finances and resources effectively.
B) print the nation's money supply.
C) oversee the Secret Service.
D) all of these.

Question 29

The Rewards for Justice Program offers money for information on terrorist suspects.

Question 30

Prior to the domestic attacks of September 11, 2001, federal services agencies

A) had a variety of missions.
B) carefully coordinated their operations to secure the homeland.
C) worked closely with the military and intelligence agencies to secure the homeland.
D) none of these.

Question 31

The term "homeland security" has a long history in the United States.

Question 32

Which of the following best describes the top two priorities of the domestic security community after the domestic attacks of September 11, 2001?

A) transformation of the intelligence community
B) creation of a new homeland security institutional culture
C) both "transformation of the intelligence community" and "creation of a new homeland security institutional culture"
D) neither "transformation of the intelligence community" nor "creation of a new homeland security institutional culture"

Question 33

The Ker-Frisbie Rule prohibits the abduction of suspects and rendering them to courts in the United States.

Question 34

In 2002, the new Department of Homeland Security was tasked with which of the following areas of responsibility?

A) securing the borders
B) enforcing immigration laws
C) guarding against terrorism
D) all of these

Question 35

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security absorbed the functions of at least 17 agencies.

Question 36

The primary mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to

A) protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human service.
B) secure the supply of the nation's medicine.
C) oversee the distribution of services to humans.
D) none of the above.

Question 37

The United Kingdom's policies in Northern Ireland were criticized for their leniency.

Question 38

Complete the following statement: "Prior to the formation of the modern homeland security environment, the overarching mission of police agencies was to serve in a ______ capacity."

A) internal security
B) protect and serve
C) collaborative
D) law enforcement

Question 39

Cooperation has always been evident between agencies responsible for domestic and foreign intelligence in the United States.

Question 40

Echelon was a surveillance technology used by the FBI in the United States.

Question 41

In your opinion, is the reorganization of homeland security a viable counterterrorist option?

Question 42

Why do you think many people favor the use of extra-legal options as a counterterrorist option?

Question 43

How effective do you think the private "watchdog" agencies are in monitoring governments?

Question 44

Are repressive domestic laws an acceptable counterterrorist option? Explain your answer.

Question 45

In your opinion, is there a danger in governmental use of surveillance technologies? If not, why not? What impact, if any, do you expect this to have on society?

Question 46

In your opinion, which government responses will prove to be most effective for countering terrorism? Explain your answer.

Question 47

Why has the United States experienced interagency rivalries and tensions? Explain your answer.

Question 48

In your opinion, which societal responses will prove to be most effective for countering terrorism? Explain your answer.

Question 49

How are the missions of sector-specific agencies similar? How effective do you think these agencies are in combating terrorism in the United States?

Question 50

How prevalent should surveillance technology be? Why?

Question 51

Is torture an acceptable counterterrorist option? Explain your answer.

Question 52

Which national and international legal remedies exist for combating terrorism? In your opinion, how effective are legalistic remedies? Explain your answer.

Question 53

Are extraordinary renditions an acceptable counterterrorist option? Explain your answer.

Question 54

Briefly describe how the concept of "homeland security" had been implemented in the United States.

Question 55

What are the implications of the London and Madrid transportation system bombings and the Fort Hood incident?

Question 56

Are repressive domestic laws an acceptable counterterrorist option? Explain your answer.

Question 57

Is the USA Patriot Act a necessary law? Explain your answer.

Question 58

In your opinion, has the United States historically responded proportionately to security threats?

Question 59

Describe and critique the many missions of the Department of Homeland Security.