Question 1

Lowering probability + lowering consequence = __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevention 
B)  Preparedness 
C)  Response 
D)  Mitigation 
E)  Recovery

Question 2

Which DHS agencies retain "independent agency status"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coast Guard 
B)  Customs and Border Protection 
C)  Secret Service 
D)  a and c 
E)  b and c

Question 3

The primary federal agencies tasked with enforcing the immigration laws of the United States are:

Accepted Answer

A)  ICE, CBP and USCIS 
B)  USCIS, ICE and FBI 
C)  FBI, DOJ and USCIS 
D)  ICE, CBP and FBI 
E)  CBP, USCIS, DOJ

Question 4

Security is a _____________. The more _____________ a security system, the less _____________ it is.

Accepted Answer

A)  Science : efficient : accurate 
B)  Tradeoff: accurate : efficient 
C)  Game : accurate : efficient 
D)  Impossible : efficient : accurate 
E)  Complicated : efficient : accurate

Question 5

"Security theater" refers to an overt TSA policy to show off TSA screening and security procedures in order to deter potential terrorists

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

More deaths, injuries and property damage are caused due to natural disasters than terrorist events on an average year-by-year basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Public citizens bear the primary financial cost of terrorism

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

______________ is/are the primary government entity/ies responsible for initially responding to armed terrorists attacks employing conventional weapons.

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice 
B)  Intelligence Community 
C)  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
D)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
E)  State and local law enforcement

Question 9

On the evening news, a report notes that a maritime law enforcement agency arrested a Mexican drug kingpin on his vessel off the coast of San Diego while also seizing a large amount of cocaine. The news is most likely referring to which DHS agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A)  
B)  U.S. Coast Guard 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
D)  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CP
B)  
E)  Secret Service

Question 10

The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security is primarily responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing legal and policy advice to DHS leadership on civil rights and civil liberties 
B)  Minimizing DHS impact on the privacy of individuals 
C)  Providing general, internal legal advice and assistance to DHS 
D)  Conducting and supervising audits, investigations and inspections of DHS personnel 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

FEMA provides individual assistance programs to aid in recovery after a disaster in which of the following ways:

Accepted Answer

A)  Disaster employment assistance 
B)  Special tax consideration 
C)  Legal services 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

One of the tradeoffs between homeland security and constitutional rights hinges on the right of free speech, including the freedom to practice hate speech for instance. Which United States Constitutional Amendment protects freedom of speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  Third Amendment 
B)  Second Amendment 
C)  Fourth Amendment 
D)  First Amendment 
E)  None of the above - freedom of speech is a right bestowed by judicial decree.

Question 13

(EC 2) The National Counterterrorism Center was established as a direct result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Petitions from 9/11 emergency responders 
B)  9/11 Commission Recommendations 
C)  The Nunn-Lugar Act 
D)  The National Security Act 
E)  A directive from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Question 14

The largest portion of DHS/FEMA's preparedness budget is allocated to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological Attack 
B)  Nuclear Attack 
C)  Weapons of Mass Destruction 
D)  Natural Disasters 
E)  Armed attack

Question 15

_________ administers the majority of DHS hazard mitigation programs and DHS/USFA grant programs

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLET
C)  
B)  DHS Office of Policy 
C)  USCIS Ombudsman Office 
D)  DHS Office of Emergency Management 
E)  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEM
A)

Question 16

The National Security Act established the United States' first professional intelligence agency known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  Central Intelligence Group 
C)  National Security Agency 
D)  Office of Strategic Services 
E)  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question 17

This government body "protects transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people, goods, and services"

Accepted Answer

A)  Transportation Security Agency 
B)  Department of Transportation 
C)  National Regulatory Agency 
D)  Federal Aviation Administration 
E)  a and c

Question 18

The United States' first domestic counterintelligence agency and has seen it's functions absorbed by _______________ over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  Secret Service 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigations 
D)  All of the above 
E)  a and c

Question 19

A border boundary dispute between two Central American nations is preventing their domestic national security agencies from monitoring elements hostile to the U.S. These hostile elements are intent on harming American interests. The President decides that resolving this border boundary dispute is in the U.S. national security interest. Which executive agency does he task with gathering intelligence on the border boundary dispute:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Geospatial Agency 
B)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
D)  Central Intelligence Agency 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

(EC 10) State and local governments:

Accepted Answer

A)  Must allocate resources whenever DHS declares a homeland security emergency 
B)  Continually fight each other and the federal government for scarce federal resources 
C)  Are completely reliant on the federal government for all emergency assistance 
D)  All of the above 
E)  a and b

Exam 1: Understanding Homeland Security Foundations of Security Policy

Lowering probability + lowering consequence = __________

Which DHS agencies retain "independent agency status"?

The primary federal agencies tasked with enforcing the immigration laws of the United States are:

Security is a _______. The more _ a security system, the less _______ it is.

"Security theater" refers to an overt TSA policy to show off TSA screening and security procedures in order to deter potential terrorists

More deaths, injuries and property damage are caused due to natural disasters than terrorist events on an average year-by-year basis.

Public citizens bear the primary financial cost of terrorism

______________ is/are the primary government entity/ies responsible for initially responding to armed terrorists attacks employing conventional weapons.

On the evening news, a report notes that a maritime law enforcement agency arrested a Mexican drug kingpin on his vessel off the coast of San Diego while also seizing a large amount of cocaine. The news is most likely referring to which DHS agency?

The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security is primarily responsible for:

FEMA provides individual assistance programs to aid in recovery after a disaster in which of the following ways:

One of the tradeoffs between homeland security and constitutional rights hinges on the right of free speech, including the freedom to practice hate speech for instance. Which United States Constitutional Amendment protects freedom of speech?

(EC 2) The National Counterterrorism Center was established as a direct result of:

The largest portion of DHS/FEMA's preparedness budget is allocated to:

_________ administers the majority of DHS hazard mitigation programs and DHS/USFA grant programs

The National Security Act established the United States' first professional intelligence agency known as

This government body "protects transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people, goods, and services"

The United States' first domestic counterintelligence agency and has seen it's functions absorbed by _______________ over time.

(EC 10) State and local governments: