Deck 1: Understanding Homeland Security Foundations of Security Policy

Question 1

What is the Department of Homeland Security's mission:

A) Protecting the United States from further terrorist attacks
B) Reducing the nation's vulnerability to terrorism
C) Minimizing the damage from potential terrorist attacks
D) a and c
E) a, b, and c

Answer 1

a, b, and c

Question 2

Which DHS agencies retain "independent agency status"?

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

Answer 2

a and c

Question 3

The _______________ is the primary U.S. federal government agency responsible for investigating acts of terrorism:

A) Department of Homeland Security
B) Central Intelligence Agency
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation
D) Federal Emergency Management Agency
E) Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Answer 3

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question 4

The Nunn-Lugar Act of 1991:

A) Provided additional funding for first responders
B) Recommended the establishment of a national intelligence office
C) Created the Federal Emergency Management Agency
D) a and c
E) b and c

Question 5

"The federal government remains ill-equipped and unprepared to counter a major terrorist attack," was a warning from a report filed prior to September 11, 2001 by what federal agency:

A) DHS
B) DOJ
C) GAO
D) HHS
E) FBI

Question 6

9/11 exposed the nation's vulnerabilities in

A) Infrastructure
B) Immigration
C) Intelligence
D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 7

The Department of Homeland Security was preceded by the _______________ formed after ________________

A) Office of Homeland Security : Cold War
B) Office of National Intelligence : 9/11
C) Office of National Intelligence : Cold War
D) Office of Homeland Security : 9/11
E) None of the above

Question 8

The Patriot Act was controversial primarily because:

A) Was passed without significant debate in Congress
B) Limited civil rights and liberties
C) Created burdensome regulations for the financial industry
D) Prevented the entry of international visitors to the U.S.
E) d and c

Question 9

The Patriot Act makes it:

A) Illegal to unknowingly harbor a terrorist
B) Detain any citizen without charge for up to seven days
C) Legal to bypass the statute of limitations on all crimes
D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 10

The Homeland Security Act:

A) Formed the Department of Homeland Security
B) Established the Homeland Security Council
C) Attempted to merge the FBI, CIA and NSA as part of DHS
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 11

The Homeland Security Council is under the direct control of the Secretary of Homeland Security

Question 12

The REAL ID Act sets forth requirements for state ID's, including drivers licenses, to be accepted by the federal government for "official purposes". These official purposes are defined by the ______________ and include _______________.

A) Secretary of Homeland Security : Boarding commercial airline flights
B) Secretary of Homeland Security : Entering secure state government buildings
C) President of the United States : Boarding commercial airline flights
D) President of the United States : Entering secure state government buildings
E) None of the above

Question 13

Advocates have expressed concerns regarding the REAL ID Act including concerns over:

A) Privacy and data collection
B) States rights to control their own ID systems
C) REAL ID Act inapplicability to foreign passports
D) All of the above
E) a and b

Question 14

The armed forces of the United States may exercise state and local law enforcement powers that maintain "law and order" only when an order to do so originates from:

A) The President
B) An act of Congress
C) The Constitution
D) All of the above
E) b and c

Question 15

The 9/11 Commission released a report card in 2006 grading the Bush Administration and Congress on their implementation of Commission recommendations. The grades received were very poor.

Question 16

Why is the aviation industry targeted by terrorists more frequently than the relatively less secure passenger rail industry?

A) The negative economic consequences of a successful airplane attack are greater than rail attacks.
B) The negative human impact (e.g. loss of life) of a successful airplane attack is greater than rail attacks.
C) The negative psychological consequences of a successful airplane attack are greater than rail attacks.
D) All of the above
E) a and c

Question 17

The statement "foreigners don't have rights" is most likely in reference to what agency of the Intelligence Community?:

A) Joint Terrorism Task Force
B) Central Intelligence Agency
C) Department of Homeland Security
D) Department of State
E) Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Question 18

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

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 19

DHS Office of Intergovernmental Affairs is the primary point of contact with ______________. DHS Office of Legislative Affairs is the primary point of contact with _______________.

A) All executive agencies : Congress
B) Foreign nations : White House
C) All U.S. government bodies : Congress
D) Congress : Supreme Court
E) State government : Senate

Question 20

The Homeland Security Advisory Council provides advice and recommendations to Congress on matters related to homeland security

Question 21

What is/are the purpose(s) of the CBP/DHS Pre-Clearance program?

A) To improve cooperation on national security matters with foreign nations.
B) To neutralize terrorist threats before entry into the United States.
C) To avoid complicated bilateral international treaties on terrorism.
D) b and c
E) a and c

Question 22

Which DHS component agency is responsible for enforcing immigration laws at all U.S. ports of entry?

A) INS - Immigration Naturalization Service
B) ICE - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C) TSA - Transportation Security Administration
D) CBP - Customs and Border Protection

Question 23

What effect did the creation of DHS have on Immigration Naturalization Service (INS)?

A) No effect
B) DHS restructured INS into three separate agencies (ICE, CBP, USCIS)
C) DHS created INS
D) DHS gave TSA the same investigative power held by ICE

Question 24

Command and control of this DHS agency can be transferred by the President, at any time, to the Department of Defense.

A) Coast Guard
B) Federal Emergency Management Agency
C) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
D) None of the above
E) a and c

Question 25

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

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 26

This/These federal agencies do not receive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC):

A) Federal Bureau of Investigations
B) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
C) Central Intelligence Agency
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

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

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

Question 29

Due to mounting public criticism in the years after 9/11 ____________ has worked to become a _____________ agency.

A) FEMA : reactive
B) FBI : proactive
C) FEMA : proactive
D) FBI : well-staffed
E) None of the above

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

Primary criticisms of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) include:

A) Poor coverage of non-aviation related transportation
B) Poor customer service
C) Civil rights and civil liberties violations
D) All of the above
E) b and c

Question 32

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

Question 33

Due to poor working conditions and boredom _________________ have the highest employee turnover (rate at which employees leave service) at the Department of Homeland Security.

A) ICE/HSI Agents
B) Transportation Security Officers (TSO's)
C) Border Patrol Agents
D) Federal Air Marshals (FAMS)
E) Guardsmen/women

Question 34

The National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security:

A) Researches and develops relevant technology to help protect the homeland
B) Strengthens national risk management efforts for critical infrastructure
C) Improves cyber-security and communications system resilience
D) All of the above
E) b and c

Question 35

In an Intelligence Squared debate - one of the speakers noted that "immigration [to the United States] has historically continued to consistently climb over time" Is this statement:

Question 36

A/an ______________ attack is intended to kill the most people. Yet is statistically the least likely to occur.

A) Chemical
B) Biological
C) Nuclear/Radiological
D) Armed attack
E) Panic

Question 37

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?

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 38

(EC 3) Natural hazards are not __________, but intensified by _______________ processes.

A) Manmade : Manmade
B) Unpredictable : Terrorists
C) Frequent : National
D) None of the above

Question 39

(EC 4) At least half of all planned terrorist attacks involve conventional weapons

Question 40

_________ manages and bestows U.S. legal residency benefits

A) Immigration and Customs Enforcement
B) Department of Visas and Consular Affairs
C) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
D) United States Department of State
E) None of the above

Question 41

In partnership with ______________, ______________ prevents illegal export of U.S. currency, stolen goods and sensitive technology.

A) Secret Service : Coast Guard
B) Coast Guard : Secret Service
C) Customs and Border Protection : Secret Service
D) Coast Guard : Customs and Border Protection
E) Customs and Border Protection : Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question 42

Divisions of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) include:

A) International Trade
B) Air & Marine
C) Border Patrol
D) Field Operations
E) All of the above

Question 43

The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigates national security crimes relating to human rights violations, human and arms trafficking, and drug smuggling

Question 44

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

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 45

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

Question 46

Natural disasters are occurring more frequently

A) True, because this has been scientifically proven.
B) False. The media is just able to report natural disasters more frequently.
C) True, only for those natural disasters caused by weather (e.g. not earthquakes).
D) False. It has been scientifically proven that natural disasters are occurring less frequently.
E) True, but only in the contiguous United States.

Question 47

Intelligence gathering is performed primarily by four entities within the U.S. government. Which of the following is not a government intelligence agency?

A) National Terrorism Intelligence Agency (NTIA)
B) National Security Agency (NSA)
C) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
D) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 48

"Exaggerated perception of individual risk" refers to the mindset experienced by potential victims of terrorist attacks.

Question 49

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?

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

Question 50

(EC 6) A recent Executive Order that allows for young undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to seek temporary deferment of immigration enforcement:

A) Secure Communities
B) 287(g)
C) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
D) a and b

Question 51

The majority of intelligence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies is derived from:

A) Human agents
B) Medical records
C) Open source material
D) Technological devices like satellites, aircraft, ship and land based antennas.
E) None of the above

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

A dam has failed, releasing a massive surge of water across the Virginia basin. Countless homes have been swept in the tide and the loss of human life has been enormous. Economic damage has also been severe. It is unknown what caused the dam failure. This incident could be an example of a/an:

A) Emergency hazard
B) Terrorist hazard
C) Technological hazard
D) All of the above
E) b and c

Question 54

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

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 55

Incubation and detection problems make it difficult for authorities to detect _________ attacks. Complicated delivery mechanisms and lack of experience prevent terrorists from carrying out ____________ attacks.

A) Chemical : Biological
B) Chemical : Nuclear
C) Chemical : Chemical
D) Conventional : Biological
E) Biological : Biological

Question 56

Within the emergency management context, _________ is defined as action taken to avoid an incident or to stop an incident from occurring. _________ is defined as a sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate risk.

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

Question 57

The best place for a fallout shelter in case of nuclear attack would be:

A) A master bedroom in the highest part of a home
B) A well ventilated sunroom
C) Attic
D) Basement or windowless area
E) None of the above - you don't stand a chance.

Question 58

Lowering probability + lowering consequence = __________

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

Question 59

After September 11, 2001, state and local government decreased it's use of volunteers to support first responders.

Question 60

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

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

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

The Intelligence Community is a government agency that collects and conveys essential security-related information to the President.

Question 63

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

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

Question 64

A/an ___________________ declaration is limited in scope, lacking the long-term federal recovery programs of a/an _______________ declaration.

A) Emergency : Presidential Major Disaster
B) Presidential Major Disaster : Emergency

Question 65

(EC 7) _____ acts as an Executive Agency for all other U.S. security agencies - ensuring that their security concerns are addressed at ports of entry.

A) FBI
B) ICE
C) USCIS
D) CIA
E) CBP

Question 66

Michael Hayden (former director of the NSA) argues that the "War on Terror" should continue because:

A) Because a war on a concept is more easily won than a war on a physical combatant.
B) Because doing so enhances cooperation among U.S. allies.
C) Because continuing the "War on Terror" is the only way to defeat ideological extremists.
D) Because the U.S. can engage in actions against terrorists that would otherwise not be violations of international law.
E) Because the U.S. can engage in actions against terrorists that would otherwise be violations of international law.

Question 67

A federal response to an emergency disaster may be initiated if:

A) A state governor requests declaration of a federal emergency
B) The President declares a federal emergency
C) The President, through FEMA, predeploys resources to a location where a disaster declaration is imminent
D) All of the above
E) Only a and c

Question 68

Homeland security policy in the United States is formulated by the __________ government and carried out mostly by the ___________ government:

A) Local : Federal
B) State : Federal
C) Federal : Local
D) State : State
E) Federal : Federal

Question 69

Local response to emergency hazards, including natural disasters and terrorism hazards, is largely handled by volunteers

Question 70

Fairfax, VA has been struck by a foreign military force bent on extracting the rare earth mineral, Examicide, from deep within the soil underneath Innovation Hall. Rare earth minerals like Examicide are … rare … and a treasured national resource found in few places besides the United States. It is unknown how foreign powers knew of this rare U.S. resource and an intelligence failure is deemed to be the cause for the attack. Immediately after the attack, the President seeks out ____________ for national security advice:

A) Secretary of Homeland Security
B) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
C) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
D) Secretary of Defense
E) Director of National Intelligence

Question 71

(EC 8) Though a federal program, 287(g) has resulted in numerous inadvertent consequences:

A) Local law enforcement have begun to confuse 287(g) with the similar DHS Secure Communities program.
B) Local law enforcement have begun to foot the bill for federal immigration enforcement.
C) Local communities have begun to lose trust in local law enforcement due to their roles in enforcement of federal immigration law.
D) b and c
E) None of the above

Question 72

The risk associated with a hazard is defined as:

A) Probability (likelihood) of the hazard occurring, multiplied by the consequence of the hazard
B) Probability (likelihood) of the hazard occurring subtracted by the level of preparedness
C) The amount of time it takes to recover from the hazard
D) a and c
E) None of the above

Question 73

Which of the following system or structure is not considered part of the national transportation network:

A) Commercial air travel
B) Commercial freight travel
C) Pipelines
D) Water ferries
E) Roads

Question 74

Training local first responders and educating the public is an example of _______ the phase in Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) lifecycle practiced by FEMA.

A) Mitigation
B) Preparedness
C) Response
D) Recovery
E) None of the above

Question 75

(EC 10) State and local governments:

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

Question 76

(EC 5) Undocumented land border crossings into the U.S. have declined over the past several years due to several factors:

A) Increased funding and effectiveness of CBP and Border Patrol at interdicting undocumented individuals.
B) New surveillance methods
C) The effectiveness of the "border wall" along the southern border.
D) Aggressive deportation and removal policies.
E) All of the above.

Question 77

The "Funnel" technique refers to:

A) The intelligence gathering practice of limiting the number of open human assets on foreign soil
B) The emergency hazard practice that directs grant funds through a limited and narrow set of local first responders
C) The port of entry security protocol that directs traffic through a single narrow checkpoint
D) a and c
E) b and c

Question 78

Secure Communities is:

A) A DHS-led, database sharing program designed to focus immigration enforcement efforts on violent criminals
B) A DHS-led, database sharing program to grant immigration enforcement authority to local law enforcement
C) A DHS-led database sharing program to lessen the number of removals of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
D) A DHS-led database sharing program to increase funding and hiring efforts for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
E) None of the above

Question 79

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:

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 80

Public citizens bear the primary financial cost of terrorism