Deck 13: An Introduction To Homeland Security

Question 1

The DHS was created from the in 2003 as a direct result of the 9/11 attacks.

A)Federal Bureau of Investigation
B)National Security Agency
C)Office of Homeland Security
D)Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,and Firearms

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Department of Homeland Security was created from the Office of Homeland Security in 2003 as a direct result of the 9/11 attacks.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

United States Attorneys are elected by the American public,with advice and consent of the United States Senate.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Less than half of the DHS agencies have police power.

Question 5

The DOD does not assume any counterterrorist functions.

Question 6

Researchers have suggested that the problem with intelligence gathering is with the structure of the system,not with individual analysts.

Question 7

The Transportation Security Administration is responsible for airport security.

Question 8

A minimal portion of homeland security involves civic responsibility.

Question 9

National defense and security intelligence gathering are required to demonstrate a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity before they may collect information.

Question 10

is defined as citizens engaging in homeland security.

A)Civil defense
B)Citizen surveillance
C)Suspicious activity reporting
D)Neighborhood watch

Question 11

Civil defense evolved slowly from civilian functions during .

A)World War I
B)The Korean War
C)The Vietnam War
D)World War II

Question 12

Scholar Stephen Flynn's greatest criticism of homeland security is aimed at U.S..

A)technology
B)port security
C)security analysts
D)military

Question 13

In the 1950s,the CIA tested drugs on Americans without their consent or knowledge.

Question 14

According to Robert Poole,aviation security remains inadequate even after the 9/11 disasters.

Question 15

The Secret Service's only function is providing presidential security.

Question 16

Congress approved the creation of the Department of Homeland Security by uniting agencies in 2002.

A)22
B)24
C)12
D)19

Question 17

Redirecting military and police forces is an essential part of developing a system to protect the nation.

Question 18

Essentially,mission and understanding of homeland security mean the same thing,but there are many different understandings of homeland security because agencies have differing missions.

Question 19

The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,and Firearms (ATF)has played a leading role for years in counterterrorism.

Question 20

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)is DHS's largest investigative arm.

Question 21

The Constitution forbids military forces from enforcing civil law except in times of .

A)declared martial law
B)war
C)attempted Presidential assassination
D)natural disasters

Question 22

Prior to 9/11,the U.S.Coast Guard was formerly under the ,except in time of war.

A)Department of Justice
B)Department of Transportation
C)Department of State
D)Department of Labor

Question 23

In time of war,the plays the leading role.

A)Department of State
B)Department of Energy
C)Department of Justice
D)Department of Defense

Question 24

Which of the following does NOT have a major role in preventing terrorism?

A)The Department of Homeland Security
B)The Department of Education
C)The Department of Defense
D)The Department of Justice

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT an example of a civil defense structure?

A)Missile silo
B)Private and public broadcasting
C)Evacuation routes
D)Fallout shelters

Question 26

What entity approved the creation of the DHS in 2002?

A)Congress
B)the President
C)Senate
D)The U.S.Supreme Court

Question 27

The counterintelligence program violated constitutional limitations on domestic intelligence-gathering and ultimately came under congressional criticism in the early 1970s.

A)CIA
B)FBI
C)NIJ
D)NSA

Question 28

is specifically responsible for protecting nuclear materials,power grids,and gas lines.

A)The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
B)The Department of Defense (DOD)
C)The Department of Energy (DOE)
D)The Department of the Interior (DOI)

Question 29

The operates in Glencoe,Georgia with the function of training agents and police officers for agencies that do not operate their own academy.

A)FLETC
B)FBI
C)DOD
D)CIA

Question 30

Bombs are one of the most frequent weapons used in terrorism,and the has/have some of the best explosives experts in the world.

A)local police
B)ATF
C)JTTF
D)ODNI

Question 31

Who was the director of the FBI at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

A)Thomas Pickard
B)Robert S.Mueller
C)Louis J.Freeh
D)Floyd I.Clarke

Question 32

The provides protection to federal officials under threat from terrorism,in addition to the securing the courts and apprehending escaped offenders.

A)Secret Service
B)FBI
C)U.S.Marshals Service
D)NSA

Question 33

The 9/11 Commission criticized the FBI for all of the following reasons,except .

A)not placing resources in intelligence-gathering
B)the division established to analyze intelligence faltered
C)the bureau did not have an effective intelligence-gathering system
D)the bureau felt that it shared no responsibility in dealing with terrorism

Question 34

Which agency is NOT a part of the U.S.Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)?

A)Homeland Security Information Network
B)The CIA
C)National Reconnaissance Office
D)The National Security Agency (NSA)

Question 35

Preventing terrorism is the result of gathering and analyzing .

A)religious beliefs
B)social attitudes
C)political beliefs
D)information

Question 36

The purpose of the is to unite America's national security intelligence under one umbrella.

A)Office of the Director of National Intelligence
B)Office of National Security
C)Central Intelligence Agency
D)Department of National Defense

Question 37

COINTELPRO was the name given to what agency's counterintelligence program?

A)The FBI
B)The CIA
C)The NSA
D)The DOD

Question 38

is considered to be at the heart of local intelligence systems.

A)Information hiding
B)Information sharing
C)Information coding
D)Information retrieval

Question 39

What is the lead agency in domestic terrorism?

A)CIA
B)DOD
C)TSA
D)FBI

Question 40

Under whose administration did the government begin to limit the power of intelligence operations,unintentionally hampering their effectiveness?

A)Jimmy Carter
B)Bill Clinton
C)George W.Bush
D)Ronald Reagan

Question 41

Indicators such as an increase in violent rhetoric,the appearance of extremist groups,and increases in certain types of crimes may demonstrate that is on the horizon.

A)a terrorist threat
B)a war
C)a revolution
D)martial law

Question 42

What is HIDTA?

A)The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas system
B)The Homeland Informants,Drug,and Terrorist Analysis Sector
C)The Highly Impact Department for Terrorism Assessment system
D)The Homeland Insurgency Deterrent Training Arrangement system

Question 43

According to David Carter,intelligence works when information is based on threats and shared among differing levels of government.

A)potential
B)confirmed
C)political
D)intangible

Question 44

According to Thomas Fingar,what is the goal of the intelligence community?

A)Provision of funding for operations
B)International diplomacy efforts
C)Reducing uncertainty
D)Controlling bureaucratic policies

Question 45

Operations set up to blend information from multiple sources,analyze the data,turn it into useable intelligence,and distribute intelligence to agencies needing the information are known as:

A)fusion centers
B)total information centers
C)homeland safety information networks
D)security intelligence networks

Question 46

is defined as a system of agencies and networks that gather information about threats to the country.

A)Criminal intelligence
B)National security intelligence
C)Police intelligence
D)Federal intelligence

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT part of David Carter's "R-cubed" approach to police intelligence?

A)Reassess
B)Refocus
C)Revise
D)Reallocate

Question 48

There are U.S.Attorneys stationed throughout the U.S.,Puerto Rico,the U.S.Virgin Islands,Guam,and the Northern Mariana Islands.

A)90
B)93
C)98
D)85

Question 49

is an all-crimes approach to the intelligence process.

A)Total information awareness
B)Intelligence product
C)Total criminal intelligence
D)Fusion

Question 50

is/are responsible for breaking some of America's most formidable terrorist cells.

A)Foreign agencies
B)The general public
C)Government contractors
D)Police agencies

Question 51

The Regional Information Sharing System (RISS)was created in what year?

A)2001
B)1996
C)1973
D)1960

Question 52

Terrorists strike targets to strike fear into society and to give a sense of power to the terrorist group.

A)symbolic
B)military
C)random
D)educational

Question 53

JTTF agents may NOT use national security intelligence in .

A)foreign operations
B)terrorist identification
C)U.S.borders
D)criminal prosecutions

Question 54

Originally established to gather drug trafficking intelligence,helped provide the basis for fusion centers.

A)ATIX
B)RIC
C)HSIN
D)NCISP

Question 55

is defined as information gathered on the reasonable suspicion that a criminal activity is occurring or is about to occur.

A)Criminal intelligence
B)National security intelligence
C)Police intelligence
D)Federal intelligence

Question 56

Created in 1973,the has six centers,each serving a selected group of states that share criminal information with investigators working on a variety of criminal activities,including terrorism.

A)JTTF
B)NCISP
C)RISS
D)TCI

Question 57

Asymmetrical war is most often waged against targets.

A)systematic
B)symbolic
C)economic
D)democratic

Question 58

With the advent of radio-dispatched motorized patrols,became the measure of police effectiveness.

A)interagency cooperation
B)arrest statistics
C)response time
D)successful prosecutions

Question 59

The output of information analysis is known as a(n):

A)fusion center
B)analytical product
C)intelligence product
D)fusion product

Question 60

Regional Intelligence Centers were originally established to gather intelligence on what activity?

A)Domestic terrorism
B)International terrorism
C)Espionage
D)Drug trafficking

Question 61

The ODNI is made up of the CIA,the National Security Agency,the Defense Intelligence Agency,the
___________________________________,and the National Reconnaissance Office.

Question 62

Many counterterrorist experts believe that the southern border will become one of the main infiltration routes for
_______________ terrorists.

Question 63

The Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)is set up to connect all jurisdictions with
communication.

Question 64

The is a computer-based counterterrorism communications system connecting all fifty states,five territories,Washington,D.C.,and fifty major urban areas.

Question 65

The Coast Guard and Secret Service may be found in the Department of Homeland Security,while the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)and the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,and Firearms (ATF)are located in the Department of _____________________.

Question 66

fear growing power in agencies associated with homeland security,and express concern over expanding executive authority.

Question 67

Human intelligence comes from ,informers,defectors,and other people.

Question 68

is a type of law enforcement effort in which resources are deployed based on information gathered and analyzed from criminal intelligence.

Question 69

The ATF's intelligence center similar to the RIC but focused on the illegal use of firearms was known as the
_______________________.

Question 70

targets have limited military or security value to terrorists but represent the power of the state under attack.

Question 71

intelligence cannot legally be used for criminal prosecutions.

Question 72

Some of the law enforcement agencies that report to the include the FBI's National Security Branch,the DOE's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence,and the DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

Question 73

The IACP created a committee to develop national standards for intelligence.

Question 74

Two types of private-sector organizations participate in homeland security: businesses providing
and businesses centered on security technology and service.

Question 75

intelligence is gathered to defend the nation.It is not used in criminal prosecutions,and it is not subject to legal scrutiny.

Question 76

When raw information is analyzed to reveal patterns of suspicious activity,suspicious behavior,vulnerable targets,and probability of attack,it is called a(n)product.

Question 77

Homeland security also involves ,that is,citizens engaged in homeland security.

Question 78

The ODNI has also been able to attack the problem of by placing analysts in critical thinking training during the first stages of their careers.

Question 79

According to David Carter,fusion centers evolved from created to counteract drug trafficking in the 1980s.

Question 80

Shortly after 9/11,the IACP joined with the to create the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan.