Deck 4: Legal Aspects of Homeland Security

Question 1

The oldest and best known presidential instructions are:

A) executive orders.
B) military orders.
C) directives.
D) policies.

Answer 1

executive orders.

Question 2

President Clinton's main push on the "War on Terrorism" centered on:

A) emergency situations.
B) impose sanctions.
C) intelligence information.
D) proliferation of WMD.

Answer 2

proliferation of WMD.

Question 3

President Clinton's executive order on July 15, 1996 set the stage for:

A) recognizing the economic security of the U.S..
B) physical treats.
C) National Infrastructure Protection Plan.
D) establishment of protection task force.

Answer 3

National Infrastructure Protection Plan.

Question 4

Passage of the U.S.A. Patriot Act occurred in:

A) 2001.
B) 2003.
C) 2001 and 2002.
D) 2002

Question 5

Prior to the Foreign Intelligence Act (FISA) several Federal Intelligence Agencies were not allowed to:

A) contact other federal agencies.
B) share information.
C) investigate some foreign cases.
D) conduct searches only.

Question 6

Most legal changes that have taken place since 9/11 were controversial because of:

A) balance between security and liberty needs.
B) governmental intervention.
C) enhanced security.
D) governmental abuse.

Question 7

President Clinton issued Executive Order 12947, charged this agency with investigating violations of its prohibitions.

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

Question 8

The most important executive ordered issued by President Bush established the:

A) Office of Homeland Security.
B) U.S.A Patriot Act
C) National Counterterrorism Center
D) Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council.

Question 9

The NCTC served as an important step in coordinating U.S. Intelligence operations because:

A) conducts operation planning for intelligence.
B) primary U.S. Agency of Intelligence.
C) coordinates all counterterrorism activities on U.S. soil.
D) central intelligence bank of known terrorist.

Question 10

President Bush issued an executive order stripping the Taliban from protection under the Third Geneva Convention, what federal agency carried out the interrogation process:

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

Question 11

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 was an effort to:

A) grant more powers to Federal Enforcement.
B) amend a dozen federal statutes.
C) enhance border protection.
D) deal more effectively with terrorists.

Question 12

Terrorist money laundering was addressed by the:

A) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
B) Office of Homeland Security.
C) U.S.A. Patriot Act
D) National Counterterrorism Center.

Question 13

Long before the attack on 9/11, presidents have been issuing executive orders and directives designed to address the threat of terrorism

Question 14

President Clinton issued a number of executive orders that laid much of the policy foundation for the prevention of terrorism.

Question 15

Basically President Bush and Clinton passed orders that prevent other countries from facilitating terrorist's acquisitions of WMDs and WMD materials.

Question 16

President Bush was the first president who issued an executive order prohibiting transactions with the Taliban in Afghanistan and blocking the movement of their financial assets.

Question 17

The most important order issued by President Bush established an Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council.

Question 18

The Office of Homeland Security served as an important step in coordinating our intelligence operations.

Question 19

Perhaps the most controversial order issued by President Clinton was the one directing the manner of detention and methods of interrogation to be used against detainees in the "War on Terror".

Question 20

The NCTC is the body that coordinates all counterterrorism activities on U.S. soil.

Question 21

President Obama revoked the executive order that allowed interrogation practices to be unsafe for detainees.

Question 22

President Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a number of executive orders pertaining to homeland security.

Question 23

One key issue of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 was that one of the main provisions of the law is the reduction of the power of federal judges to grant relief of habeas corpus abuses.

Question 24

The U.S.A. Patriot Act did not amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Question 25

One of the key issues of FISA was that it expanded the authority of federal offices to collect information on foreign intelligence within the U.S. when conducting investigations.

Question 26

Passage of the U.S.A. Patriot Act extended the surveillance to U.S. citizens under all circumstances and expanded the law to include the collection of terrorism intelligence.

Question 27

One of the key points of the U.S.A. Patriot Act is that it upset the historic balance between security and law enforcement needs and balance privacy and liberty interests.

Question 28

Since 9/11 Congress has enacted or modified laws designed to prevent terrorism and establish homeland security.

Question 29

The FISC is to monitor and control the surveillance activities of state and federal law enforcement officials who are investigating suspected foreign intelligence operations in the United States.

Question 30

Executive orders have been the legal foundation for strengthening our ability to fight terrorism and respond to terrorist _____________________.

Question 31

Presidents of the United States have the authority to issue a variety of executive orders, directives and military _______________________.

Question 32

President Clinton issued a number of executive orders that laid the foundation for the prevention of ________________________.

Question 33

The United States and other countries have been attempting to broker Middle East peace for ____________________.

Question 34

Interrogation of terrorists suspects was perhaps the most controversial order issued by President __________________________.

Question 35

Perhaps the most well known and controversial law enacted by the U.S. Congress in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 was the ____________________ Act.

Question 36

The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was designed to control foreign agents involved in espionage with the _______________________.

Question 37

One of the primary functions of the FISC is to review requests for electronic surveillance _______________________.

Question 38

The national counterterrorism center served as an important step in coordinating our intelligence ______________________.

Question 39

One of the most important executive orders issued in 2001, established an Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security ___________________________.

Question 40

Describe the legal efforts being made to reduce terrorism by the U.S.

Question 41

Can you think of three examples in which Homeland Security Protection has improved since 9/11?

Question 42

How has the U.S. attempted to shut off money to terrorist groups?

Question 43

What impact has congress had relating to terrorism and homeland security?

Question 44

What do you see as the three most important president orders to be directed since 9/11?

Question 45

What do you think are some of the positive aspects of having the Department of Homeland Security?

Question 46

What do you expect will be the character of the 21^st century war on terrorism?