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1. Which of the following statements is most accurate about homeland security policing?

a. Federal agencies use their law enforcement authority as a national police force.

b. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants national law enforcement authority to the
federal government.

*c. Federal agencies do not enforce state and local laws.

d. Both “a” and “b”.

2. Which of the following statements is most accurate about the three main components of the federal
counterterrorist bureaucracy?

a. The three components consist of the judiciary, executive, and intelligence agencies.

*b. The three components consist of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and military branches.

c. The three components consist of law enforcement agencies, military branches, and the judiciary.

d. The three components consist of military branches, the executive, and the legislature.

3. 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.

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c. How to efficiently manage domestic security.

d. The democratic process.

4. Prior to the domestic attacks of September 11, 2001, federal agencies with law enforcement authority
investigated security threats

a. Using covert operations.

b. In collaboration with the military and intelligence agencies.

c. Efficiently and aggressively.

*d. In the same manner as they investigated crimes, by working cases and making arrests.

5. 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 the above.

6. 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 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.

7. 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.

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b. Creation of a new homeland security institutional culture.

*c. Both “a” and “b”.

d. Neither “a” nor “b”.

8. 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 counter-terrorist operations.

*d. All of the above.

9. Which of the following centers were created after the report of the 9/11 Commission?

a. The National Center for Homeland Security.

b. The Central Intelligence Center.

c. The National Security Center.

*d. None of the above.

10. 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 the above.

11. Which of the following agencies were incorporated in the new Department of Homeland Security
after the September 11, 2001, organizational crisis?
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a. The Central Intelligence Agency.

*b. The Federal Emergency Management Agency.

c. The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

d. All of the above.

12. 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 “a” and “b”.

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 the above.

14. 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 the above.

15. The primary mission of the Department of Defense is to

a. Attack the nation’s enemies.

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b. Eliminate international terrorist organizations.

*c. Provide the military forces needed to deter war and protect the nation’s security.

d. All of the above.

16. 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 the above.

17. 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.

18. 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 the above.

19. Federal intelligence collection is undertaken by which of the following agencies?

a. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

b. National Security Agency.

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c. Diplomatic Security Service.

*d. All of the above.

20. The Posse Comitatus Act

a. Prohibits the domestic deployment of the U.S. Army as a posse comitatus to enforce domestic
policies.

b. Does not apply to the U.S. Coast Guard.

c. Allows the domestic deployment of the U.S. Army as a posse comitatus during crises.

*d. Both “a” and “b”.