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Question 1 of 20

DHS may have difficulty obtaining reliable information quickly because:

A. of a lack of funding.

B. it must repeatedly convince Congress of its importance.

C. it must rely on the CIA and the FBI for the bulk of its intelligence gathering.

D. of public opposition to the formation of DHS.

Question 2 of 20

Even if DHS sufficiently protects our borders, makes the nation's air transportation system safe, and secures our ports, terrorists may still strike at will because:

A. local agencies are unprepared to handle emergencies without state assistance, which is sometimes hours away.

B. there has not been any increase in funds available for homeland security.

C. all terrorist cells are tightly knit, well funded organizations run by members trained by former Soviet-bloc countries.

D. critical infrastructure such as water, power plants, and communications facilities remain largely privately owned and lack sufficient security.

Question 3 of 20

Which of the following is NOT a workable idea for increasing security in the transportation of goods?

A. Using only American-owned companies to transport goods

B. Using GPS transponders and electronic tags on shipping containers so that they can be tracked

C. Requiring background checks of commercial carrier drivers

D. Requiring all shipping containers to be loaded in an approved, secure facility

Question 4 of 20

5.0 Points

Forming DHS from parts of 22 different federal agencies is analogous to a corporate merger involving several corporations. All of the following were important considerations for the merger EXCEPT:

A. trying to find leaders with experience in all of the relevant operational fields.

B. making sure that pay scales of similar employees were identical after the merger.

C. the difficulty in having some employees still loyal to the “old” chain of command.

D. the difficulty of uniting people from so many different departments.

Question 5 of 20

In addition to intelligence gathering by the FBI and the CIA, DHS also has intelligence gathering capabilities from the:

A. State Department.

B. Border Patrol and the INS.

C. DOD and the ATF.

D. GSA and the DEA.

Question 6 of 20

The federal law that normally bars the U.S. military from providing domestic law enforcement is the:

A. Posse Comitatus Act, passed in 1878.

B. Monroe Doctrine, authorized under PDD #39.

C. Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act of 1996.

D. War Powers Act of 1941.

Question 7 of 20

In order to gauge the success of the U.S. war against terrorism, we must:

A. see how much we are spending.

B. see how many volunteers assist in emergency preparations.

C. realize we are successful if we are truly doing all we can do.

D. look for tangible results coming from better management.

Question 8 of 20

The 9/11 attacks differ from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 because:

A. American forces were forewarned of the Pearl Harbor attack and had time to prepare.

B. Pearl Harbor involved a ground attack; 9/11 involved an air attack.

C. President Roosevelt called on the American people to sacrifice to support the war effort; President Bush asked people to “get back to normal” as soon as possible.

D. President Bush immediately instituted a mandatory national service program for young people; President Roosevelt did not ask the American people to take any action.

Question 9 of 20

“Soft targets” are:

A. high-rise buildings.

B. airports.

C. seaports.

D. nuclear facilities.

Question 10 of 20

Which of the following are actual changes made in airport security after the 9/11 attacks?

A. Air marshals are on all domestic flights, pistols are provided to all pilots who want them, and 45,000 new federal screeners were hired

B. Cockpit doors are more secure, air marshals are on all domestic flights, and an effective passenger profiling system is in place

C. An effective passenger profiling system is in place, “trusted traveler” cards have been created, and pistols are available to pilots who show they can qualify with them

D. 45,000 federal security screeners were hired, cockpit doors are more secure, and air marshals are on selected flights

Question 11 of 20

Counterterrorism experts believe the most likely point of entry for a nuclear or dirty bomb would be a:

A. small airport in a rural area.

B. point along the Canadian border.

C. point along the Mexican border.

D. seaport.

Question 12 of 20

Setting up DHS was difficult due to:

A. a lack of support from the White House, which didn't think it was needed.

B. the need to de-militarize the Coast Guard to place it under DHS control.

C. the need to join 22 separate government units into one cohesive, coordinated unit.

D. the need to amend the U.S. Constitution in order to create the new DHS cabinet post.

Question 13 of 20

The Nunn-Lugar-Domenici (or Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction) Act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996:

A. gave initial funding to the national program to meet the threat of terrorism.

B. mirrored the ban placed on WMDs by the United Nations in U.N. Resolution 91-379, passed in 1991.

C. repealed the Posse Comitatus Act.

D. required the President get congressional approval before waging war on terrorists using the U.S. military overseas.

Question 14 of 20

What did the events of 9/11 show about how prepared the U.S. was to respond to terrorist attacks?

A. The U.S. was woefully unprepared to handle such an event.

B. There is a need for additional anti-terrorism legislation.

C. Responding to terrorist incidents is entirely different from responding to other catastrophes.

D. The emergency management system already in place showed a remarkable capacity to handle the situation.

Question 15 of 20

Before DHS was formed, the agency responsible for handling terrorist incidents within the U.S. was the:

A. State Department.

B. ATF.

C. FBI.

D. Coast Guard.

Question 16 of 20

The 120 cities selected for first responder training were chosen based on which of the following criteria?

A. At least one city from each state was chosen.

B. Small towns, small and large cities, and metropolitan areas were all included.

C. Cities were chosen after careful analysis of threat or vulnerability to terrorist acts.

D. Cities were chosen without regard to analysis of threat or vulnerability to terrorist acts.

Question 17 of 20

5.0 Points

An example of applying the principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design is:

A. seizing assets of suspected terrorist groups.

B. increasing security in public buildings.

C. profiling of “middle eastern looking men.”

D. training first responders to handle terrorist attacks.

Question 18 of 20

In addition to the challenge of bringing together so many employees and departments, the chief obstacle to the success of DHS is:

A. the fact that there's no single oversight or appropriations subcommittee.

B. the impossibility of getting the Coast Guard to work with other agencies.

C. not enough terrorist acts within U.S. borders to justify its continued existence.

D. the impossibility of the FBI and CIA ever exchanging intelligence information.

Question 19 of 20

The manner in which the D.C. sniper case was concluded reaffirmed that the best resource our nation has for fighting terrorism is:

A. almost unlimited funds.

B. the dedication of law local enforcement.

C. the American people.

D. the press.

Question 20 of 20

Al Qaeda found a powerful new tool in the:

A. public panic over terrorism.

B. Internet.

C. civil liberties in the U.S.

D. terrorist training bases in the U.S.