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DHS may have difficulty obtaining reliable information quickly because:
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A. of a lack of funding.
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B. it must repeatedly convince Congress of its importance.
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C. it must rely on the CIA and the FBI for the bulk of its intelligence gathering.
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D. of public opposition to the formation of DHS.
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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:
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A. local agencies are unprepared to handle emergencies without state assistance, which is sometimes hours away.
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B. there has not been any increase in funds available for homeland security.
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C. all terrorist cells are tightly knit, well funded organizations run by members trained by former Soviet-bloc countries.
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D. critical infrastructure such as water, power plants, and communications facilities remain largely privately owned and lack sufficient security.
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Which of the following is NOT a workable idea for increasing security in the transportation of goods?
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A. Using only American-owned companies to transport goods
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B. Using GPS transponders and electronic tags on shipping containers so that they can be tracked
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C. Requiring background checks of commercial carrier drivers
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D. Requiring all shipping containers to be loaded in an approved, secure facility
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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:
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A. trying to find leaders with experience in all of the relevant operational fields.
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B. making sure that pay scales of similar employees were identical after the merger.
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C. the difficulty in having some employees still loyal to the “old” chain of command.
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D. the difficulty of uniting people from so many different departments.
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In addition to intelligence gathering by the FBI and the CIA, DHS also has intelligence gathering capabilities from the:
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A. State Department.
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B. Border Patrol and the INS.
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C. DOD and the ATF.
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D. GSA and the DEA.
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The federal law that normally bars the U.S. military from providing domestic law enforcement is the:
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A. Posse Comitatus Act, passed in 1878.
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B. Monroe Doctrine, authorized under PDD #39.
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C. Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act of 1996.
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D. War Powers Act of 1941.
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In order to gauge the success of the U.S. war against terrorism, we must:
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A. see how much we are spending.
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B. see how many volunteers assist in emergency preparations.
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C. realize we are successful if we are truly doing all we can do.
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D. look for tangible results coming from better management.
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The 9/11 attacks differ from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 because:
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A. American forces were forewarned of the Pearl Harbor attack and had time to prepare.
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B. Pearl Harbor involved a ground attack; 9/11 involved an air attack.
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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.
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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.
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“Soft targets” are:
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A. high-rise buildings.
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B. airports.
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C. seaports.
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D. nuclear facilities.
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Which of the following are actual changes made in airport security after the 9/11 attacks?
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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
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B. Cockpit doors are more secure, air marshals are on all domestic flights, and an effective passenger profiling system is in place
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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
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D. 45,000 federal security screeners were hired, cockpit doors are more secure, and air marshals are on selected flights
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Counterterrorism experts believe the most likely point of entry for a nuclear or dirty bomb would be a:
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A. small airport in a rural area.
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B. point along the Canadian border.
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C. point along the Mexican border.
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D. seaport.
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Setting up DHS was difficult due to:
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A. a lack of support from the White House, which didn't think it was needed.
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B. the need to de-militarize the Coast Guard to place it under DHS control.
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C. the need to join 22 separate government units into one cohesive, coordinated unit.
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D. the need to amend the U.S. Constitution in order to create the new DHS cabinet post.
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The Nunn-Lugar-Domenici (or Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction) Act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996:
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A. gave initial funding to the national program to meet the threat of terrorism.
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B. mirrored the ban placed on WMDs by the United Nations in U.N. Resolution 91-379, passed in 1991.
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C. repealed the Posse Comitatus Act.
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D. required the President get congressional approval before waging war on terrorists using the U.S. military overseas.
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What did the events of 9/11 show about how prepared the U.S. was to respond to terrorist attacks?
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A. The U.S. was woefully unprepared to handle such an event.
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B. There is a need for additional anti-terrorism legislation.
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C. Responding to terrorist incidents is entirely different from responding to other catastrophes.
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D. The emergency management system already in place showed a remarkable capacity to handle the situation.
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Before DHS was formed, the agency responsible for handling terrorist incidents within the U.S. was the:
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A. State Department.
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B. ATF.
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C. FBI.
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D. Coast Guard.
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The 120 cities selected for first responder training were chosen based on which of the following criteria?
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A. At least one city from each state was chosen.
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B. Small towns, small and large cities, and metropolitan areas were all included.
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C. Cities were chosen after careful analysis of threat or vulnerability to terrorist acts.
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D. Cities were chosen without regard to analysis of threat or vulnerability to terrorist acts.
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An example of applying the principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design is:
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A. seizing assets of suspected terrorist groups.
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B. increasing security in public buildings.
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C. profiling of “middle eastern looking men.”
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D. training first responders to handle terrorist attacks.
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In addition to the challenge of bringing together so many employees and departments, the chief obstacle to the success of DHS is:
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A. the fact that there's no single oversight or appropriations subcommittee.
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B. the impossibility of getting the Coast Guard to work with other agencies.
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C. not enough terrorist acts within U.S. borders to justify its continued existence.
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D. the impossibility of the FBI and CIA ever exchanging intelligence information.
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The manner in which the D.C. sniper case was concluded reaffirmed that the best resource our nation has for fighting terrorism is:
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A. almost unlimited funds.
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B. the dedication of law local enforcement.
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C. the American people.
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D. the press.
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Al Qaeda found a powerful new tool in the:
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A. public panic over terrorism.
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B. Internet.
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C. civil liberties in the U.S.
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D. terrorist training bases in the U.S.
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