Intro to Homeland Security Final Review Flashcards

5566822977	Which president created the federal emergency management agency?	Jimmy Carter	0
5566828577	the role of the military in domestic law enforcement activities is limited due to?	The Posse Comitatus Act	1
5566836517	Natural disasters are a modern phenomenon and have only occurred since the 1970's	False	2
5566862837	Terrorism is a modern phenomenon, and terrorist bombing has only occurred since the 1970's?	False	3
5566872628	The expectation that the Federal gov't will take a large role in the emergency management is a modern phenomenon and has only been prominent since the 1970's?	True	4
5566877859	Before 9/11, terrorism was viewed as a national security issue, not law enforcement isse?	False	5
5566885894	What position did Dr. Condoleezza Rice hold at the time of the attacks of 9/11?	National security advisor	6
5566896155	How many hijackers actually boarded flights in the attacks on 9/11?	19	7
5566899091	The ringleader of the 9/11 terrorists was?	Mohammed Atta	8
5566905243	Which targets were hit by the terrorists on 9/11?	Twin towers and the pentagon	9
5566909412	Why did the terrorists choose those particular targets?	Symbolic and high profile	10
5566914148	Military activities overseas are an example of?	Counter-terrorism	11
5566918744	On 9/11, Al-Qaeda had a strong connection with both Afghanistan and Iraq?	False	12
5566924770	The bush doctrine contains all of the following elements except?	National sovereignty	13
5566933165	The Obama administration primarily utilized which department/agency as the primary tool in international counter terrorism?	CIA	14
5566937792	The war on terror has been characteriized by all fo the following except?	The doctrine of deterrence	15
5566947686	How many agencies are a part of the US intelligence community?	17	16
5566950438	Which agency manages SIGINT?	NSA	17
5566958391	What is the difference between covert operation and clandestine operations?	Covert is going in and actually taking care of the issue; clandestine is just being there and taking care of everything behind closed doors.	18
5566972330	Whihc type of gov't action created the Office of Homeland Security?	Executive order	19
5566979258	In the acrony, USA PATRIOT ACT, what does the USA stand for?	United and strengthening America	20
5566988790	Some consider the USA PATRIOT ACT to be an invasion of our civil liberties. Name of the the specific converns that people mention	Looking into people lives without their permission; Confining someone becasue the gov't thinks they might be part of a terrorist group	21
5567000348	Who was named the secretary fo homeland securtiy in 2003?	Tom ridge	22
5567009719	In terms of numbers of employees, where does DHS rank compared to all federal cabinet-level departments?	3rd largest	23
5567013417	Which of the following is not an activity of DHS?	Investigation possible terrorists	24
5567016977	All of the following are agencies in DHS EXCEPT?	National security agency	25
5567071120	The department of homeland security is scheduled to be consolidated into one location about five miles from the capitol building, ina mid-nineteenth centry building once used as the gov't hospital for the insane?	True	26
5567076927	In what year did hurricane Katrine make landfall?	2005	27
5567085493	Evacuation from New Orlends was delayed for all of the following reasons except?	The national hurricane center was unable to predict the location and time of landfall	28
5567092001	Which statement is true of the consequences of katrina and 9/11?	Katrina had fewer lives lost but more econmic damage than 9/11	29
5567107607	Hurricane Katrina was important for all of these reasons except?	It lowered expectations of what the federal gov't should be able to do in a disaster	30
5567136933	Goals, strategies, and planm move from most abstract to most applied. The federal gov't first visualized a clear goal, then created a strategy to meet the goal, then developed plans to execute that strategy?	False	31
5567143842	The national response framework was designed so that all of the nation would have a sense of how they would respond to a disaster of any type of size?	True	32
5567154039	In regards to the National response framework, a local police department provifing security during an emergency would be an example of what?	Tiered response	33
5567160637	When the National strategy for Homeland Security was updated in 2007, which concepts were added?	All-hazards; resilience	34
5567166591	What is the order of the strages currently in FEMA's homeland security cycle?	Prevention, protections, mitigation, response, and recovery	35
5567186286	Which of the following would be considered a short-term recovery need after a disaster?	Functioning transportation	36
5567190906	Which is the third state of the preparedness cycle?	Training	37
5571011775	Which commission recommended the creation of a homeland security agency?	Hart-Rudman commission	38
5571016016	Which incident can be described as an act od domestic terrorism?	Oklahoma city bombing	39
5571028362	What was the primary recommendation of the 1950 plan known as the Blue Book?	Creation of one agency to deal with coordinating America's civil defense	40
5571034755	What was the significance of Shay's rebellion in regards to national security?	It showed the need for a federal mechanism to handle disturbances	41
5571041133	Which phrase best describes what was happening to due to civil defense concerns during World War I?	National defense council	42
5571046104	which president created the federal emergency management agency?	Jimmy carter	43
5571052438	According to the naval postgraduate school instructor Christopher Bellavita, which of the following is not an area of homeland security focus?	Military build-up	44
5571055030	FEMA report to what organization/agency?	Department of homeland security	45
5571061208	At the time, was the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center viewed more as an act of terrorism or an act of crime?	Crime	46
5571079567	Which of the following statements is true?	This was the first time Islamic extremists had killed this many people in a single operation	47
5571090458	by Sept. 11, 2001, Al Qaeda possessed all the following except?	A sanctuary state in Iraq	48
5571109375	How many terrorist attackers were on the flights used in the attacks of sept. 11,2001?	19	49
5571112601	The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 involved?	An attack that took years to plan and execute	50
5571129066	How many people died in the attacks on sept.. 11, 2001?	over 2500	51
5571132214	All of the following were cited as a problem in the 9/11 report except?	Pilots and flight crew were trained in hand-to-hand combat training to fight back but faiiled in their attempts	52
5571179397	Which of the following was not a recommendation of the 9/11 report?	Prevent the growth of Islam	53
5571184840	The goals of the national strategy for counter-terrorism include all these except?	Bring Osama bin Laden to justice	54
5571191216	Which of the following would not be considered part of the "Bush Doctrine?"	Bilateral use of force	55
5571208758	Top officials at every level of gov't ignored warnings from the national hurricane center	True	56
5571210647	choose the correct answer from the following?	Hurricane Pam was an incomplete draft when Hurricane Katrina hit	57
5571219710	Problems in response to Hurricane Katrina included?	All of the above	58
5571226204	The fourth core recommendation as set out by the committee to strengthen the nation's emergency preparedness and response system is?	Build a govt-wide operations center	59
5571231502	How many agencies make up the "intelligence community"?	17	60
5571237415	All of these fall under the DOD, except?	ODNI	61
5571240900	Which agency is known as the "investigative arm" of the DHS?	ICE	62
5571243693	COMINT is a subset of which "INT"?	SIGINT	63
5571248114	What are the FBI's top priorities according to its mission?	To of the above.	64
5571258289	The branch of the US military charged specifically with protection of the homeland is the US DHS?	False	65
5571285062	The three broad areas that the 9/11 commission organized its recommendation into are; homeland security, emergency response, and ________________________?	Foreign policy and nonproliferation	66
5571293704	Which is not one of the 8 priniciples outlined in the National strategy?	Reduce restrictions on gov't spending	67
5571299053	How many years after 9/11 was the national response plan published?	3	68
5571308523	Who created the National response framework to replace the NRP?	Department of Homeland Security	69
5571314174	What does CBRN stand for?	Chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear	70
5571319951	The CDC encourages people to be prepared for a zombie apocalypse?	True	71
5571345390	A fovernot can directly ask the president to make an emergency declaration without any other approvals?	False	72
5571353159	The JFO is responsible for mainly ________________?	Recovery	73
5571355312	SATURN is an acronym used by what volunteer group?	Salvation Army	74
5571359109	The mitigation directorate was created as part of?	FEMA	75
5571366066	The reign of terror happened during?	The French Revolution	76
5571370286	Left wing terrorism focuses on?	Destruction of the state	77
5571376788	According to your book, which of the following is one of the five generally agreed upon attributes to terrorist attacks?	All of the above . Political motivation . Violence .Additional gov't control	78
5571387398	It is easy to find a comprehensive definition of terrorism?	False	79
5571395177	Military force is often the primary reason for the end of terrorist groups?	False	80
5571400767	It is _____% more likely for a terrorist group to end becasue it achieved its goals that to end due to military force?	3	81
5571407129	What factors contribute tot he resilience of a terrorist group?	All of the above . Religious based . Size of group . Insutgency involvement	82
5571415428	Based on the analysis of how terrorist group end?	Political solutions are not possible	83
5571420431	The US military role in Muslim societies	Is likely to increase local terrorist recruitment	84
5571423126	Al-Qaeda's objectives?	Are unrealistic and unachievabale	85
5571447566	What was the title of the article in the "inspire" magazine that the Tsarhev brothers used for instructions to make their bombs?	Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom	86
5571452989	Al Qaeda has disavowed ISIS?	True	87
5571458863	What are the problems with treating ISIS as an exceptional terrorist group, accorind to the article by huang?	All of the above . It distorts its threat . It boosts its legitmacy . It accomplishes the goals of ISIS attacks	88
5571476470	A religion-centric analysis is best for scholars to understand the Islamic state and other similar organizations?	False	89
5571480764	Al Qaida's home base has been in all of the following cuntries, Except?	Iraq	90
5571501833	Al Qaeda's, according to the narratives, is likely greater in number than ISIS today?	False	91
5571506855	Who broke the alliance between Al-Qaida and the Islamic state? and why?	Al-Qaida because IS targeted Shiite Mulisms and uses brutal tactics	92
5571518911	What major movement was influential to Osama bin landen during his time at university?	Muslim brotherhood	93
5571529456	Bin Laden used "Operation Dessert Storm" to?	Claim it was an occupation of sacred Islamic group by America	94
5571537803	In which Al-Qaeda attack did 17 US sailors die?	Bombing of the USS Cole ship in Yemen	95
5571568781	Anthrax falls under what category of biological agents?	Category A	96
5571576627	_________________ weapons are considered the lowest threat due to difficulty to develop, and ________ weapons are considered the greatest threat, respectively?	Radio-logical, nuclear	97
5571579798	What are the most widely known nerve agents?	Sarin and VX	98
5571605812	An unusal number of dead or dying animals, a high number of human casualties and a pattern of illness inconsistent with a natural disease progression suggest a ______________________ weapon was used?	Biological	99
5571611151	What is the best method to treat Anthrax?	Antibacterial medication	100
5571617667	Choose the best answer. What id the best estimate of economic damage per year on average due to anthrax release?	$7 billion	101
5571621393	What are the qualifications to be considered a significant domestic extremist incident?	All of the above . Conducted by individuals inside the US . To further political or social agendas . Criminal and violent in nature	102
5571631327	Which significant attacks were prevented?	14 Feb 2015 in Elkins, West Virginia	103
5571639958	Which is a sub category of white supremacist extremists?	Racist skinhead extremists	104
5571645283	Which of the following categories would Al Qaeda fall under?	None of the above . Anarchist extremists . Sovereign citizen extremists . Racist skinhead extremists	105
5571666565	What is not one of the four factors that determine the death toll in a flue pandemic?	Number of types of strains	106
5571670839	Which of the following is specific to a pandemic flu versus a seasonal flu?	Healthy people may be at risk for serious complications	107
5571677550	What would be the estimated death toll is the US based on the actual death rate from the 1918 Spanish Flue?	2 million	108
5571679471	Ebola is transmitted through the air like SARS?	False	109
5571683827	What are the two types of attacks that cyber attacks come in?	Disrupting systems and faciltating espionage	110
5571694057	Technological fixes to protect the IT infrastructure can be static; aka done once, to prevent hackers from futher attacks?	False	111
5571697413	Who activated the GETS program in an emergency?	The white house	112
5571700125	Which agency is not involved in cyber defense?	None of the above, all are involved . DOD . DHS . NSA	113
5571705912	What were the operation Aurora attacks?	(Unconfirmed) attacks by China	114
5571712446	All of the following are in HSARPA's area of focus, Excempt?	Finanical security division	115
5571723196	Something that is a huge hazard is necessarily a significant risk?	False	116
5571727039	A 6.0 magnitude earthquake releases ______ times as much energy as a 5.0?	30	117
5571730116	Which typically has the greatest number of causalities in a single event?	Earthquake	118
5571736318	In an average year, what environmental factor accompanying a hurricane accounts for approximately 10% of hurricane deaths at the time of landfall?	Wind	119
5571741811	EF 4 and 5 tornadoes represents 2% of all tornadoes, but account for 93% of all tornado deaths?	False	120
5571747499	Which natural disadter ocurs most within a year?	Earthquakes	121
5571752957	What casued the largest number of fatalities related to a toxic industrial chemical spill in the US?	Ammpnium nitrate explosion in Texas	122
5571756589	CIRCLA authorizes _____________________?	The EPA to investigate after a toxic spill	123
5571764659	Which factor(s) influence the severity of oil spills?	All of the above . Weather . Geography . Quantity	124
5571770583	Who is resoinsible for responding to an oil spill in the event that one occurs?	The owen of the leaking oil	125
5571780112	The vast majority of the nations critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the federal gov't?	False	126
5571784261	According to the ppd-21, which of the following is an example of a security measure?	Using antivirus software	127
5571788736	What plan guides the DHS in its execution of PPD-21?	National infrastructure protection plan	128
5571795027	Which program will assist critical infrastructure entities in reducing their cyber risk?	Enhanced cybersecurity services	129
5571800423	According to Burce schneier, full body scanners do not detect plastic explosives?	True	130
5571808597	What bomb attempt led to the limitation on the amount of liquid per bottle in airports?	Operation Bokinka	131
5571814372	Which initiative expands the US "zone of security" to foreign ports?	All of the above . CSI . C-TPAT	132
5571819120	Anti-terrorism is different than counter terrorism?	Ture	133
5571820515	What is NMS?	A set of preparedness concepts and principles of all hazards	134
5571827896	Which is the following is NOT one of the 4 sections of the general staff in an incident command strcture?	Information technology	135
5571840316	What are the three primary foci of the DHS's border security mission?	Unauthorized migration, criminal networks, potential terrorists	136
5571851274	How many days in the ORR responsible for lodging and feeding a child who are found entering the US by the border patrol?	45	137
5571854948	Increased border security has led in increased _______ as an unintended consequence?	Organized crime involvement	138
5571860986	Who said "there is no such crime as leaking", in the NYT discussion articles?	Jesselyn Radok	139
5571872261	Who said, "he does not have the right to usurp the democratic process by leaking national security information" in the BYT article discussion?	Richard Mobery	140
5571876361	NIMS came out of which Homeland security president directive?	HSPD-5	141
5571878709	What did executive order 13340 do?	Allow detention and interroriation of memebers of Al Qaeda	142
5571884411	During which congress was the Aviation security Act passed?	107th	143
5571892841	If law enforcement believes national security is jeopardized federal agents can search peoples homes and keep it secret?	True	144
5571900806	Why did president Bush argue that detainees in Guantanamo Bay are not entitiles to certain rights under the Geneva Convention?	They are enemy combatants not prisoners of war	145