Question 1

What is the Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age?

Accepted Answer

A)   It attempts to set standard federal guidelines for the issuance of drivers licenses in an effort to ensure their validity and security.
B)   It created a board designed to coordinate and have cognizance of Federal efforts and programs that relate to the protection of information systems key to critical infrastructure protection.
C)   It establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
D)   It updated wiretap and warrant laws that had not taken into consideration the explosion of email, text messaging, social networks, and other internet-based communications, and also expanded the definition of terrorist organizations to those supporting groups engaged in acts of violence and significantly increased reporting requirements for banking and other financial institutions. B

Question 2

The network of facilities that provide such basic items as power, water, food, and transportation and that allow a modern society to function on a day-to-day basis best describes which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Code of Federal Regulations
B)   Critical Infrastructure
C)   Perceived Legal Environment
D)   Objective Legal Environment B

Question 3

Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson believes that

Accepted Answer

A)   freedom is not worth the lives that terrorists take.
B)   no security measures are good enough to stop terrorists anyway.
C)   we should not trade freedom for security - to do so would sacrifice who we are.
D)   creating a few exceptions to get rid of a few terrorists would not be such a bad thing, but it can't get out of hand. C

Question 4

Whose consent does the President need to enter into treaties with foreign governments?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Supreme Court
B)   The Senate
C)   His top advisors
D)   The House of Representatives

Question 5

What was the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878?

Accepted Answer

A)   The first law to formalize federal disaster relief to both States and individuals and families in one place. It also created the authority for the President to issue emergency declarations.
B)   It was designed to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States.
C)   It created a board designed to coordinate and have cognizance of Federal efforts and programs that relate to the protection of information systems key to critical infrastructure protection.
D)   It forbids the use of military forces for the purposes of domestic law enforcement.

Question 6

Do you support the Real ID act or a measure like it? What are three reasons why it is a good idea or why it is not a good idea?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you support the Real ID act...

Question 7

What was HSPD-9, Defense of United States Agriculture and Food?

Accepted Answer

A)   It has the authority to order quarantine or isolation, impose travel restrictions, or require inoculations or medical examinations.
B)   It establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
C)   It is designed to prevent both intentional and unintentional contamination of the U.S. food supply using enhanced regulatory authorities to focus on prevention rather than relying on response after contamination has taken place
D)   Previously, the DHS was authorized to regulate chemical facility security. This was issued to implement that authorization.

Question 8

Requests for federal aid (especially military) and for federal disaster declarations must be made from the Governor to the President. However, in an emergency, the White House can issue disaster or emergency declarations absent such a request.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   It updated wiretap and warrant laws that had not taken into consideration the explosion of email, text messaging, social networks, and other internet-based communications, and also expanded the definition of terrorist organizations to those supporting groups engaged in acts of violence and significantly increased reporting requirements for banking and other financial institutions.
B)   This law deals with a wide ranging array of issues, some specific to terrorism, other more broadly related to criminal procedure issues such as procedures to reform habeus corpus proceedings to lessen the amount of time death row inmates can spend appealing their sentences.
C)   It attempted to clarify the relationship between counterterrorism response and emergency management by designating lead agencies for crisis management (Federal Bureau of Investigation)  and consequence management (FEM
A)   in response to dealing with a terrorist attack.
D)   It responded to concerns following the Oklahoma City bombing and the sarin gas attacks about the poor state of capabilities in the U.S to deal with WMD attacks, especially at the state level.

Question 10

What was the Homeland Security Act of 2002?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was designed to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States.
B)   It created a board designed to coordinate and have cognizance of Federal efforts and programs that relate to the protection of information systems key to critical infrastructure protection.
C)   Previously, the DHS was authorized to regulate chemical facility security. This was issued to implement that authorization.
D)   It attempted to deal with all aspects of WMD threats, but it did have a focus on changing our approach to biological threats, which had traditionally been similar to our approach to dealing with chemical threats.

Question 11

Who does ultimate responsibility for national security typically rest with?

Accepted Answer

A)   The people
B)   The Senate, and to some extent the rest of the legislative branch
C)   The President and his executive branch
D)   The Supreme Court

Question 12

What is the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA)?

Accepted Answer

A)   It has the authority to order quarantine or isolation, impose travel restrictions, or require inoculations or medical examinations.
B)   It deals with the ability of U.S. authorities to control the possession, storage, and spread of dangerous pathogens. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  is required to maintain a list of select agents that pose a threat to public health and safety.
C)   It updated wiretap and warrant laws that had not taken into consideration the explosion of email, text messaging, social networks, and other internet-based communications, and also expanded the definition of terrorist organizations to those supporting groups engaged in acts of violence and significantly increased reporting requirements for banking and other financial institutions.
D)   This law implemented changes to the security layout of airports and access to the boarding areas was limited to ticketed passengers. New restrictions were placed on the carrying of any objects that could be used as a weapon on to a plane, including the box-cutter type devices that were used to hijack the four planes on 9-11, among many other changes.

Question 13

The procedures and policies used to deal with the detainees were based on a series of statutes such as the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, the Authorization for the Use of Military Force of 2001, and the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As the U.S. has faced an increased threat of mass casualty attacks at home, especially involving the use of WMD agents, there has been a growing debate among politicians and government policy-makers and scholars over what role, if any, the U.S. military should take in domestic operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the Disaster Relief Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   All of the functions and authority of the 1974 Act were placed under the director of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEM
A)  .
B)   It was an amendment to a previous act to require all states to include long and short term hazard mitigation plans in their emergency response strategies, specifically requiring attention to both natural and man-made disasters.
C)   It amended the 1974 Act to establish the framework for federal disaster assistance including requirements for requesting assistance, the type of assistance available, and the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
D)   The first law to formalize federal disaster relief to both States and individuals and families in one place. It also created the authority for the President to issue emergency declarations.

Question 16

Though few successful attacks since 2001 have occurred in the United States, passengers and the airlines are still much more concerned with security than with ease and economic viability of air travel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of crisis management?

Accepted Answer

A)   A terrorist attack happens. The police and FBI work together to investigate it, find the group responsible and punish them.
B)   A terrorist attack happens, and the government tells the media to avoid using scare tactics to blow it out of proportion.
C)   In the middle of a terrorist attack, a suicide bomber gets "cold feet" and asks the government for help.
D)   Following a terrorist attack, the group issues more threats, which are prevented, while the Red Cross and other organizations are at the terrorist attack site providing medical care for those that need it.

Question 18

What was the Presidential Decision Declaration 69: US Policy on Counterterrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)   It attempted to clarify the relationship between counterterrorism response and emergency management by designating lead agencies for crisis management (Federal Bureau of Investigation)  and consequence management (FEM
A)   in response to dealing with a terrorist attack.
B)   It responded to concerns following the Oklahoma City bombing and the sarin gas attacks about the poor state of capabilities in the U.S to deal with WMD attacks, especially at the state level.
C)   It updated wiretap and warrant laws that had not taken into consideration the explosion of email, text messaging, social networks, and other internet-based communications, and also expanded the definition of terrorist organizations to those supporting groups engaged in acts of violence and significantly increased reporting requirements for banking and other financial institutions.
D)   All of the functions and authority of the 1974 Act were placed under the director of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEM
A)  .

Question 19

The National Guard and the Coast Guard fall under the jurisdiction of the armed forces and are considered active duty military and are therefore unable to be used domestically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the Public Health Services Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   It establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
B)   This law implemented changes to the security layout of airports and access to the boarding areas was limited to ticketed passengers. New restrictions were placed on the carrying of any objects that could be used as a weapon on to a plane, including the box-cutter type devices that were used to hijack the four planes on 9-11, among many other changes.
C)   It has the authority to order quarantine or isolation, impose travel restrictions, or require inoculations or medical examinations.
D)   It deals with the ability of U.S. authorities to control the possession, storage, and spread of dangerous pathogens. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  is required to maintain a list of select agents that pose a threat to public health and safety.

Exam 13: Law and Terrorism: Domestic and International Legal Regimes

What is the Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age?

The network of facilities that provide such basic items as power, water, food, and transportation and that allow a modern society to function on a day-to-day basis best describes which of the following terms?

Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson believes that

Whose consent does the President need to enter into treaties with foreign governments?

What was the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878?

Do you support the Real ID act or a measure like it? What are three reasons why it is a good idea or why it is not a good idea?

What was HSPD-9, Defense of United States Agriculture and Food?

Requests for federal aid (especially military) and for federal disaster declarations must be made from the Governor to the President. However, in an emergency, the White House can issue disaster or emergency declarations absent such a request.

What is the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act?

What was the Homeland Security Act of 2002?

Who does ultimate responsibility for national security typically rest with?

What is the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) ?

The procedures and policies used to deal with the detainees were based on a series of statutes such as the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, the Authorization for the Use of Military Force of 2001, and the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

As the U.S. has faced an increased threat of mass casualty attacks at home, especially involving the use of WMD agents, there has been a growing debate among politicians and government policy-makers and scholars over what role, if any, the U.S. military should take in domestic operations.

What was the Disaster Relief Act?

Though few successful attacks since 2001 have occurred in the United States, passengers and the airlines are still much more concerned with security than with ease and economic viability of air travel.

Which of the following is an example of crisis management?

What was the Presidential Decision Declaration 69: US Policy on Counterterrorism?

The National Guard and the Coast Guard fall under the jurisdiction of the armed forces and are considered active duty military and are therefore unable to be used domestically.

What is the Public Health Services Act?