Chapter 7: Agencies and Missions: Homeland Security at the State and Local Levels

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which system is used to promote multitiered collaboration between federal, state, and local governments in emergency situations?

A. National Incident Management System

B. Emergency Broadcast System

C. Coordinated Emergency System

D. Integrated Information System

Learning Objective: 7-1: Analyze state and local homeland security systems.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Who assumes emergency leadership as the chief executive officer of a state?

A. one of the state’s representatives to U.S. Congress

B. one of the state’s senators to U.S. Congress

C. the governor

D. the mayor of the city where the emergency occurs

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Emergency Leadership: The Role of the Governor

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Prior to the formation of the modern homeland security environment, the overarching mission of police agencies was to serve in a ______ capacity.

A. law enforcement

B. internal security

C. community policing

D. reactive patrol

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Police Mission in Homeland Security Environments

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Which entities are responsible for implementing state emergency plans?

A. state courts

B. state legislatures

C. councils of mayors

D. state bureaucracies

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Emergency Management: The Role of State Bureaucracies

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. What is the name of the nonprofit, umbrella organization of emergency management directors from all states and territories?

A. Federal Emergency Management Agency

B. National Security Agency

C. National Emergency Management Association

D. Central Intelligence Agency

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Answer Location: National Collaboration: The National Emergency Management Association

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Which organization was established by NEMA to provide a neutral forum for emergency organizations to exchange ideas and have candid discussions?

A. National Homeland Security Consortium

B. National Security Agency

C. Central Intelligence Agency

D. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The National Homeland Security Consortium

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. ______ are consortia of regional governing bodies that promote collaboration and cooperation among members.

A. National Homeland Security Agencies

B. Councils of Government

C. State Governmental Alliances

D. Regional Information Sharing Systems

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Councils of Government

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The ______ serves as the national voice for regionalism by advocating for solutions through interjurisdictional cooperation.

A. Emergency Management Assistance Compact

B. National Association of Counties

C. Regional Information Sharing Systems

D. National Association of Regional Councils

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The National Association of Regional Councils

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Which association has over 2,000 counties as members and provides vital data to federal, state, and county governments?

A. National Association of Counties

B. Regional Information Sharing Systems

C. National Emergency Management Association

D. National Association of Regional Councils

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The National Association of Counties

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Why does the U.S. Conference of Mayors lobby Congress for homeland security funds?

A. to keep members and their cities up to date on national policy

B. to secure more funds to hire local law enforcement

C. to mitigate the economic impact of homeland security on city governments

D. to interact more with the FBI

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The U.S. Conference of Mayors

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. As a result of the September 11 attacks, local law enforcement agencies had to start integrating a ______ model into their daily operational procedures.

A. community policing

B. homeland security

C. foot patrol

D. strategic patrol

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Agencies

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. The ______ mission of law enforcement agencies involves sending SWAT teams to crisis locations.

A. order maintenance

B. specialized services

C. traditional police work

D. paramilitary deployment

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Internal Security Imperatives of Law Enforcement Agencies Difficulty Level: Medium

13. A 50-state survey of law enforcement agencies conducted in 2004 revealed that the vast majority of state and local police agencies ______.

A. had a significant increase in needing to protect their communities from terrorism

B. had a slight decrease in security-related obligations

C. noted no difference in homeland security needs over the past 5 years

D. needed fewer resources for infrastructure protection compared to years past

Learning Objective: 7-5: Apply the homeland security mission of law enforcement agencies prior to and following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Operational Impact of Terrorism: Adaptations by Law Enforcement Agencies

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. ______ are small cells of highly trained, locally based, investigators, analysts, linguists, SWAT experts, and other specialists.

A. Regional Information Sharing Systems

B. State police troops

C. Joint Terrorism Task Forces

D. Municipal Collaboratives

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: Joint Terrorism Task Forces

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. What agency or agencies coordinate Joint Terrorism Task Forces?

A. National Security Agency

B. National Joint Terrorism Task Force

C. Defense Intelligence Agency

D. National Reconnaissance Office

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: Joint Terrorism Task Forces

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies provide ______ training to state and local officials and responders.

A. National Reconnaissance

B. Geospatial Intelligence

C. Incident Command System

D. Defense Intelligence

Learning Objective: 7-1: Analyze state and local homeland security systems.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Quite often, a state’s system of configuring of homeland security services is subject to ______.

A. reorganization

B. stagnation, even if reforms are necessary

C. federal intervention

D. municipal interference

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: State Government and Emergency Management: Configuration of Services

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Which organization’s strategic plan includes the goal of advancing continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships?

A. FEMA

B. COGs

C. NEMA

D. NARCs

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: National Collaboration: The National Emergency Management Association

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. A governor is authorized to deploy the ______ for rescue relief, assistance with rioting, and for securing critical infrastructure.

A. Navy

B. National Guard

C. Air Force

D. Marines

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Command Authority: Mobilizing the State National Guard

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. After 9/11, more than 75% of state law enforcement agencies reported that assignment of personnel to agencies such as _______ has increased.

A. COGs

B. Joint Terrorism Task Forces

C. NARCs

D. Municipal Collaboratives

Learning Objective: 7-5: Apply the homeland security mission of law enforcement agencies prior to and following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Operational Impact of Terrorism: Adaptations by Law Enforcement Agencies

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. There is no uniform configuration of state-level homeland security bureaucracy.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Analyze state and local homeland security systems.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: State-Level Homeland Security Systems

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Homeland security systems often draw support away from other local priorities.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Local Homeland Security Networking Initiatives

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. There are no agencies focused on security-related issues that serve cities, towns, or other municipalities.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The National League of Cities

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. When considering internal security imperatives, local police officers are arguably the domestic front line in the war on terrorism.

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Internal Security Imperatives of Law Enforcement Agencies

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Joint Terrorism Task Forces did not exist prior to 9/11.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Apply the homeland security mission of law enforcement agencies prior to and following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: Joint Terrorism Task Forces

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. JTTFs and Fusion Centers serve identical roles.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Apply the homeland security mission of law enforcement agencies prior to and following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Case in Point: Joint Terrorism Task Forces

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. When terrorist incidents occur, first responders to the incident site are usually local agencies, not federal authorities.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Analyze state and local homeland security systems.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The public’s assessment of how a governor handles an emergency has no effect on his or her future political success.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Chapter Perspective 7.1: Governors and the Politics of Crisis Intervention

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. During emergencies, the executive authority of governors at the state level is very similar to presidential executive authority at the federal level.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Command Authority: Mobilizing the State National Guard

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Smaller communities and large cities receive an equal amount of funding for homeland security initiatives.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: The Challenge of Funding Initiatives

Difficulty Level: Easy

Essay

1. Are regional councils adequately configured to provide support for regional homeland security initiatives?

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The National Association of Regional Councils

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Describe the role of local police in providing frontline response leadership during homeland security incidents.

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the role of law enforcement agencies in homeland security environments.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Internal Security Imperatives of Law Enforcement Agencies

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Do local networking initiatives receive adequate support and guidance from federal and state authorities?

Learning Objective: 7-3: Evaluate local homeland security networking initiatives.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Local Homeland Security Networking Initiatives

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Describe the role of the governor during terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or other emergencies.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Apply the implementation mission of homeland security initiatives by state executive bureaucracies.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Emergency Leadership: The Role of the Governor

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Summarize how law enforcement agencies adjusted their operations after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Apply the homeland security mission of law enforcement agencies prior to and following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Operational Impact of Terrorism: Adaptations by Law Enforcement Agencies

Difficulty Level: Medium