Question A: Discuss how the right to assemble can be abused by terrorists. Does this create a dilemma for policy makers?
Question B: As a member of a Congressional committee on terrorism, you are concerned about rights and liberties. What questions could you ask those who are proposing more stringent security measures?
This the midterm-
QUESTION 1: Scholars regard homeland security as:
A policy framework
The agency in charge of preventing terrorist attacks
An emerging area of study
A function to be performed by government officials
A new priority in the post-cold war world
QUESTION 2: What problems did DHS create for emergency management?
DHS took much of FEMA's budget
DHS granted to much autonomy to FEMA
Terrorism became less important than other hazards
Collaboration improved dramatically
Moral improved among FEMA officials
QUESTION 3: Which discipline is most likely to generate understanding about nuclear, biological and chemical weapons?
Sociology
Psychology
Engineering
The physical and biological sciences
Public administration
QUESTION 4: One person's terrorist...
Is another person's terrorist
Is labeled that way by the media also
Is another person's freedom fighter
Is another person's crazed maniac
Is another person's friend
QUESTION 5: Which of the following is a characteristic of terrorism?
It is exactly like a protest or picket line
It is only performed by individuals not groups
It is only performed by groups and not individuals
It is directed toward governments and not citizens
It is accompanied with fear and coercion
QUESTION 6: In most disasters:
Terrorist attacks will occur
There will be pro-social behavior
Political change never occurs
There will be no long or short term consequences
It is never easy to determine what might happen next
QUESTION 7: Which of the following is not a complaint of bin Laden against the United States?
The U.S. supports puppet governments
The U.S. sends troops to the Middle East
The U.S. helped to establish Israel
The U.S. fully understands Muslim preferences
The U.S. is involved in exploitative policies
QUESTION 8: Politics:
Is the authoritative allocation of values
Cannot be linked to terrorism
Has no relationship to the Department of Homeland Security
Is a force that prohibits terrorism
Cannot be tied to ideology
QUESTION 9: An ideology:
Does not discuss how truth can be pursued
Includes no discussion of individual rights
May determine what makes a political system legitimate
Has no relation to environmental protection
Is not a set a beliefs and attitudes
QUESTION 10: Abu Sayef is a terrorist organization in:
The United States
The Philippines
Peru
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
QUESTION 11: Most terrorists:
Are young adults in their twenties
Are in their forties
Are not male
Are taught in Madrasahs
Are wealthy
QUESTION 12: Which organization helped to raise money for terrorists in Ireland?
USAID
NORAID
NBC
CBRNE
ICS
QUESTION 13: The contamination of a salad bar with salmonella occurred in which state?
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Kentucky
Missouri
QUESTION 14: Which of the following movements is an example of Anarchism?
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Michael Bakunin's attacks on the czarist state
Communist takeovers in Latin America
Communist takeovers in France
Communist takeovers in Spain
QUESTION 15: Which description fits "social learning theory?"
Media reports can peak people's interest in terrorism
More deadly attacks are required to get the same amount of attention in the future
Observing attacks may generate similar behavior in the future
Violence weakens people's distaste of terrorism
None of these
QUESTION 16: Senator Richard Lugar believes that the threat of terrorism is overblown.
True
False
QUESTION 17: Anthropology may assist in understanding the culture of terrorism.
True
False
QUESTION 18: Risk is a measure of probability and consequences.
True
False
QUESTION 19: Most definitions of terrorism do not focus on the use or threat of force.
True
False
QUESTION 20: Security concerns made the response to 9/11 more challenging.
True
False
QUESTION 21: Conflict between Arabs and the Jews is a recent phenomenon.
True
False
QUESTION 22: The Taliban restricted the rights of liberties of women in Afghanistan.
True
False
QUESTION 23: Rule making, rule application and rule adjudication are examples of output functions in political systems.
True
False
QUESTION 24: Coherence refers to the strength of conviction of those holding an ideology.
True
False
QUESTION 25: Lybia was involved in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight flight 103.
True
False.