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There are two different papers and one final exam and have to be done on separated papers One is a discussion and the other one is a APA style paper and a example is supplied.

Part 1:

Please respond to BOTH of the following discussion topics and submit them to the discussion forum as a single post. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students' posts.

Question 1. Discuss three reasons why terrorists may use WMD in future attacks.

Question 2. Why are attacks involving chemical weapons increasingly likely in the future?

This is the Paper needs to be 3 pages and have a abstact, Body,Conclusion and a reference page should look like this and a sample paper provided

Part 2: Accountability In Homeland Security

Review some of the government reports on the status of homeland security in the United States.

In a three page paper explain whether or not you think the Department of Homeland Security has been effective or ineffective in its responsibilities. Cite specific examples noted in the reviewed reports and provide suggestions for future improvements.

Your paper must be formatted in accordance with APA guidelines and include a minimum of two to three pages (not including the cover page an reference page).

Part 3: Here is the final Exam

QUESTION 1. Which federal department/agency is in charge of preparing for and responding to disasters?

a. The Federal Bureau of Investigation

b. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

c. Department of State

d. Federal Emergency Management Agency

e. Department of the Interior

 

QUESTION 2. Focusing on hazards:

a. Gives greater attention to vulnerability than risk

b. Gives greater attention to risk than vulnerability

c. Downplays the role of humans in disaster

d. Avoids dramatic policy shifts

e. Reveals a great deal about proneness and capabilities

 

QUESTION 3. Terrorism:

a. Is exactly like war

b. Is performed by groups and organizations only

c. Targets citizens but not governments

d. Targets governments but not citizens

e. Produces fear and coercion

 

QUESTION 4. The name for a government that is run by clerics in the name of God is:

a. A Theocracy

b. A Madrasah

c. A puppet government

d. A colonial government

e. An incident command system

QUESTION 5. An internal struggle to pursue righteousness or a war of self defense is:

a. A fatwa

b. Hamas

c. Wahhabism

d. Jihad

e. A Cold War

 

QUESTION 6. Terrorists:

a. Cannot be classified as criminals

b. Cannot be classified as crusaders

c. Are never "crazy"

d. Are organized in cells today

e. Avoid Madrasahs

 

QUESTION 7. Terrorist manuals:

a. Teach terrorists to avoid entering the United States

b. Teach terrorists about the importance of not making bombs

c. Teach terrorists to use cell phones or the Internet

d. Teach terrorists to always attend radical mosques

e. Teach terrorists to always avoid using passports

 

QUESTION 8. A period when a new way of looking at the world emerged is known as:

a. The Enlightenment

b. The Fatwa

c. The Coercion

d. The Reign of Terror

e. The Gunpowder Plot

 

QUESTION 9. Which news reporter received a letter full of Anthrax spores?

a. Charles Gibson

b. Diane Sawyer

c. Tom Brokaw

d. Steve Samuelson

e. Brad Roberts

 

QUESTION 10. The PATRIOT ACT:

a. Separated crisis and consequence management

b. Unified crisis and consequence management

c. Was created in 1976

 

d. Was updated in 1999

e. Permitted roving wiretaps

QUESTION 11. Intelligence adjustment implies:

a. IMINT

b. OPINT

c. SIGINT

d. Adaptation to insufficient information, changing priorities and new needs

QUESTION 12. Which of the following is not a question to consider as you assess vulnerabilities?

a. Which terrorists will never attack

b. Which targets are in other countries

c. Which locations are more likely to be targeted than others

d. How attacks can never be perpetrated against the United States

e. Conventional explosives only

 

QUESTION 13. EMAC:

a. Is a principle of the National Response Plan

b. Is a principle of the National Response Framework

c. Is a member of the International Emergency Management Association

d. Is a mutual aid agreement among states

e. Is similar to unified command

QUESTION 14. Which warning system is operated by the National Weather Service?

a. Reverse 9/11

b. Emergency alert system

c. Weather radios

d. Outdoor sirens

e. Phone tree systems

QUESTION 15. The acquisition, sharing and spread of nuclear weapons:

a. Is known as proliferation

b. Is supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency

c. Is supported by the Biological Weapons Convention

d. Is opposed by the Biological Weapons Convention

e. Has no relation to terrorist attacks

QUESTION 16. Some scholars and practitioners argue that the Homeland Security Advisory System is not clear and does not provide solid recommendations to citizens.

True
False

QUESTION 17. The British might view the Boston Tea Party as an act of terrorism.

True
False

QUESTION 18. Managing terrorism is both similar to and different from the management of other types of disasters.

True
False

QUESTION 19. Relative poverty implies that some people have less wealth than others.

True
False

QUESTION 20. A political system that does not perform functions well is probably more likely to fail than those countries that perform them successfully.

True
False

QUESTION 21. The pervasiveness of an ideology refers to the number of people that follow it.

True
False

QUESTION 22. There are very few terrorists and terrorist organizations.

True
False

QUESTION 23. Terrorists are willing to sacrifice their time, energy, possessions and lives for what they believe in.

True
False

QUESTION 24. Aristotle thought that killing a despotic ruler could be justified.

True
False

QUESTION 25. Terrorists may attempt to use the media to illustrate that the government is not capable of dealing with attacks.

True
False

QUESTION 26. Because of weapons of mass destruction, terrorists may kill thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of people.

True
False

QUESTION 27. The SAS stands for the Secret Assessment Standard.

True
False

QUESTION 28.Gates and doors with locks are security features that may deter or deny terrorist attacks.

True
False

QUESTION 29. HSPD 20 mandated further compliance with continuity of operations planning.

True
False

QUESTION 30. Occupancy rates and law enforcement presence are some of the things you must consider when establishing a shelter.

True
False