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United States National Security Council
  • 1. Which act established the National Security Council?
A) National Security Act of 1947
B) Executive Order 1947
C) Reorganization Plan of 1947
D) National Security Act of 1949
  • 2. In which year was the National Security Council placed in the Executive Office of the President?
A) 1949
B) 1950
C) 1947
D) 1948
  • 3. Which entity reports to the NSC according to the text?
A) Central Intelligence Agency
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation
D) High Value Detainee Interrogation Group
  • 4. Which official helped codify targeted killing criteria by creating the Disposition Matrix database?
A) John O. Brennan
B) The Secretary of Defense
C) President Obama
D) The Director of National Intelligence
  • 5. Who chairs the National Security Council as of 2021?
A) The president
B) The secretary of state
C) The vice president
D) The secretary of defense
  • 6. Which of these members of the NSC is considered statutory?
A) Secretary of the treasury
B) Attorney general
C) Assistant to the president for National Security Affairs
D) Secretary of homeland security
  • 7. Who serves as the military advisor to the National Security Council?
A) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B) Director of National Intelligence
C) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
D) Secretary of Defense
  • 8. Who serves as the intelligence advisor to the National Security Council?
A) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
B) Director of National Intelligence
C) Secretary of Defense
D) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • 9. Which legal justification is cited for the NSC's 'kill list' actions?
A) The National Security Act of 1947
B) The Patriot Act
C) Authorization of military forces against militants after September 11, 2001
D) Reorganization Plan of 1949
  • 10. According to the text, what is one of the tasks of the National Security Council?
A) Passing laws regarding international trade
B) Appointing federal judges
C) Identifying people deemed threats to national security
D) Drafting the annual federal budget
  • 11. Which of these individuals was reported to be on a kill list?
A) Anwar al-Awlaki
B) The Director of National Intelligence
C) The Secretary of Defense
D) John O. Brennan
  • 12. Which official is a non-statutory member of the NSC?
A) Vice president
B) Attorney general
C) Secretary of defense
D) Secretary of state
  • 13. Who is invited to attend NSC meetings pertaining to their responsibilities?
A) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B) Assistant to the president for National Security Affairs
C) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
D) Secretary of State
  • 14. The National Security Council authority is found in which statute?
A) U.S.C. 301
B) U.S.C. 102
C) U.S.C. 501
D) U.S.C. 402
  • 15. Which of these is explicitly listed as a drug control policy advisor to the council?
A) White House counsel
B) Attorney general
C) Secretary of homeland security
D) Director of national drug control policy
  • 16. Where is the United States National Security Council based?
A) The Department of State
B) The Pentagon
C) The Capitol Building
D) The White House
  • 17. In what year was the Directorate of Global Health Security and Biodefense reinstated?
A) 2018
B) 2020
C) 2016
D) 2021
  • 18. Which president merged the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council staff into one?
A) Barack Obama
B) Donald Trump
C) George W. Bush
D) Joe Biden
  • 19. When was the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) created?
A) 2017
B) 2009
C) 2004
D) 1947
  • 20. Which entity was the NSC designed to help contain following the tensions after 1947?
A) The Soviet Union
B) North Korea
C) Germany
D) The People's Republic of China
  • 21. Under which administration was the Directorate of Global Health Security and Biodefense first disbanded?
A) Obama administration
B) First Trump administration
C) George W. Bush administration
D) Biden administration
  • 22. What role did the NSC order the military to stop in spring 2021?
A) Coordinating trade policies
B) Providing intelligence to foreign nations
C) Conducting maritime raids
D) Spreading anti-vaccine messages
  • 23. According to an August 2025 Financial Times report, what has happened to the NSC under Trump's second term?
A) It has gained more authority
B) It has remained unchanged
C) It has been drastically pared back
D) It has been expanded significantly
  • 24. Which official was removed from the Deputies Committee in the April 2017 reorganization?
A) White House chief strategist
B) Director of National Intelligence
C) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
D) Administrator of USAID
  • 25. Who clarified in 2017 that the DNI and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were still invited to NSC meetings?
A) Donald Trump
B) Reince Priebus
C) Joe Biden
D) Barack Obama
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