The Creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002

question 4

Multiple Choice

The creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 ______.

• A) was a preemptive move by President Bush's administration to counter the threat of global terrorism
• B) was the most far-reaching government reorganization in fifty years as it now involves more than 182,000 employees and budgets totaling more than $84 billion
• C) consolidated the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency into a single department to improve coordination
• D) was rolled back by the passage of the Patriot Act that gave the President unlimited authority to act as commander in chief so long as the threat of global terrorism existed

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