Federal Law Enforcement Exam #2

Exam #2

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) was originally part of which U.S. Department?

Department of Treasury

The ATF is now located in which department?

Department of Justice

The ATF’s 2019 Mission Statement includes:

Protecting the public from crimes involving firearms and explosives

The ATF faces challenges with the Second Amendment because it:

Regulates both legal and illegal goods

The ATF’s origin dates back to efforts to:

Collect tax revenue on imported alcohol

The first tax that led to ATF’s early roots was passed in year of 

1789

The purpose of the 1789 alcohol tax was to:

Help pay off Revolutionary War debt

The Whiskey Rebellion (1791–1794) was:

A protest against a whiskey tax

The Whiskey Rebellion ended when:

President Washington sent militia forces to stop it

The whiskey tax that inspired the rebellion remained in effect until year of

1802

In 1862, Congress created which office related to tax collection?

The Office of Internal Revenue

The Office of Internal Revenue’s detectives were hired to:

Enforce tax evasion laws

The modern-day ATF originated in which enforcement unit?

Prohibition Unit

The 18th Amendment (1919) prohibited:

Sale and production of alcohol

During Prohibition (1920–1933), the Prohibition Unit was part of:

Bureau of Internal Revenue (Treasury)

The Prohibition Unit was transferred to the DOJ in what year?

1930

The Prohibition Unit later became known as:

Alcohol Tax Unit (ATU)

The ATU became the Alcohol \& Tobacco Tax Division in year of

1952

The Gun Control Act of 1968 gave ATF responsibility over:

Explosives

The first firearms regulation handled by ATF came from:

National Firearms Act of 1934

The ATF officially became a standalone agency in year of

1972

The 1993 Branch Davidians Raid took place in:

Waco, TX

How many ATF agents were killed in the Waco raid?

4

The ATF transferred from Treasury to the DOJ after:

The 9/11 attacks

The Homeland Security Act added what word to the ATF’s title?

Explosives

The ATF’s FY2024 budget was approximately

1.6 billion

The ATF’s workforce of employees in FY2024 consisted of about

5,093

About what percentage of ATF employees are Special Agents?

52

ATF has field offices in:

Canada, Mexico, and Europe

Between the repeal of Prohibition and 1977, ATF was reorganized how many times?

17

The ATF’s cost-effectiveness ratio is approximately __ to 1

35

The ATF Elimination Act of 2017:

Proposed merging ATF into other agencies

ATF’s primary focus shifted from alcohol regulation to firearms enforcement between years of

1968–1972

The ATF refers more individuals for prosecution than most agencies because:

It oversees many criminal laws directly

In a past fiscal year, ATF recommended how many defendants for prosecution?

12,378

The ATF’s conviction total in that year was about:

6,160

ATF’s National Laboratory Program began the year of 

1984

The ATF’s National Laboratory Program was the first federal lab approved by:

American Society of Crime Lab Directors

The ATF’s National Response Teams assist with:

Explosives and arson incidents

The “Project Safe Neighborhoods” initiative was created in year of

2001

Project Safe Neighborhoods focuses on:

Reducing gun violence and supporting prosecutions

The GREAT program focuses on:

Gang and delinquency prevention

How many millions of school children have graduated from the GREAT program?

7

ATF conducts how many firearm offense cases per year (approx.)?

27,000

ATF inspects about how many firearms licensees annually?

8,000

ATF oversees approximately how many firearms license holders nationwide?

106,000

ATF’s authority covers about how many explosive license or permit holders?

12,000

ATF participated in major terrorism investigations, such as:

Oklahoma City and 1993 WTC bombings

Which agency has ATF been proposed to merge with in the past?

FBI and U.S. Secret Service

The ATF’s overall role today can best be described as:

Law enforcement focused on firearms, arson, explosives, and violent crime prevention

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was officially established in year of

1973

The DEA’s creation came from which former agency?

Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)

Before becoming the DEA, the BNDD was formed in 1968 by merging:

Bureau of Narcotics and Bureau of Drug Abuse Control

The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 is significant because it:

Consolidated over 50 drug laws into one unified law

Federal drug enforcement in the U.S. began with the passage of:

Harrison Act of 1914

The Harrison Act required anyone distributing opium or coca-based drugs to:

Register with the federal government

The federal department originally responsible for enforcing the Harrison Act was:

Department of Treasury

The 18th Amendment (1919) prohibited:

Alcohol manufacturing and distribution

The Volstead Act was passed to:

Enforce Prohibition

In what year was heroin outlawed in the United States?

1925

Marijuana was outlawed in year of

1930

The Prohibition of alcohol was repealed by which amendment?

21

The closure of the Treasury’s “Prohibition Unit” led to the creation of:

The Bureau of Narcotics

The Bureau of Narcotics existed for__ years

30

Coca-Cola originally contained extracts of:

Kola nuts and coca leaves

By 2013, an estimated ___ of Americans (12+) used illegal drugs.

9.4

The estimated annual cost to society for drug abuse was around:

215 billion

The DEA is considered one of the most critical law enforcement agencies because:

It enforces federal drug laws

The Controlled Substances Act gave the DEA authority under which Title of the U.S. Code?

Title 21

DEA agents derive their arrest powers from:

Title 21, Section 878

When first created in 1973, the DEA had approximately__ Special Agnets

1,470

By 2012, DEA’s number of Special Agents had grown to about:

5,000

The DEA currently operates how many domestic offices?

239

DEA domestic offices are organized under how many divisions?

23

Each DEA Division is led by a:

Special Agent in Charge (SAC)

DEA has approximately how many foreign offices worldwide?

91

DEA’s FY2021 budget was approximately:

3.28 billion

DEA’s budget in 1975 was about__ million

141

The DEA’s three-pronged mission focuses on:

Law enforcement, intelligence, and coordination with other agencies

Some consider the DEA controversial because:

Its single mission focuses solely on drug enforcement

What major 1971 Supreme Court case removed federal law enforcement’s sovereign immunity?

Bivens v. Six Unknown Drug Agents

The Bivens case involved:

Arrest without warrant or probable cause

The Supreme Court ruled in Bivens that:

Federal agents could face civil liability for violating rights

The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) began in year of 

1982

OCDETF was first launched in which location?

Miami, Florida

The primary purpose of OCDETF is to:

Target drug trafficking and related organized crime

OCDETF combines resources from agencies like:

DEA, FBI, ATF, ICE, IRS, USMS, and local police

OCDETF currently operates in how many U.S. cities?

12

OCDETF is responsible for how many federal prosecutors nationwide?

500

The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program was created by which law?

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988

HIDTA is administered by:

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

The HIDTA program currently includes how many areas?

28

HIDTA locations are generally found:

In coastal and urban regions

Which city is specifically listed as a HIDTA area?

Kansas City

The DEA’s involvement in multi-agency programs shows:

Cooperation between federal, state, and local agencies

The Controlled Substances Act is often described as:

The foundation of U.S. drug law enforcement

Which federal department currently oversees the DEA?

Justice

The DEA’s Kansas City Division was highlighted during:

Operation Legend

Cocaine was once legally marketed as:

A cure for narcotic addiction

The DEA’s current mission is best summarized as:

Investigating drug-related crimes domestically and abroad