Topic 6-6; National Security

The _________________ combats terrorism and espionage here and abroad.

• FBI 
• CIA 

The Public Health Service works with the ________________________ Nations and foreign governments to conquer diseases and meet other health problems in many parts of the world.

• United 
• League 

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provides ________________ help to foreign countries.

• military 
• economic 

Congress established what is today called the Department of Defense (DoD) in the National Security Act of _______________

• 1952
• 1947

It is the present-day successor to two historic Cabinet-level agencies: the War Department, created by Congress in ___________________, and the Navy Department, created in 1798.

• 1776 
• 1789

Congress created the ________________Department in order to unify the nation’s armed forces.

• Offense 
• Defense 

Today, there are nearly 1.4 __________________ men and women on active duty in the military,

• thousand 
• million 

The Department of Defense is headed by the secretary of defense, whose appointment by the President is subject to confirmation by the ___________________ .

• Senate
• House of Representatives

The ____________________ members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serve as the principal military advisers to the secretary of defense, and to the President and the National Security Council.

• five
• six

The highest ranking uniformed officers in the armed services, the members of the Joint Chiefs are named by the President, subject to ___________________approval.

• House of Representatives
• Senate