FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXAM 1 (CHAPTER 4 ATF
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. - a federal law enforcement agency housed under the U.S. Department of Justice.
- currently the agency is mainly charged with "administering and enforcing federal laws related to the
manufacture, importation, and distribution of firearms and explosives"
- also responsible for investigating federal level arson cases, and addressing deferral crimes pertaining to
the manufacture, importation, and distribution of alcohol and tobacco
- director is appointed by the president
Answer:
us bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives (ATF)
Question:
2. In _______, Congress created an Office of Internal Revenue within the Treasury Department. Among
the charges for the department was to collect taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco products.
a) 1900
b) 1862
c) 1810
d) 1998
Answer:
b
Question:
3. the Prohibition Unit would be transferred to the Department of Justice in 1930 and later returned to the
Treasury Department's Bureau of Internal Revenue in 1934 when it assumed the title _______________.
Answer:
alcohol tax unit (ATU)
Question:
4. the ATU then became the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division (ATTD) and the name lasted until 1968
until the passage of the ______________________, which gave the responsibility for explosives thus
changing the title to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
Answer:
gun control act
Question:
5. the ATF's involvement in investigation of firearms cases largely began when congress passed the
________________________, which provided the registration and taxing of the transfer of specific types
of firearms
Answer:
national firearms act (1934)
, Question:
6. in _______, the functions, powers and duties related to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives were
transferred from the IRS to the ATF, and it became a stand-alone agency within the Treasury Department.
a) 1905
b) 1890
c) 1972
d) 1850
Answer:
c
Question:
7. - first incident with ATF in 1992
- began with ATF investigation and ended in the deaths of 3 individuals, including a U.S. Marshal
- began with investigation into illegal firearms deals, and eventually escalated into an 11 day siege which
drew nationwide attention
Answer:
ruby ridge
Question:
8. - another incident that negatively affected ATF in Waco, TX in 1993
- involved the siege of the _______________________ compound and the death of 76 individuals.
- a standoff lasting 50 days
- resulted in an unscheduled retirement of ATF's top management, widespread characterization of the law
enforcement efforts as "inept", and some individuals in society viewing the incident as a symbol of abuse
of government authority.
- also identified for several subsequent incidents of domestic terrorism, including Oklahoma City bombing
in 1995
Answer:
branch davidian
Question:
9. - ATF in conjunction with the FBI, DEA and other agencies, sought to follow the trafficking of illegal
guns into Mexico and build cases against Mexican traffickers and weapons brokers
- operation began in Phoenix in 2009 as a gun sting operation in which small-time gun traffickers were
permitted to distribute firearms to middlemen, who then passed the guns to Mexico
- worst blow to the ATF since Branch Davidian raid
Answer:
operation fast and furious
Question:
10. this organization wants to disband the ATF
Answer:
national rifle association (NRA)
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. - a federal law enforcement agency housed under the U.S. Department of Justice.
- currently the agency is mainly charged with "administering and enforcing federal laws related to the
manufacture, importation, and distribution of firearms and explosives"
- also responsible for investigating federal level arson cases, and addressing deferral crimes pertaining to
the manufacture, importation, and distribution of alcohol and tobacco
- director is appointed by the president
Answer:
us bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives (ATF)
Question:
2. In _______, Congress created an Office of Internal Revenue within the Treasury Department. Among
the charges for the department was to collect taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco products.
a) 1900
b) 1862
c) 1810
d) 1998
Answer:
b
Question:
3. the Prohibition Unit would be transferred to the Department of Justice in 1930 and later returned to the
Treasury Department's Bureau of Internal Revenue in 1934 when it assumed the title _______________.
Answer:
alcohol tax unit (ATU)
Question:
4. the ATU then became the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division (ATTD) and the name lasted until 1968
until the passage of the ______________________, which gave the responsibility for explosives thus
changing the title to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
Answer:
gun control act
Question:
5. the ATF's involvement in investigation of firearms cases largely began when congress passed the
________________________, which provided the registration and taxing of the transfer of specific types
of firearms
Answer:
national firearms act (1934)
, Question:
6. in _______, the functions, powers and duties related to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives were
transferred from the IRS to the ATF, and it became a stand-alone agency within the Treasury Department.
a) 1905
b) 1890
c) 1972
d) 1850
Answer:
c
Question:
7. - first incident with ATF in 1992
- began with ATF investigation and ended in the deaths of 3 individuals, including a U.S. Marshal
- began with investigation into illegal firearms deals, and eventually escalated into an 11 day siege which
drew nationwide attention
Answer:
ruby ridge
Question:
8. - another incident that negatively affected ATF in Waco, TX in 1993
- involved the siege of the _______________________ compound and the death of 76 individuals.
- a standoff lasting 50 days
- resulted in an unscheduled retirement of ATF's top management, widespread characterization of the law
enforcement efforts as "inept", and some individuals in society viewing the incident as a symbol of abuse
of government authority.
- also identified for several subsequent incidents of domestic terrorism, including Oklahoma City bombing
in 1995
Answer:
branch davidian
Question:
9. - ATF in conjunction with the FBI, DEA and other agencies, sought to follow the trafficking of illegal
guns into Mexico and build cases against Mexican traffickers and weapons brokers
- operation began in Phoenix in 2009 as a gun sting operation in which small-time gun traffickers were
permitted to distribute firearms to middlemen, who then passed the guns to Mexico
- worst blow to the ATF since Branch Davidian raid
Answer:
operation fast and furious
Question:
10. this organization wants to disband the ATF
Answer:
national rifle association (NRA)
