QUIZ 1 CBP Exam Study Guide With Correct Answers.

What was the customs services primary responsibility for much of its history? - correct answer Revenue Collection What were some of the early challenges of the customs service? - correct answer Prohibitions, organized crimes, bribery, small number of inspectors and thousands of miles of hard to protect borders. What Supreme Court ruling deemed state laws on immigrant head tax was unconstitutional? - correct answer Henderson v Mayor of New York What act led to inception of passenger manifests? - correct answer Steerage act of 1819 Who established the United States Department of Agriculture? - correct answer President Lincoln From who did plant protection and quarantine take control of? - correct answer Veterinary service division Why does CBP exist - correct answer To protect America's borders while enhancing the nations global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel Name two technologies that target and stop terrorist activities - correct answer National Targeting Center (NTC) Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) What is the role of the Plant Protection Quarantine section under APHIS? - correct answer Safeguards agriculture and natural resources, controls the spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds. List ways you can support the following aspect of the CBP mission: "safeguard America's borders thereby protecting the public." - correct answer Vigilant for signs of terrorism, prevent illegal harmful things, such as terrorists, their tools, illegal narcotics, prohibited plant and animal products and aliens from entering the US What are CBPs core values - correct answer Vigilance, Service to Country, Integrity List ways you can support the following aspect of the CBP ETHOS: We steadfastly enforce the laws of the United States while fostering our Nations economic security through lawful international trade and travel. - correct answer Perform effective targeting of big risk travelers and cargo Know and follow the laws and regulations of the US Ensure that lawful trade continues to help our strong economy Define corruption - correct answer The abuse of ones authority or position for personal gain Identify vulnerabilities to corruption - correct answer Authority and Uniform What are the possible consequences of corruption? - correct answer Jail time, loss of family, failure to accomplish the CBP mission, loss of employment l, threats to family and friends. What is the Joint Intake Center (JIC) - correct answer Central "clearinghouse" for receiving, processing, and tracking allegations of misconduct involving people employed by CBP and ICE What are some potential warning signs of corruption? - correct answer Manipulation of assignments( trading shifts, requesting specific assignments, resisting schedule changes) , conduct violations (leave abuse patterns, cell phone, chronic tardiness) behavior changes, relationships, finances What is the role of the CBP officer in recognizing and reporting corruption within the CBP workforce? - correct answer Alert to signs, don't look the other way, keep eyes and mind open What is the process for reporting suspicions of corruption? - correct answer Report to JIC What are indicators of corrupt behavior - correct answer Manipulation of assignments, conduct violations, behavior changes, relationships, finances Stop sticks must never be used to stop what types of vehicles? - correct answer 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles, school or public buses, vehicles transporting hazmat What are the report and review process for the use of stop sticks - correct answer Must be identified by serial number, incident must be assigned a tracking number, a report must be submitted to immediate supervisor by the end of the shift When may a stop stick be used ? - correct answer Port runner, car attempts to flee while being escorted to secondary, another agency requests deployment in an emergency Behaviors that identify professionalism - correct answer Clean uniform, professional tone of voice, punctuality Elements of professionalism - correct answer Appearance, environment, demeanor, etiquette, communication, conduct What is CBPs pledge to travelers ? - correct answer Cordially greet and welcome you to the US Treat you with courtesy, dignity, and respect. Explain the CBP process to you Have a supervisor listen to your comments Define Bias - correct answer An unconscious belief that governs our behavior Define stereotype - correct answer Making a broad generalization about an individual/group of people before the individual or group has been encountered Define culture - correct answer The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought Define prejudice - correct answer A judgment or opinion formed before facts are known, usually involving negative or unfavorable thoughts