CDFM MODULE 2- 200 IDEAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FOR CDFM MODULE 2 EXAM PREP COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. What act established the National Security Council, the Central
Intelligence Agency, a civilian Secretary of Defense, the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A) Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986
B) National Security Act of 1947
C) Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
D) Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Correct Answer: B
2. Who is the principal Defense advisor to the President?
A) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B) The Secretary of Defense
C) The National Security Advisor
D) The Vice President
Correct Answer: B
3. This ACT identified the Chairman of the JCS as the senior ranking
member of the armed forces.
A) National Security Act of 1947
B) Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986
C) Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
D) Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Correct Answer: B
,4. Who is the principal military advisor to the President, the National
Security Council, and the SECDEF?
A) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C) The Combatant Commanders
D) The Service Chiefs
Correct Answer: B
5. Who advises the SECDEF on non-financial related matters such as
critical deficiencies and strengths of the forces, priorities of the
requirements identified by commanders of the combatant command,
and defense acquisition programs?
A) The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
B) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C) The Deputy Secretary of Defense
D) The Service Secretaries
Correct Answer: B
6. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the
SECDEF to the commanders of the Combatant Commands. This
reflects what principle?
A) Military professionalism
B) Civilian control of the military
C) Unity of command
D) Jointness
Correct Answer: B
7. What is the organizational structure of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A) SECDEF to CJCS - Vice Chair JCS - Military Components - Joint Staff
(J1-J8)
,B) President to SECDEF to CJCS to Combatant Commanders
C) CJCS to Service Chiefs to Combatant Commanders
D) SECDEF to Service Secretaries to CJCS
Correct Answer: A
8. Is the Chairman in the operational chain of command between the
President and Combatant Commands?
A) Yes, as the senior military advisor
B) No, the CJCS is not in the operational chain of command
C) Yes, but only during wartime
D) No, only the Vice Chairman is in the chain
Correct Answer: B
9. What is the main mission of the JCS?
A) Planning (Operating, Contingency, Long Range)
B) Executing military operations
C) Managing the defense budget
D) Overseeing acquisition programs
Correct Answer: A
10. What is the JCS function within the chain of command?
A) Directly command military forces
B) Transmits to the commanders of the Combatant Commands the
orders of the President or the SECDEF
C) Approves all military operations
D) Manages the defense budget
Correct Answer: B
11. Who are the principal members of the National Security Council
(NSC)?
A) President (Chairman), Vice President, SECDEF, Secretary of State,
, Secretary of Energy
B) President, Vice President, SECDEF, Chairman JCS, CIA Director
C) President, SECDEF, Secretary of State, National Security Advisor
D) President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury
Correct Answer: A
12. What is the purpose of the National Security Council (NSC)?
A) To manage the federal budget
B) To oversee military operations
C) The President's principal forum for consideration of national security
and foreign policy matters
D) To coordinate intelligence activities
Correct Answer: C
13. The National Security Strategy (NSS) comes from the National
Security Council. What is the name of the document that contains the
discussions/decisions for the National Security Council?
A) National Security Strategy
B) National Security Presidential Directives
C) Defense Planning Guidance
D) Quadrennial Defense Review
Correct Answer: B
14. The NSC is composed of Principals, Advisors, and Participants.
What is the correct grouping?
A) P - Principals, A - Advisors, P - Participants
B) P - President, A - Advisors, P - Participants
C) P - Principals, A - Agencies, P - Participants
D) P - Principals, A - Assistants, P - Personnel
Correct Answer: A
ANSWERS FOR CDFM MODULE 2 EXAM PREP COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. What act established the National Security Council, the Central
Intelligence Agency, a civilian Secretary of Defense, the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A) Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986
B) National Security Act of 1947
C) Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
D) Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Correct Answer: B
2. Who is the principal Defense advisor to the President?
A) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B) The Secretary of Defense
C) The National Security Advisor
D) The Vice President
Correct Answer: B
3. This ACT identified the Chairman of the JCS as the senior ranking
member of the armed forces.
A) National Security Act of 1947
B) Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986
C) Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
D) Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Correct Answer: B
,4. Who is the principal military advisor to the President, the National
Security Council, and the SECDEF?
A) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C) The Combatant Commanders
D) The Service Chiefs
Correct Answer: B
5. Who advises the SECDEF on non-financial related matters such as
critical deficiencies and strengths of the forces, priorities of the
requirements identified by commanders of the combatant command,
and defense acquisition programs?
A) The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
B) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C) The Deputy Secretary of Defense
D) The Service Secretaries
Correct Answer: B
6. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the
SECDEF to the commanders of the Combatant Commands. This
reflects what principle?
A) Military professionalism
B) Civilian control of the military
C) Unity of command
D) Jointness
Correct Answer: B
7. What is the organizational structure of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A) SECDEF to CJCS - Vice Chair JCS - Military Components - Joint Staff
(J1-J8)
,B) President to SECDEF to CJCS to Combatant Commanders
C) CJCS to Service Chiefs to Combatant Commanders
D) SECDEF to Service Secretaries to CJCS
Correct Answer: A
8. Is the Chairman in the operational chain of command between the
President and Combatant Commands?
A) Yes, as the senior military advisor
B) No, the CJCS is not in the operational chain of command
C) Yes, but only during wartime
D) No, only the Vice Chairman is in the chain
Correct Answer: B
9. What is the main mission of the JCS?
A) Planning (Operating, Contingency, Long Range)
B) Executing military operations
C) Managing the defense budget
D) Overseeing acquisition programs
Correct Answer: A
10. What is the JCS function within the chain of command?
A) Directly command military forces
B) Transmits to the commanders of the Combatant Commands the
orders of the President or the SECDEF
C) Approves all military operations
D) Manages the defense budget
Correct Answer: B
11. Who are the principal members of the National Security Council
(NSC)?
A) President (Chairman), Vice President, SECDEF, Secretary of State,
, Secretary of Energy
B) President, Vice President, SECDEF, Chairman JCS, CIA Director
C) President, SECDEF, Secretary of State, National Security Advisor
D) President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury
Correct Answer: A
12. What is the purpose of the National Security Council (NSC)?
A) To manage the federal budget
B) To oversee military operations
C) The President's principal forum for consideration of national security
and foreign policy matters
D) To coordinate intelligence activities
Correct Answer: C
13. The National Security Strategy (NSS) comes from the National
Security Council. What is the name of the document that contains the
discussions/decisions for the National Security Council?
A) National Security Strategy
B) National Security Presidential Directives
C) Defense Planning Guidance
D) Quadrennial Defense Review
Correct Answer: B
14. The NSC is composed of Principals, Advisors, and Participants.
What is the correct grouping?
A) P - Principals, A - Advisors, P - Participants
B) P - President, A - Advisors, P - Participants
C) P - Principals, A - Agencies, P - Participants
D) P - Principals, A - Assistants, P - Personnel
Correct Answer: A
