DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION
TRAINING EXAM – 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: (select best answer) -
ANSWER-Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly
classified.
When derivatively classifying information, where can you find a listing of specific
information elements that identify their classification, reason for classification,
downgrading, and declassification information? - ANSWER-Security Classification
Guide (SCG)
The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new
document? - ANSWER-Contained in
All of the following are responsibilities of derivate classifiers EXCEPT: - ANSWER-
Derivative classifiers must have an original classification authority.
In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the _____
categories specified in Executive Order 13526. - ANSWER-8
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: (multiple versions of
this question) - ANSWER-Making the initial determination that information requires
protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.
If you are a military personnel and you knowingly leaked classified information to an
unauthorized user, what sanctions might be imposed on you? (select ALL the correct
responses) - ANSWER-- Loss of pay
- Dishonorable discharge
- Incarceration
TRAINING EXAM – 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: (select best answer) -
ANSWER-Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly
classified.
When derivatively classifying information, where can you find a listing of specific
information elements that identify their classification, reason for classification,
downgrading, and declassification information? - ANSWER-Security Classification
Guide (SCG)
The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new
document? - ANSWER-Contained in
All of the following are responsibilities of derivate classifiers EXCEPT: - ANSWER-
Derivative classifiers must have an original classification authority.
In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the _____
categories specified in Executive Order 13526. - ANSWER-8
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: (multiple versions of
this question) - ANSWER-Making the initial determination that information requires
protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.
If you are a military personnel and you knowingly leaked classified information to an
unauthorized user, what sanctions might be imposed on you? (select ALL the correct
responses) - ANSWER-- Loss of pay
- Dishonorable discharge
- Incarceration
