IFPC Certification questions with
correct answers
Espionage Act of 1917 - correct answer ✔✔ Made it a crime for a person to convey information
with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States
or to promote the success of its enemies.
Sedition Act of 1918 - correct answer ✔✔ added to Espionage Act to cover "disloyal, profane,
scurrilous, or abusive language" about the American form of government, the Constitution, the
flag, or the armed forces.
Executive Order 12333 - correct answer ✔✔ Timely and accurate information about the
activities, capabilities, plans, and intentions of foreign powers, organizations, and persons and
their agents, is essential to the national security of the United States
Goldwater-Nichols Act (1986) - correct answer ✔✔ Defense reorganization plan which increased
the power of the officers who coordinate the activities of different services.
Identifies the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the senior ranking member of the Armed
Forces. As such, the Chairman of the JCS is the principal military adviser to the President, the
National Security Council (NSC), and the Secretary of Defense. However, chairman does not
have command authority over combat forces. Civilians are in charge at top to protect against
excessive concentration of power.
JP 2-0 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication is the keystone document for joint intelligence. It
provides fundamental principles and guidance for intelligence support to joint operations.
JP 2-01 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication provides doctrine for joint and national
intelligence products, services, assessments, and support to joint military operations.
, JP 2-01.3 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication provides doctrine for conducting joint
intelligence preparation of the operational environment. It describes the process in which the
adversary and other relevant aspects of the operational environment are analyzed to identify
possible adversary courses of action and to support joint operation planning, execution, and
assessment.
JP 2-03 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication provides doctrine for conducting geospatial
intelligence (GEOINT) across the range of military operations.
2014 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) - correct answer ✔✔ Provides the IC with the mission
direction of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for the next four to five years.
National Security Act (1947) - correct answer ✔✔ Created the Department of Defense (DoD),
the National Security Council (NSC) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Counterintelligence (CI) - correct answer ✔✔ Counterintelligence is information gathered and
activities conducted to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or
assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements of foreign
organizations, persons, or international terrorist activities.
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) - correct answer ✔✔ intelligence that is produced from
publicly available information
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) - correct answer ✔✔ imagery, imagery intelligence (IMINT),
and geospatial information
Human Intelligence (HUMINT) - correct answer ✔✔ any information that can be gathered from
human sources.
correct answers
Espionage Act of 1917 - correct answer ✔✔ Made it a crime for a person to convey information
with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States
or to promote the success of its enemies.
Sedition Act of 1918 - correct answer ✔✔ added to Espionage Act to cover "disloyal, profane,
scurrilous, or abusive language" about the American form of government, the Constitution, the
flag, or the armed forces.
Executive Order 12333 - correct answer ✔✔ Timely and accurate information about the
activities, capabilities, plans, and intentions of foreign powers, organizations, and persons and
their agents, is essential to the national security of the United States
Goldwater-Nichols Act (1986) - correct answer ✔✔ Defense reorganization plan which increased
the power of the officers who coordinate the activities of different services.
Identifies the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the senior ranking member of the Armed
Forces. As such, the Chairman of the JCS is the principal military adviser to the President, the
National Security Council (NSC), and the Secretary of Defense. However, chairman does not
have command authority over combat forces. Civilians are in charge at top to protect against
excessive concentration of power.
JP 2-0 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication is the keystone document for joint intelligence. It
provides fundamental principles and guidance for intelligence support to joint operations.
JP 2-01 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication provides doctrine for joint and national
intelligence products, services, assessments, and support to joint military operations.
, JP 2-01.3 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication provides doctrine for conducting joint
intelligence preparation of the operational environment. It describes the process in which the
adversary and other relevant aspects of the operational environment are analyzed to identify
possible adversary courses of action and to support joint operation planning, execution, and
assessment.
JP 2-03 - correct answer ✔✔ This publication provides doctrine for conducting geospatial
intelligence (GEOINT) across the range of military operations.
2014 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) - correct answer ✔✔ Provides the IC with the mission
direction of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for the next four to five years.
National Security Act (1947) - correct answer ✔✔ Created the Department of Defense (DoD),
the National Security Council (NSC) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Counterintelligence (CI) - correct answer ✔✔ Counterintelligence is information gathered and
activities conducted to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or
assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements of foreign
organizations, persons, or international terrorist activities.
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) - correct answer ✔✔ intelligence that is produced from
publicly available information
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) - correct answer ✔✔ imagery, imagery intelligence (IMINT),
and geospatial information
Human Intelligence (HUMINT) - correct answer ✔✔ any information that can be gathered from
human sources.
