FBI History Midterm
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1. Early History: Federalism
2. 1789: Authorization of the office of the attorney general
3. Interstate Commerce Act of 1887: railroad rates were regulated
4. New Administrative Structure: temporarily hired private detectives; Pinkerton Detective Agency; Secret
Service started with 11 agents
5. 1903: new laws banning anarchists from living in the U.S.
6. President Roosevelt and Attorney general Charles Bonaparte: organize on au-
tonomous investigative service
7. 1908: forbade services and unsuccessful funding for a "small detective force"; Bureau of Investigation was created
in July
8. Who was the chief of the BOI?: Stanley W. Finch
9. What was the Attorney general responsible for?: ensuring that agents would not stray
beyond their law enforcement mission to monitor personal and political conduct
10. 1909: Attorney General George W. Wickersham
11. 1910: Congress enacted the White Slave Traffic Act
12. 1919: Motor Vehicle Theft Act
13. First Years: received limited training, white-collar cases and civil rights cases, few national security cases
14. 1914-1919: WWI; congress passed Espionage act and Sabotage act which gave Bureau of Investigation
responsibility
15. Espionage: to convey information to interfere with armed forces; spying
16. J. Edgar Hoover: The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; investigated and harassed alleged
radicals.
17. Sedition Act of 1918: added to the Espionage Act to cover "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive
language" about the American form of government, the Constitution, the flag, or the armed forces.
18. When did General Palmer create the GID?: 1919
19. created to promote an intensified anti-radical database: General Intelligence Division
20. When were the Palmer Raids?: November 1919 and January 1920
21. What were the head of field offices called?: special agent in charge
22. How did Hoover systemize FBI files?: index cards
23. How many field offices does the FBI have?: 56
24. what are dollar a year men?: men who serve for war gov't agencies for $1/year
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hu58nj
1. Early History: Federalism
2. 1789: Authorization of the office of the attorney general
3. Interstate Commerce Act of 1887: railroad rates were regulated
4. New Administrative Structure: temporarily hired private detectives; Pinkerton Detective Agency; Secret
Service started with 11 agents
5. 1903: new laws banning anarchists from living in the U.S.
6. President Roosevelt and Attorney general Charles Bonaparte: organize on au-
tonomous investigative service
7. 1908: forbade services and unsuccessful funding for a "small detective force"; Bureau of Investigation was created
in July
8. Who was the chief of the BOI?: Stanley W. Finch
9. What was the Attorney general responsible for?: ensuring that agents would not stray
beyond their law enforcement mission to monitor personal and political conduct
10. 1909: Attorney General George W. Wickersham
11. 1910: Congress enacted the White Slave Traffic Act
12. 1919: Motor Vehicle Theft Act
13. First Years: received limited training, white-collar cases and civil rights cases, few national security cases
14. 1914-1919: WWI; congress passed Espionage act and Sabotage act which gave Bureau of Investigation
responsibility
15. Espionage: to convey information to interfere with armed forces; spying
16. J. Edgar Hoover: The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; investigated and harassed alleged
radicals.
17. Sedition Act of 1918: added to the Espionage Act to cover "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive
language" about the American form of government, the Constitution, the flag, or the armed forces.
18. When did General Palmer create the GID?: 1919
19. created to promote an intensified anti-radical database: General Intelligence Division
20. When were the Palmer Raids?: November 1919 and January 1920
21. What were the head of field offices called?: special agent in charge
22. How did Hoover systemize FBI files?: index cards
23. How many field offices does the FBI have?: 56
24. what are dollar a year men?: men who serve for war gov't agencies for $1/year
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