DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION STEPP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if
you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: - (ANSWER)Submitting a formal challenge to information
that may be improperly classified
The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative classification for
DoD personnel is: - (ANSWER)DoDM 5200.01, DoD Information Security Program
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
(S) The training exercise runs Monday through Friday and occurs every June based on trainer availability.
The only trainer currently certified is running other exercises the first three weeks in June.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document? -
(ANSWER)Revealed By
Including information in a new product that has already been classified is called: - (ANSWER)Derivative
classification
A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is: - (ANSWER)A collection of precise, comprehensive guidance
about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system elements of information to be classified.
Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized disclosure could
damage national security, and it concerns military plans, weapon systems, or operations. -
(ANSWER)TRUE
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - (ANSWER)Analyze and evaluate
information to identify elements that require classification
, DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION STEPP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Have access to classification guidance
Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? - (ANSWER)None of the
above
Which of the following are criminal sanctions? - (ANSWER)All of the above
Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working on during
conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a small piece of information
and he knows the person he gave the information to. - (ANSWER)FALSE
To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT: -
(ANSWER)The unauthorized disclosure of the information could cause embarrassment to the U.S.
Government.
You formally challenge the classification of information and the classifying agency provides a partial
response. What is your responsibility if the classifying agency does not provide a full response within
120 days? - (ANSWER)Forward the challenge to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel
(ISCAP).
Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or different document is
an example of _______ - (ANSWER)Paraphrasing or Restating
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - (ANSWER)Possess expertise in the subject
matter on which they are creating documentation
Receive training on derivative classification principles
Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the following? -
(ANSWER)A reader can deduce the classified information by performing additional interpretation or
analysis.
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if
you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: - (ANSWER)Submitting a formal challenge to information
that may be improperly classified
The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative classification for
DoD personnel is: - (ANSWER)DoDM 5200.01, DoD Information Security Program
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
(S) The training exercise runs Monday through Friday and occurs every June based on trainer availability.
The only trainer currently certified is running other exercises the first three weeks in June.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document? -
(ANSWER)Revealed By
Including information in a new product that has already been classified is called: - (ANSWER)Derivative
classification
A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is: - (ANSWER)A collection of precise, comprehensive guidance
about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system elements of information to be classified.
Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized disclosure could
damage national security, and it concerns military plans, weapon systems, or operations. -
(ANSWER)TRUE
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - (ANSWER)Analyze and evaluate
information to identify elements that require classification
, DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION STEPP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Have access to classification guidance
Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? - (ANSWER)None of the
above
Which of the following are criminal sanctions? - (ANSWER)All of the above
Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working on during
conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a small piece of information
and he knows the person he gave the information to. - (ANSWER)FALSE
To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT: -
(ANSWER)The unauthorized disclosure of the information could cause embarrassment to the U.S.
Government.
You formally challenge the classification of information and the classifying agency provides a partial
response. What is your responsibility if the classifying agency does not provide a full response within
120 days? - (ANSWER)Forward the challenge to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel
(ISCAP).
Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or different document is
an example of _______ - (ANSWER)Paraphrasing or Restating
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - (ANSWER)Possess expertise in the subject
matter on which they are creating documentation
Receive training on derivative classification principles
Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the following? -
(ANSWER)A reader can deduce the classified information by performing additional interpretation or
analysis.
