Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Since terrorist attacks are rather infrequent, these attacks resulted in little fear relative to other crimes such as homicide.
2. Disasters and catastrophes were included within the homeland security purview
3. Guarding against attacks in the U.S. had been a low priority prior to the 9/11 attacks even though there had been a number of terrorist attacks throughout the world.
4. The 9/11 Commission evaluated the country's national security after 9/11, but did not comment on events prior to the attacks.
5. Homeland Security functions tend not to be defined based on organizational purposes, but based on the greatest threats.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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