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1A. Question. The textbook suggests that bureaucracy gets in the way of effective law enforcement. But would you want it any other way? Would you want line-level government officials be able to do whatever they wanted, simply because they believed they knew best? Doesn't that reduce accountability in a crisis? Fully Explain.

1. Background. Many critics of the federal government, including critics of federal law enforcement, argue that the federal government is simply too large and has too many agencies with overlapping authorities. 

2A. Question. Do you believe this to be true? Is the federal government too large in light of its limited roles in public safety, as articulated by the U.S. Constitution's enumeration of federal government's powers? Fully Explain.

1. Background. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security occurred in 2003, as a result of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This act was the direct result of the 9/11 terror attacks. In creating DHS, 22 preexisting federal agencies were relocated from their previous departments and placed into the new DHS.

3A. Question. Was the creation of DHS necessary, given that the failures of 9/11 generally were primarily those of the FBI, the CIA, and the State Dept? Fully Explain.

3B. Question. Also, regardless of whether it was necessary, was the creation of DHS nonetheless a good idea? Fully Explain.

1. Background. In recent years, securing the United States border-especially the southern border-has been a very politically charged issue. 

4A. Question. How important do you think it is to secure the border? What does securing the border mean, and how should the United States go about doing it? Fully Explain.