Lesson Road Map
All U.S. directives, and security related documents are collected at the Homeland Security Digital Library, and can be accessed at: http://www.hsdl.org/?access
Students should request an HSDL login account for research and for receipt of biweekly Critical Releases in Homeland Security.
Read:
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Our Own Worst Enemy, pp. 1-36
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Statement of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on goals for 2010, p.iii of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/qhsr_report.pdf -
Declaration of Independence, focusing on basic rights, and abuses
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html -
US Constitution, Preamble, Art I sec. 8 and Art II
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html -
Federalist Papers, Numbers 3, 23, 41, 43, 45 and 78.
http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/fedi.htm -
National Security Act of 1947, Title I.
http://intelligence.house.gov/Media/PDFS/NSA47PUBLIC.pdf
Review:
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Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
- National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004
- National Strategy for Homeland Security - 2007