1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Road Map
4. Definitions
5. Historical Development of Homeland Security
6. Context of Homeland Security
7. Summary
8. Assignments

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:

• Our Own Worst Enemy, pp. 1-36

• 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:

• Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

• Homeland Security Act of 2002

• National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004
   
• National Strategy for Homeland Security - 2007