United States Intelligence Community

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Go to http://www.odci.gov/ic/icagen2.htm

Print this worksheet out if it is not in your Sleuthing packet, and answer the questions thoroughly.

1) What is the overall mission of the CIA (also found in Frequently Asked Questions)?

2) The CIA collects foreign intelligence information through a variety of "clandestine"' and "overt" means. Look up those two new words and add them to your Glossary section.

3) Special multidisciplinary centers have been created to address high-priority, long-standing issues. List these six special areas of concern.

4) Click on "Frequently Asked Questions". Selection for Agency employment is highly competitive; what type of people are employed? Iif you wanted to apply for a job there, what would you be expected to have, and what would you be expected to complete in order to be considered for employment?

5) Can the CIA spy on any American, like you? Tell why or why not.

6) The CIA has been accused of conducting assassinations and engaging in drug trafficking. What are the facts?

7) Click on CIA Museum. Look and read about the artifacts, and answer the questions #8, #9, and #10.

8) What was so unusual about the Enigma Encoding Machine? Add the term "enigma" & its meaning to your Glossary section.

9) As you read about these artifacts, list three that you would choose to use if you worked for the CIA. Why did you choose these?

10) Copy these two sentences in your notebook: CIA Headquarters are found in (city)________, (state)_______. The museum has a unique collection of the history of US ___________, which began when _______________________________________.

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