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DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION STUDY GUIDE 2023 EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1.All of the following are effects of derivative classification EXCEPT✔✔ Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.
2.The source document states:
(S) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May (U) Elements of this unit will participate in the exercise (U) Unit members participating will be Barkley and
James The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The unit that will participate in the exercise is Unclassified The exercise dates are Secret Participating members of the unit are Unclassified
The new document states:
(S) Barkley and James cannot attend training during the exercise. They must attend before 4 May or after 25 May. 1 / 3
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Identify the concept used to determine the derivative classification of the new document✔✔ Revealed by 3.When working with classified information, contractors generate new doc- uments and materials. Who is responsible for ensuring the new documents are properly marked✔✔ // The Government Contracting Activity (GCA) 4.Cleared contractor employees are subject to sanctions for violating any policies in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NIS- POM)✔✔ True 5.The only lawful reason to classify information is to protect national secu- rity✔✔ True 6.Information taken directly from an existing classified source and stated verbatim in a new or different document is an example of✔✔ Extracting 7.All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT✔✔ Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security. 2 / 3
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8.Which of the following statements applies to the classification concept of "Revealed by"✔✔ //Applies when information is extracted word-for- word, para- phrased, or restated.
9.A classified document is used as source material for a new document. What is this an example of✔✔ Derivative classification 10.All of the following are ways to promote the sharing of information within the Federal government, across state, local, and tribal governments, and with coalition partners, law enforcement, and the general public
EXCEPT: //Care- fully use dissemination control markings
//Avoid unnecessary classification Incorrect 11.The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states the following
information is classified as Secret: "The task will take three hours to
complete." If you state this information (verbatim or paraphrased) in a new document, it should be marked✔✔ Secret
12.The source document states:
(U) The unit will participate in Exercise Joint Venture (C) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May
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