ASSIGNMENT 1
Textbook Assignment:
“Naval Organization,” chapter 1, pages 1-1 through 1-16, and
“Leadership,” chapter 2, pages 2-1 through 2-17.
1-1. When first established, the Navy
operated under what governmental
department?
1. War
2. Defense
3. Interior
4. Congressional
1-2. What document authorized Congress to
establish the Navy?
1. Navy Regulations
2 . T h e A r t i c l e s o f W ar
3. The United States Constitution
4. The Declaration of Independence
1-3. The Commander in Chief exercises
ultimate authority over the Navy,
Army, Air Force, Marines, and Coast
Quard.
What official has always been
the commander in chief?
1. The Secretary of War
2. The Secretary of the Navy
3. The Fleet Admiral of the Navy
4. The President of the United States
1-4. During the 1800s, what civilian
o f f i c i a l e x e r c i s e d d i r e c t c o n t r o l of
the Navy?
1. The Secretary of War
2. The Secretary of the Navy
3. The Secretary of State
4. The President of the United States
1-5. What military official exercises
command of the Shore Establishment?
1. Commander, Naval Military Personnel
Command
2. The Chief of Naval Education and
Training
3. The Chief of Naval Operations
4. The Chief of Naval Personnel
1-6. The operating forces are made up of
which of the following types of
commands?
1. Unified
2. Specified
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Overseas
1-7. Under the President, which of the
following officials exercises both
operational and administrative
authority over the Navy’s combatant
f o r c e s?
1. The Chief of Naval Operations
2. The Chief of Naval Personnel
3. The Secretary of the Navy
4. The Secretary of Defense
1-8. The Chief of Naval Operations has
direct operational authority over a
Navy operating force which is
assigned to a unified command.
1. True
2. False
1-9. The power to declare an emergency and
to call out the military Reserves
belongs to what official(s)?
1. The Congress
2. The Secretary of the Navy
3. The Chief of Naval Operations
4. The President of the United States
1-10. The President has the power to order
the armed forces into action before
Congress declares war.
1. True
2. False
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