SEJPME II: Module 23 – Authorities &
JOINT OPERATIONS PLANNING Test
Questions Solved Correctly.
Which statement best describes why understanding disparate authorities among coalition
partners is important? - Answer It is essential to taking full advantage of the capabilities
within a coalition and avoiding wasted planning effort (correct)
Military commander authority is extended beyond unit forces to include contractors. - Answer
False (correct)
Which statement best describes what the operationalization of Mission Command
accomplishes? - Answer It fosters delegation of authority requiring all echelons to
understand and adhere to the authorities that support and limit military operations (correct)
Dialogue and translation between echelons and across organizational, command, and national
boundaries early in the planning process and throughout execution of the mission is not
essential to achieving a common and shared understanding of all matters in a mission command
environment. - Answer False (correct)
Which statement describes the authority given to the National Security Agency (NSA) under
Title 50? - Answer The authority to protect the resilience and redundancy of critical civilian
infrastructure (correct)
The Law of War principle of "military necessity" _____. - Answer justifies those measures not
forbidden by international law that are indispensable for securing the complete submission of
the enemy as soon as possible (correct)
The Law of War principle of "proportionality" _____. - Answer prohibits attacks that may be
expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or
a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military
advantage expected to be gained (correct)
The Law of War is a U.S. domestic law. - Answer False (correct)
In the definition of rules of engagement (ROE) as stated in joint doctrine: "Directives issued by
competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and limitations under which
United States forces will initiate and/or continue combat engagement with other forces
encountered," the word "will" is interpreted as _____. - Answer "are authorized to" (correct)
, Escalation of force is an example of _____. - Answer commander's guidance (correct)
Operations conducted with coalition partners will bring to bear _____. (Select all that apply.) -
Answer different national capabilities (correct)
different national laws (correct)
different national policies (correct)
different national limitations or caveats (correct)
Risk is created when reactive rules of engagement (ROE) development does what? - Answer
When it lags behind the operational requirements (correct)
Which statement best describes the advantage of having a proactive approach to developing
rules of engagement (ROE)? - Answer It allows time for subordinate commanders to
understand and train their forces to the approved ROE and measures (correct)
With regards to the ROEWG, which statement describes the staff function that is led by the J3 or
J5? - Answer Developing rules of engagement (ROE) and managing ROE measures (correct)
The rules of engagement (ROE) working group is often used to _____. (Select all that apply.) -
Answer proactively develop ROE (correct)
Efforts by Congress in recent years to extend Federal criminal jurisdiction over deployed
contractors has included the _____. - Answer Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act
(correct)
International law springs from which of the following? (Select all that apply.) - Answer
customary law of nations practiced over time (correct)
U.S. national policy
treaties (correct)
written statutes
international agreements (correct)
Legitimacy will hinge only on the reality of adhering to authority, not on the perception of it by
the national and international audience. - Answer False (correct)
Legitimacy in the end states means that the results of a military operation will be just. - Answer
True (correct)
JOINT OPERATIONS PLANNING Test
Questions Solved Correctly.
Which statement best describes why understanding disparate authorities among coalition
partners is important? - Answer It is essential to taking full advantage of the capabilities
within a coalition and avoiding wasted planning effort (correct)
Military commander authority is extended beyond unit forces to include contractors. - Answer
False (correct)
Which statement best describes what the operationalization of Mission Command
accomplishes? - Answer It fosters delegation of authority requiring all echelons to
understand and adhere to the authorities that support and limit military operations (correct)
Dialogue and translation between echelons and across organizational, command, and national
boundaries early in the planning process and throughout execution of the mission is not
essential to achieving a common and shared understanding of all matters in a mission command
environment. - Answer False (correct)
Which statement describes the authority given to the National Security Agency (NSA) under
Title 50? - Answer The authority to protect the resilience and redundancy of critical civilian
infrastructure (correct)
The Law of War principle of "military necessity" _____. - Answer justifies those measures not
forbidden by international law that are indispensable for securing the complete submission of
the enemy as soon as possible (correct)
The Law of War principle of "proportionality" _____. - Answer prohibits attacks that may be
expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or
a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military
advantage expected to be gained (correct)
The Law of War is a U.S. domestic law. - Answer False (correct)
In the definition of rules of engagement (ROE) as stated in joint doctrine: "Directives issued by
competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and limitations under which
United States forces will initiate and/or continue combat engagement with other forces
encountered," the word "will" is interpreted as _____. - Answer "are authorized to" (correct)
, Escalation of force is an example of _____. - Answer commander's guidance (correct)
Operations conducted with coalition partners will bring to bear _____. (Select all that apply.) -
Answer different national capabilities (correct)
different national laws (correct)
different national policies (correct)
different national limitations or caveats (correct)
Risk is created when reactive rules of engagement (ROE) development does what? - Answer
When it lags behind the operational requirements (correct)
Which statement best describes the advantage of having a proactive approach to developing
rules of engagement (ROE)? - Answer It allows time for subordinate commanders to
understand and train their forces to the approved ROE and measures (correct)
With regards to the ROEWG, which statement describes the staff function that is led by the J3 or
J5? - Answer Developing rules of engagement (ROE) and managing ROE measures (correct)
The rules of engagement (ROE) working group is often used to _____. (Select all that apply.) -
Answer proactively develop ROE (correct)
Efforts by Congress in recent years to extend Federal criminal jurisdiction over deployed
contractors has included the _____. - Answer Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act
(correct)
International law springs from which of the following? (Select all that apply.) - Answer
customary law of nations practiced over time (correct)
U.S. national policy
treaties (correct)
written statutes
international agreements (correct)
Legitimacy will hinge only on the reality of adhering to authority, not on the perception of it by
the national and international audience. - Answer False (correct)
Legitimacy in the end states means that the results of a military operation will be just. - Answer
True (correct)
