Which of the following is a federal law enforcement agency?

• A. Secret Service
• B. FBI
• C. CIA
• D. DHS

Answer: (A)

Federal law enforcement agency means a organization authorized to enforce federal laws, arrest suspects, and operate under federal jurisdiction. The Secret Service fits this role because it has sworn agents with arrest powers and its mission includes protecting the President and other officials and investigating financial crimes such as counterfeiting. The FBI is also a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice, which is useful context to know, but in this item the example listed is the Secret Service. The CIA is a foreign intelligence agency and does not perform general law enforcement, and the Department of Homeland Security is a department containing several agencies rather than a single agency itself.