What executive department would most likely try to stop a terrorist attack?

A) the department of justice

B) the department of state

C) the Department of Homeland Security

D) the department of defense

Your answer is C. Homeland Security

The executive department in charge of preventing a terrorist attack is the Department of Homeland Security. This Department is in charge of the internal security of the United States, in the civil sphere, and acts on the prevention and protection inside, at the border, and outside its borders. The main goal is to prepare for the prevention and response to domestic emergency situations with a special emphasis on terrorism.

The answer is: C)