Question 1

Which of the following engages in a global surveillance operation that was unmasked by Edward Snowden in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) the Department of Defense 
B) the secretary of state 
C) the Central Intelligence Agency 
D) the National Security Agency 
A) the Department of Defense 
B) the secretary of state 
C) the Central Intelligence Agency 
D) the National Security Agency D

Question 2

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?

Accepted Answer

A) The CIA is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution as being exempt from federal law as long as it is acting in the name of national security. 
B) The CIA is in charge of the various other agencies in the intelligence community. 
C) The CIA has sometimes become involved in other nations' internal affairs. 
D) The primary mission of the CIA is to gather intelligence on American citizens. 
A) The CIA is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution as being exempt from federal law as long as it is acting in the name of national security. 
B) The CIA is in charge of the various other agencies in the intelligence community. 
C) The CIA has sometimes become involved in other nations' internal affairs. 
D) The primary mission of the CIA is to gather intelligence on American citizens. C

Question 3

Which of the following is most likely to have the greatest influence over U.S.foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) secretary of state 
B) director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
C) chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D) director of national intelligence 
A) secretary of state 
B) director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
C) chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D) director of national intelligence A

Question 4

Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) India 
C) Spain 
D) the United States 
A) Germany 
B) India 
C) Spain 
D) the United States

Question 5

Who is the president's chief adviser on intelligence matters?

Accepted Answer

A) the director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
B) the director of national intelligence 
C) the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D) the National Security Agency 
A) the director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
B) the director of national intelligence 
C) the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D) the National Security Agency

Question 6

Why has the United States tried to deal with the threat from Iran with diplomacy,rather than military options?

Accepted Answer

A) Diplomacy is likely to succeed since the Islamic world trusts and respects the United States. 
B) Diplomacy is likely to lead Iran to isolationism,thereby removing the threat. 
C) Military action would be more likely to lead to further radicalization of Muslims and terrorist retaliation. 
D) Military action would be less likely to succeed,and could harm the cooperative approach taken by Iran toward the United States and its allies. 
A) Diplomacy is likely to succeed since the Islamic world trusts and respects the United States. 
B) Diplomacy is likely to lead Iran to isolationism,thereby removing the threat. 
C) Military action would be more likely to lead to further radicalization of Muslims and terrorist retaliation. 
D) Military action would be less likely to succeed,and could harm the cooperative approach taken by Iran toward the United States and its allies.

Question 7

What was Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative envisioned to accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A) protect the United States from nuclear weapons 
B) promote democracy by fostering economic development 
C) reduce the number of nuclear warheads held by both the United States and the Soviet Union 
D) refocus the military on nonconventional warfare 
A) protect the United States from nuclear weapons 
B) promote democracy by fostering economic development 
C) reduce the number of nuclear warheads held by both the United States and the Soviet Union 
D) refocus the military on nonconventional warfare

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the conflict that has sometimes existed between the National Security Council (NSC) and others within the national security establishment?

Accepted Answer

A) Because the NCS always integrates advice from other cabinet departments,most advisers in national security see the council as having little independent value. 
B) The NSC has sometimes conspired with the State and Defense departments in covert operations,such as the Iran-Contra affair. 
C) Because the NCS was created after September 11,2001,many in the departments of State and Defense do not respect the limited experience of this newcomer. 
D) The NSC has sometimes competed with,rather than integrated advice from,cabinet departments such as State and Defense,and it also has become involved in covert operations such as the Iran-Contra affair. 
A) Because the NCS always integrates advice from other cabinet departments,most advisers in national security see the council as having little independent value. 
B) The NSC has sometimes conspired with the State and Defense departments in covert operations,such as the Iran-Contra affair. 
C) Because the NCS was created after September 11,2001,many in the departments of State and Defense do not respect the limited experience of this newcomer. 
D) The NSC has sometimes competed with,rather than integrated advice from,cabinet departments such as State and Defense,and it also has become involved in covert operations such as the Iran-Contra affair.

Question 9

Combat troops were introduced in Iraq began under __________ and withdrawn under __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Bill Clinton;George H.W.Bush 
B) Bill Clinton;George W.Bush 
C) George H.W.Bush;Barack Obama 
D) George W.Bush;Barack Obama 
A) Bill Clinton;George H.W.Bush 
B) Bill Clinton;George W.Bush 
C) George H.W.Bush;Barack Obama 
D) George W.Bush;Barack Obama

Question 10

With which of the following is the president most likely to consult for advice about how to best take advantage of the strengths of the various service branches when conducting a military operation?

Accepted Answer

A) the Central Intelligence Agency 
B) the director of national intelligence 
C) the secretary of homeland security 
D) the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
A) the Central Intelligence Agency 
B) the director of national intelligence 
C) the secretary of homeland security 
D) the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Question 11

In 2004,Congress created a director of national intelligence.Why did Congress do this?

Accepted Answer

A) to help the director of the Central Intelligence Agency combat the growing threat posed by weapons of mass destruction 
B) to better coordinate the large number of people working in diverse intelligence agencies 
C) to decentralize authority within the intelligence community to prevent competition between agencies 
D) because the previous organizational structure of the intelligence community encouraged the various agencies to do too much of their work collaboratively,which led to groupthink 
A) to help the director of the Central Intelligence Agency combat the growing threat posed by weapons of mass destruction 
B) to better coordinate the large number of people working in diverse intelligence agencies 
C) to decentralize authority within the intelligence community to prevent competition between agencies 
D) because the previous organizational structure of the intelligence community encouraged the various agencies to do too much of their work collaboratively,which led to groupthink

Question 12

Which of the following countries is a member of NATO?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) China 
C) Japan 
D) Canada 
A) Russia 
B) China 
C) Japan 
D) Canada

Question 13

Which of the following is a reason why the United States is considered to be predominant in terms of military capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States spends less on defense than does any other industrialized democracy. 
B) The United States has underwhelming nuclear superiority. 
C) The United States has the world's dominant air force and the only navy with worldwide operations. 
D) The United States has lost the unique capability to project power around the world. 
A) The United States spends less on defense than does any other industrialized democracy. 
B) The United States has underwhelming nuclear superiority. 
C) The United States has the world's dominant air force and the only navy with worldwide operations. 
D) The United States has lost the unique capability to project power around the world.

Question 14

How are tourists most likely to be of benefit to international relations?

Accepted Answer

A) Tourists are the largest carriers of diseases in the world. 
B) Tourists help build goodwill between countries. 
C) Tourists confirm negative stereotypes about foreign countries. 
D) Tourists typically increase the trade deficit. 
A) Tourists are the largest carriers of diseases in the world. 
B) Tourists help build goodwill between countries. 
C) Tourists confirm negative stereotypes about foreign countries. 
D) Tourists typically increase the trade deficit.

Question 15

The United States engaged in which of the following military conflicts in order to fight against communist forces?

Accepted Answer

A) World War I 
B) World War II 
C) the Vietnam War 
D) the war on terrorism 
A) World War I 
B) World War II 
C) the Vietnam War 
D) the war on terrorism

Question 16

Which of the following is most consistent with the foreign policy of isolationism?

Accepted Answer

A) a country's refusal to intervene in an armed conflict between two other countries 
B) a country's willingness to use diplomatic sanctions to pressure another country to address human rights violations 
C) the George W.Bush administration's policy of actively rooting out terrorism before a threat has fully developed 
D) multilateral trade agreements 
A) a country's refusal to intervene in an armed conflict between two other countries 
B) a country's willingness to use diplomatic sanctions to pressure another country to address human rights violations 
C) the George W.Bush administration's policy of actively rooting out terrorism before a threat has fully developed 
D) multilateral trade agreements

Question 17

Which of the following was a fundamental part of the justification for the 2003 war in Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq attacked Israel in 2002 with SCUD missiles and was threatening to do so again. 
B) Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
C) Saddam Hussein had provided considerable funding to Osama bin Laden. 
D) Saddam Hussein had permitted Osama bin Laden to use Iraq for training terrorists. 
A) Iraq attacked Israel in 2002 with SCUD missiles and was threatening to do so again. 
B) Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
C) Saddam Hussein had provided considerable funding to Osama bin Laden. 
D) Saddam Hussein had permitted Osama bin Laden to use Iraq for training terrorists.

Question 18

Who is the main force behind U.S.foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress 
B) the president 
C) the State Department 
D) the National Security Council 
A) Congress 
B) the president 
C) the State Department 
D) the National Security Council

Question 19

Which of the following countries would have been most opposed to the policy of containment?

Accepted Answer

A) United Kingdom 
B) France 
C) Soviet Union 
D) United States 
A) United Kingdom 
B) France 
C) Soviet Union 
D) United States

Question 20

Which of the following is an advantage of using soft power to achieve foreign policy objectives?

Accepted Answer

A) Soft power takes full advantage of U.S.military prowess. 
B) Soft power is particularly adept at dealing with rogue nations. 
C) Resolutions reached through the use of soft power are more durable. 
D) Soft power does not rely on military coercion to accomplish foreign policy goals. 
A) Soft power takes full advantage of U.S.military prowess. 
B) Soft power is particularly adept at dealing with rogue nations. 
C) Resolutions reached through the use of soft power are more durable. 
D) Soft power does not rely on military coercion to accomplish foreign policy goals.

Which of the following engages in a global surveillance operation that was unmasked by Edward Snowden in 2013?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?

Which of the following is most likely to have the greatest influence over U.S.foreign policy?

Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

Who is the president's chief adviser on intelligence matters?

Why has the United States tried to deal with the threat from Iran with diplomacy,rather than military options?

What was Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative envisioned to accomplish?

Which of the following best describes the conflict that has sometimes existed between the National Security Council (NSC) and others within the national security establishment?

Combat troops were introduced in Iraq began under and withdrawn under .

With which of the following is the president most likely to consult for advice about how to best take advantage of the strengths of the various service branches when conducting a military operation?

In 2004,Congress created a director of national intelligence.Why did Congress do this?

Which of the following countries is a member of NATO?

Which of the following is a reason why the United States is considered to be predominant in terms of military capabilities?

How are tourists most likely to be of benefit to international relations?

The United States engaged in which of the following military conflicts in order to fight against communist forces?

Which of the following is most consistent with the foreign policy of isolationism?

Which of the following was a fundamental part of the justification for the 2003 war in Iraq?

Who is the main force behind U.S.foreign policy?

Which of the following countries would have been most opposed to the policy of containment?

Which of the following is an advantage of using soft power to achieve foreign policy objectives?

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Exam 18: National Security Policymaking

Which of the following engages in a global surveillance operation that was unmasked by Edward Snowden in 2013?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?

Which of the following is most likely to have the greatest influence over U.S.foreign policy?

Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

Who is the president's chief adviser on intelligence matters?

Why has the United States tried to deal with the threat from Iran with diplomacy,rather than military options?

What was Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative envisioned to accomplish?

Which of the following best describes the conflict that has sometimes existed between the National Security Council (NSC) and others within the national security establishment?

Combat troops were introduced in Iraq began under __________ and withdrawn under __________.

With which of the following is the president most likely to consult for advice about how to best take advantage of the strengths of the various service branches when conducting a military operation?

In 2004,Congress created a director of national intelligence.Why did Congress do this?

Which of the following countries is a member of NATO?

Which of the following is a reason why the United States is considered to be predominant in terms of military capabilities?

How are tourists most likely to be of benefit to international relations?

The United States engaged in which of the following military conflicts in order to fight against communist forces?

Which of the following is most consistent with the foreign policy of isolationism?

Which of the following was a fundamental part of the justification for the 2003 war in Iraq?

Who is the main force behind U.S.foreign policy?

Which of the following countries would have been most opposed to the policy of containment?

Which of the following is an advantage of using soft power to achieve foreign policy objectives?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

Filters

Combat troops were introduced in Iraq began under and withdrawn under .