Exam 18: National Security Policymaking

What general trends are found in U.S.defense spending in the last half-century? How has defense spending become entangled with ideological disputes?

The war in Iraq began under __________ and ended under __________.

In the early 1970s,the policy of __________ sought a relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union,coupled with firm guarantees of mutual security.

Outline some possible foreign policy approaches for dealing with Iran's nuclear program.What kinds of difficulties are involved with each approach?

Who instituted the Marshall Plan and who benefited directly from it?

During the height of the Cold War,what would the United States likely have done if it had discovered that the Soviet Union had previously unknown stockpiles of nuclear weapons?

The __________ is the international organization created after World War II to promote global peace and economic development,health,education,and welfare.

The United States has successfully reduced the threat of a nuclear Iran through diplomacy.

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

What is interdependency and how is it related to globalization? What do citizens around the world think about globalization? How do these attitudes differ between younger and older citizens in the United States and Western Europe? What explains this difference? How does this manifest in different attitudes about immigration among the young and the old? Overall,do you think that globalization is good or bad for the United States? Why?

How was the Cold War fundamentally different from the war in Afghanistan?

During which of the following events did U.S.military spending comprise the highest percentage of total spending?

Diplomacy is more dangerous now than it used to be.

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)resulted in a treaty that significantly reduced the number of nuclear arms held by both the United States and the Soviet Union.

What authority does the president have in regard to foreign policy,and which of these powers requires congressional approval? What specific foreign policy powers are given to Congress?

What is the United Nations? Describe some of the challenges in international relations that this organization faces.

Compare and contrast the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.How successful was the United States in these conflicts?

Who won the Vietnam War?

The president has many executive branch advisers to assist with making foreign and defense policies.To what extent is the president's foreign policy strength related to this large cadre of advisers? In what situations would the president be most likely to consult with each of the following: the vice president,the secretary of state,the secretary of defense,the Joint Chiefs of Staff,the National Security Council,the National Security Agency,and the director of national intelligence?

What roles do the Department of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff play in advising the president on military policy? Describe how these advisers provide the president with different perspectives.