Question 1

Which is true in regard to Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The invasion of Afghanistan soundly defeated the Taliban extremists who had ruled the country since 1996. 
B)  There was no collaboration between the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. They had different objectives. 
C)  The United States and other members of the international community fostered the creation of an elected Afghan government. 
D)  The Taliban returned to strength after the invasion in 2001 and began again to attack American soldiers but avoided civilian casualties to win them over to their cause. 
E)  President Obama has not announced a date for the commencement of troop withdrawals because of the ongoing violence. 
A)  The invasion of Afghanistan soundly defeated the Taliban extremists who had ruled the country since 1996. 
B)  There was no collaboration between the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. They had different objectives. 
C)  The United States and other members of the international community fostered the creation of an elected Afghan government. 
D)  The Taliban returned to strength after the invasion in 2001 and began again to attack American soldiers but avoided civilian casualties to win them over to their cause. 
E)  President Obama has not announced a date for the commencement of troop withdrawals because of the ongoing violence.

Question 2

One potential congressional tool for ending a war is

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A)  cutting funding for the war. 
B)  negotiating peace treaties. 
C)  replacing the Secretary of Defense. 
D)  canceling weapons system orders. 
E)  Sending an ultimatum with unanimous signatures to the president. 
A)  cutting funding for the war. 
B)  negotiating peace treaties. 
C)  replacing the Secretary of Defense. 
D)  canceling weapons system orders. 
E)  Sending an ultimatum with unanimous signatures to the president.

Question 3

U.S. foreign policy may be carried out through

Accepted Answer

A)  diplomacy. 
B)  economic aid. 
C)  technical assistance. 
D)  military intervention. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  diplomacy. 
B)  economic aid. 
C)  technical assistance. 
D)  military intervention. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 4

By foreign policy, we mean

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A)  a nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them. 
B)  the formal agreements that are approved by the World Court. 
C)  interactions with other countries that are not related to economics. 
D)  the treaties that are ratified by the Senate. 
E)  the manner in which the armed forces are deployed. 
A)  a nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them. 
B)  the formal agreements that are approved by the World Court. 
C)  interactions with other countries that are not related to economics. 
D)  the treaties that are ratified by the Senate. 
E)  the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.

Question 5

The key official member of the intelligence community is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
B)  Department of Defense. 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
D)  Drug Enforcement Administration. 
E)  National Security Agency. 
A)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
B)  Department of Defense. 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
D)  Drug Enforcement Administration. 
E)  National Security Agency.

Question 6

All of the following are true of the Second Gulf War  $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  President Bush decided to take unilateral action against Iraq. 
B)  the UN Security Council was not convinced that UN forces should take action to enforce resolutions that had been passed against Iraq. 
C)  the war began when the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. 
D)  establishing order and creating a new government in Iraq turned out to be extraordinarily difficult for the United States. 
E)  Coalition forces put an immediate halt to looting and disorder in the country. 
A)  President Bush decided to take unilateral action against Iraq. 
B)  the UN Security Council was not convinced that UN forces should take action to enforce resolutions that had been passed against Iraq. 
C)  the war began when the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. 
D)  establishing order and creating a new government in Iraq turned out to be extraordinarily difficult for the United States. 
E)  Coalition forces put an immediate halt to looting and disorder in the country.

Question 7

Will the relationship between the United States and Russia be substantially different from the relationship that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the United Stat

Question 8

Intelligence activities

Accepted Answer

A)  consist mostly of overt information gathering. 
B)  are administered by the Department of Education since the main focus is intelligence gathering. 
C)  play a rather small role in foreign policy formation. 
D)  include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about. 
E)  Both options A and D are true. 
A)  consist mostly of overt information gathering. 
B)  are administered by the Department of Education since the main focus is intelligence gathering. 
C)  play a rather small role in foreign policy formation. 
D)  include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about. 
E)  Both options A and D are true.

Question 9

Terrorism

Accepted Answer

A)  is a systematic attempt to inspire fear to gain political ends. 
B)  typically includes indiscriminate use of violence against noncombatants. 
C)  is a term that was coined to refer to radicals who were in control of the government at the height of the French Revolution (1789-1799). 
D)  Both options A and B are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true. 
A)  is a systematic attempt to inspire fear to gain political ends. 
B)  typically includes indiscriminate use of violence against noncombatants. 
C)  is a term that was coined to refer to radicals who were in control of the government at the height of the French Revolution (1789-1799). 
D)  Both options A and B are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true.

Question 10

The concept of $\bold{détente}$

Accepted Answer

A)  comes from a Spanish word meaning peace. 
B)  comes from a French word meaning a relaxation of tensions. 
C)  came to symbolize the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s. 
D)  Both options B and C are true. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  comes from a Spanish word meaning peace. 
B)  comes from a French word meaning a relaxation of tensions. 
C)  came to symbolize the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s. 
D)  Both options B and C are true. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 11

President Obama

Accepted Answer

A)  in his presidential campaign called for reducing American troop levels in Afghanistan. 
B)  recalled 50,000 troops in 2009, in the wake of increased violence in Afghanistan. 
C)  discouraged Pakistan from attempting to root out Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives because it was causing more terrorists to cross the border into Afghanistan. 
D)  sent an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan in a surge to calm the violence in 2009. 
E)  began using drones to attack drug lords in Afghanistan to reduce the opium traffic. 
A)  in his presidential campaign called for reducing American troop levels in Afghanistan. 
B)  recalled 50,000 troops in 2009, in the wake of increased violence in Afghanistan. 
C)  discouraged Pakistan from attempting to root out Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives because it was causing more terrorists to cross the border into Afghanistan. 
D)  sent an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan in a surge to calm the violence in 2009. 
E)  began using drones to attack drug lords in Afghanistan to reduce the opium traffic.

Question 12

One of the problems for the State Department domestically is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it has "negative constituents"-citizens who oppose the government's policies. 
B)  it is responsible for the CIA. 
C)  it answers to Congress first and only then to the president. 
D)  no new president will retain senior-level diplomats who are not of his political party. 
E)  it is criticized for not spending enough on foreign aid. 
A)  it has "negative constituents"-citizens who oppose the government's policies. 
B)  it is responsible for the CIA. 
C)  it answers to Congress first and only then to the president. 
D)  no new president will retain senior-level diplomats who are not of his political party. 
E)  it is criticized for not spending enough on foreign aid.

Question 13

Diplomacy refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a title given to senior members of the State Department. 
B)  a philosophy that sees nations as normally willing to cooperate. 
C)  formal public meetings held by heads of government. 
D)  the settling of disputes and conflicts among nations by peaceful methods. 
E)  the manner in which the armed forces are deployed. 
A)  a title given to senior members of the State Department. 
B)  a philosophy that sees nations as normally willing to cooperate. 
C)  formal public meetings held by heads of government. 
D)  the settling of disputes and conflicts among nations by peaceful methods. 
E)  the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.

Question 14

All of the following are true of China and the United Sates  $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  since 1972, American policy has hoped to gradually engage the Chinese in diplomatic and economic relationships to move China in a pro-Western direction. 
B)  there are large and growing trade ties between the United States and China. 
C)  instead of goods and services, China has imported United States securities. 
D)  China exports substantially more goods and services to the United States than it imports. 
E)  in 1980, China was not given most-favored-nation status by the United States and this has hurt their relationship. 
A)  since 1972, American policy has hoped to gradually engage the Chinese in diplomatic and economic relationships to move China in a pro-Western direction. 
B)  there are large and growing trade ties between the United States and China. 
C)  instead of goods and services, China has imported United States securities. 
D)  China exports substantially more goods and services to the United States than it imports. 
E)  in 1980, China was not given most-favored-nation status by the United States and this has hurt their relationship.

Question 15

Assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nation's products is called

Accepted Answer

A)  an in-kind subsidy. 
B)  a tariff. 
C)  exports. 
D)  economic aid. 
E)  military aid. 
A)  an in-kind subsidy. 
B)  a tariff. 
C)  exports. 
D)  economic aid. 
E)  military aid.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about reinstating a military draft?

Accepted Answer

A)  The draft would have no affect on long and repeat deployments for National Guard troops. 
B)  Children of wealthy people would be able to buy deferments from the draft. 
C)  A draft requires draftees to serve in the military. No civilian assignments would be allowed as substitution for the service requirement. 
D)  A draft would decrease the cost of the military because draftees would be paid less than military recruits are paid today. 
E)  A draft would provide too many troops and those with no deployments would spend too much time waiting at bases. 
A)  The draft would have no affect on long and repeat deployments for National Guard troops. 
B)  Children of wealthy people would be able to buy deferments from the draft. 
C)  A draft requires draftees to serve in the military. No civilian assignments would be allowed as substitution for the service requirement. 
D)  A draft would decrease the cost of the military because draftees would be paid less than military recruits are paid today. 
E)  A draft would provide too many troops and those with no deployments would spend too much time waiting at bases.

Question 17

Humanitarian efforts

Accepted Answer

A)  and assistance have been a major component of America's foreign policy. 
B)  during the Bush administration more than doubled the value of U.S. foreign aid provided to African nations. 
C)  given to African nations have been aimed at combating AIDS. 
D)  were carried out by the United States in Haiti after a major earthquake in 2010. 
E)  All the above are true. 
A)  and assistance have been a major component of America's foreign policy. 
B)  during the Bush administration more than doubled the value of U.S. foreign aid provided to African nations. 
C)  given to African nations have been aimed at combating AIDS. 
D)  were carried out by the United States in Haiti after a major earthquake in 2010. 
E)  All the above are true.

Question 18

Describe the various uprisings in the Arab Spring countries and the outcomes of each revolt to date.

Accepted Answer

The Arab Spring was a series of uprising

Question 19

The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the foreign policy process. 
B)  defense policy. 
C)  military-industrial policy. 
D)  foreign assistance policy. 
E)  diplomacy. 
A)  the foreign policy process. 
B)  defense policy. 
C)  military-industrial policy. 
D)  foreign assistance policy. 
E)  diplomacy.

Question 20

The influence of the Secretary of State on the President of the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  has frequently been weakly exercised. 
B)  has been greater than normal for Secretary Hillary Clinton in the Obama Administration. 
C)  has generally been greater than the National Security Council. 
D)  Both options A and B are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true. 
A)  has frequently been weakly exercised. 
B)  has been greater than normal for Secretary Hillary Clinton in the Obama Administration. 
C)  has generally been greater than the National Security Council. 
D)  Both options A and B are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true.

Which is true in regard to Afghanistan?

One potential congressional tool for ending a war is

U.S. foreign policy may be carried out through

By foreign policy, we mean

The key official member of the intelligence community is the

All of the following are true of the Second Gulf War $\bold{except}$

Will the relationship between the United States and Russia be substantially different from the relationship that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Why or why not?

Intelligence activities

Terrorism

The concept of $\bold{détente}$

President Obama

One of the problems for the State Department domestically is that

Diplomacy refers to

All of the following are true of China and the United Sates $\bold{except}$

Assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nation's products is called

Which of the following is true about reinstating a military draft?

Humanitarian efforts

Describe the various uprisings in the Arab Spring countries and the outcomes of each revolt to date.

The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called

The influence of the Secretary of State on the President of the United States

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

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Exam 15: Foreign Policy

Which is true in regard to Afghanistan?

One potential congressional tool for ending a war is

U.S. foreign policy may be carried out through

By foreign policy, we mean

The key official member of the intelligence community is the

All of the following are true of the Second Gulf War except\bold{except}except

Will the relationship between the United States and Russia be substantially different from the relationship that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Why or why not?

Intelligence activities

Terrorism

The concept of deˊtente\bold{détente}deˊtente

President Obama

One of the problems for the State Department domestically is that

Diplomacy refers to

All of the following are true of China and the United Sates except\bold{except}except

Assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nation's products is called

Which of the following is true about reinstating a military draft?

Humanitarian efforts

Describe the various uprisings in the Arab Spring countries and the outcomes of each revolt to date.

The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called

The influence of the Secretary of State on the President of the United States

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Filters

All of the following are true of the Second Gulf War $\bold{except}$

The concept of $\bold{détente}$

All of the following are true of China and the United Sates $\bold{except}$