Question 1

Which policy asserts America's right to attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that may be used against U.S interests?

Accepted Answer

A) Powell Act 
B) Rumsfeld Doctrine 
C) Truman Doctrine 
D) Bush Doctrine 
E) Eisenhower Doctrine 
A) Powell Act 
B) Rumsfeld Doctrine 
C) Truman Doctrine 
D) Bush Doctrine 
E) Eisenhower Doctrine

Question 2

State Department policy priorities include all BUT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Promoting protective tariffs 
B) Protecting American citizens' abroad 
C) Negotiating treaties 
D) Promoting U.S.commercial interests 
E) Granting visas to foreign visitors 
A) Promoting protective tariffs 
B) Protecting American citizens' abroad 
C) Negotiating treaties 
D) Promoting U.S.commercial interests 
E) Granting visas to foreign visitors

Question 3

Who gives consent to treaty ratification in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The president, by executive order 
B) The House and the Senate jointly, by majority vote 
C) The House, by two-thirds vote 
D) The Senate, by two-thirds vote 
E) Congress by two-thirds vote 
A) The president, by executive order 
B) The House and the Senate jointly, by majority vote 
C) The House, by two-thirds vote 
D) The Senate, by two-thirds vote 
E) Congress by two-thirds vote

Question 4

Al-Qaeda is the name of the terrorist organization that is lead by Osama bin Laden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

__________________ combines the intelligence operations of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Accepted Answer

A) The State Department 
B) The Central Intelligence Agency 
C) National Security Council 
D) Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency 
E) Department of Defense 
A) The State Department 
B) The Central Intelligence Agency 
C) National Security Council 
D) Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency 
E) Department of Defense

Question 6

Economic sanctions is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) soft power. 
B) hard power. 
C) defensive power. 
D) offensive power. 
E) isolationism. 
A) soft power. 
B) hard power. 
C) defensive power. 
D) offensive power. 
E) isolationism.

Question 7

Military power is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) soft power. 
B) hard power. 
C) defensive power. 
D) offensive power. 
E) Both C and D are correct. 
A) soft power. 
B) hard power. 
C) defensive power. 
D) offensive power. 
E) Both C and D are correct.

Question 8

Preemption is

Accepted Answer

A) the desire to avoid international engagement altogether. 
B) the belief that nations must engage in international problem solving. 
C) a theory of international relations that focuses on the hope that nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace. 
D) a policy of taking action before the United States is attacked rather than waiting for provocation. 
E) a philosophy that encourages individual nations to act together to solve international problems. 
A) the desire to avoid international engagement altogether. 
B) the belief that nations must engage in international problem solving. 
C) a theory of international relations that focuses on the hope that nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace. 
D) a policy of taking action before the United States is attacked rather than waiting for provocation. 
E) a philosophy that encourages individual nations to act together to solve international problems.

Question 9

Shortly before the Korean War ended, Congress replaced the draft with an all-volunteer force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 9/11 Commission is

Accepted Answer

A) Unilateral. 
B) Bipartisan. 
C) Nonpartisan. 
D) Conservative. 
E) Liberal. 
A) Unilateral. 
B) Bipartisan. 
C) Nonpartisan. 
D) Conservative. 
E) Liberal.

Question 11

Using diplomacy to influence other nations is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) preemption. 
B) theory of deterrence. 
C) soft power. 
D) hard power. 
E) isolationaism. 
A) preemption. 
B) theory of deterrence. 
C) soft power. 
D) hard power. 
E) isolationaism.

Question 12

__________________ is responsible for the diplomatic realm of foreign and defense policy.

Accepted Answer

A) The State Department 
B) The Central Intelligence Agency 
C) National Security Council 
D) Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency 
E) Department of Defense 
A) The State Department 
B) The Central Intelligence Agency 
C) National Security Council 
D) Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency 
E) Department of Defense

Question 13

According to your book, which two nations continue to have conflicts along each other's borders despite the push for peace?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran and Iraq 
B) Iran and Pakistan 
C) Israel and Palestine 
D) Iraq and Kuwait 
E) Iraq and Pakistan 
A) Iran and Iraq 
B) Iran and Pakistan 
C) Israel and Palestine 
D) Iraq and Kuwait 
E) Iraq and Pakistan

Question 14

Preemption is a unilateral philosophy that emphasizes individual nations to act together to solve international problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Internationalism is the belief that nations must engage in international problem solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following are permanent members of the U.N.Security Council EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Russia 
E) China 
A) United States 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Russia 
E) China

Question 17

Which philosophy encourages individual nations to act on their own when facing threats from other nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Unilateralism 
B) Isolationism 
C) Internationalism 
D) Multilateralism 
A) Unilateralism 
B) Isolationism 
C) Internationalism 
D) Multilateralism

Question 18

The decision to halt export, import, or financial relations with a country is known as the imposition of economic sanctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

___________ is the desire to avoid international engagement altogether.

Accepted Answer

A) Unilateralism 
B) Isolationism 
C) Realism 
D) Internationalism 
E) Multilateralism 
A) Unilateralism 
B) Isolationism 
C) Realism 
D) Internationalism 
E) Multilateralism

Question 20

Which of the following cities were NOT the targets of terrorist bomb attacks between 2001 and 2005?

Accepted Answer

A) London 
B) Madrid 
C) Moscow 
D) Berlin 
E) All of the above were targets 
A) London 
B) Madrid 
C) Moscow 
D) Berlin 
E) All of the above were targets

Exam 20: Making Foreign Defense Policy

Which policy asserts America's right to attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that may be used against U.S interests?

State Department policy priorities include all BUT which of the following?

Who gives consent to treaty ratification in the United States?

Al-Qaeda is the name of the terrorist organization that is lead by Osama bin Laden.

__________________ combines the intelligence operations of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Economic sanctions is an example of

Military power is an example of

Preemption is

Shortly before the Korean War ended, Congress replaced the draft with an all-volunteer force.

The 9/11 Commission is

Using diplomacy to influence other nations is an example of

__________________ is responsible for the diplomatic realm of foreign and defense policy.

According to your book, which two nations continue to have conflicts along each other's borders despite the push for peace?

Preemption is a unilateral philosophy that emphasizes individual nations to act together to solve international problems.

Internationalism is the belief that nations must engage in international problem solving.

All of the following are permanent members of the U.N.Security Council EXCEPT which of the following?

Which philosophy encourages individual nations to act on their own when facing threats from other nations?

The decision to halt export, import, or financial relations with a country is known as the imposition of economic sanctions.

___________ is the desire to avoid international engagement altogether.

Which of the following cities were NOT the targets of terrorist bomb attacks between 2001 and 2005?

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