Question 1

The UN General Assembly

Accepted Answer

A) never casts formal votes. 
B) allocates one vote to each member country,regardless of population size. 
C) allocates votes according to population,with more populous countries receiving More votes. 
D) provides votes only to countries that have a democratic form of government. 
A) never casts formal votes. 
B) allocates one vote to each member country,regardless of population size. 
C) allocates votes according to population,with more populous countries receiving More votes. 
D) provides votes only to countries that have a democratic form of government.

Question 2

The Axis alliance during World War II consisted of

Accepted Answer

A) the United States,France,and Britain. 
B) Russia,China,and Japan. 
C) Germany,Japan,and Italy. 
D) Germany,China,and Russia. 
A) the United States,France,and Britain. 
B) Russia,China,and Japan. 
C) Germany,Japan,and Italy. 
D) Germany,China,and Russia.

Question 3

The world's wealthiest nation is

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) Sweden. 
C) the United States. 
D) Switzerland. 
A) China. 
B) Sweden. 
C) the United States. 
D) Switzerland.

Question 4

Currently,the United Nations has ________ member states.

Accepted Answer

A) 40 
B) 192 
C) 350 
D) 435 
A) 40 
B) 192 
C) 350 
D) 435

Question 5

Who and what are some of the most important governmental actors in American foreign policy? How does the Constitution distribute the responsibility for formulating foreign policy? In your answer,be sure to identify specific actors in the various branches of the U.S.government and to discuss the specific roles these actors play in determining foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

There are two components to this questio

Question 6

The UN Security Council has ________ permanent members and ________ elected members.

Accepted Answer

A) 5; 5 
B) 10; 10 
C) 5; 10 
D) 10; 25 
A) 5; 5 
B) 10; 10 
C) 5; 10 
D) 10; 25

Question 7

The United States spends

Accepted Answer

A) less on its military each year than all of Europe. 
B) nearly the same amount on its military each year as all of Europe. 
C) less on its military each year than China. 
D) about one-third of the world's total military expenditures. 
A) less on its military each year than all of Europe. 
B) nearly the same amount on its military each year as all of Europe. 
C) less on its military each year than China. 
D) about one-third of the world's total military expenditures.

Question 8

A ________ nation is one with unstable leadership,whose policies are driven by ideology Rather than by economic or human costs and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) rational 
B) rogue 
C) sovereign 
D) nonsovereign 
A) rational 
B) rogue 
C) sovereign 
D) nonsovereign

Question 9

Which president made prevention the centerpiece of his foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) George W.Bush 
B) Richard Nixon 
C) Bill Clinton 
D) Barack Obama 
A) George W.Bush 
B) Richard Nixon 
C) Bill Clinton 
D) Barack Obama

Question 10

The growing use of executive agreements by presidents over time has had the effect of

Accepted Answer

A) enhancing the importance of the Senate's constitutional treaty power. 
B) diminishing the importance of the Senate's constitutional treaty power. 
C) enhancing the importance of the House of Representative's constitutional treaty power. 
D) diminishing the importance of the House of Representative's constitutional treaty power. 
A) enhancing the importance of the Senate's constitutional treaty power. 
B) diminishing the importance of the Senate's constitutional treaty power. 
C) enhancing the importance of the House of Representative's constitutional treaty power. 
D) diminishing the importance of the House of Representative's constitutional treaty power.

Question 11

When did the Cold War begin?

Accepted Answer

A) in the late 1940s,soon after World War II 
B) in the early 1950s,with the Korean War 
C) in the late 1950s,with American involvement in Vietnam 
D) in the early 1960s,with the Cuban Missile Crisis 
A) in the late 1940s,soon after World War II 
B) in the early 1950s,with the Korean War 
C) in the late 1950s,with American involvement in Vietnam 
D) in the early 1960s,with the Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 12

ISIS stands for

Accepted Answer

A) "I Stand with the Islamic State." 
B) the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
C) the Islamic State in India and Sri Lanka. 
D) the Islamic State in Solidarity. 
A) "I Stand with the Islamic State." 
B) the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
C) the Islamic State in India and Sri Lanka. 
D) the Islamic State in Solidarity.

Question 13

Foreign aid is an economic ________; sanctions are an economic ________.

Accepted Answer

A) liability; asset 
B) asset; liability 
C) carrot; stick 
D) policy; regulation 
A) liability; asset 
B) asset; liability 
C) carrot; stick 
D) policy; regulation

Question 14

The Department of Defense was created in

Accepted Answer

A) 1790. 
B) 1865. 
C) 1947. 
D) 2002. 
A) 1790. 
B) 1865. 
C) 1947. 
D) 2002.

Question 15

A policy of deterrence may fail against terrorist groups because

Accepted Answer

A) history has shown that only democratic nation-states respond well to deterrence. 
B) deterrence has been made illegal under international law. 
C) terrorist groups are nonstate actors who may believe that their lack of a fixed geographic location prevents their targets from retaliating militarily. 
D) terrorist groups do not yet have access to nuclear weapons. 
A) history has shown that only democratic nation-states respond well to deterrence. 
B) deterrence has been made illegal under international law. 
C) terrorist groups are nonstate actors who may believe that their lack of a fixed geographic location prevents their targets from retaliating militarily. 
D) terrorist groups do not yet have access to nuclear weapons.

Question 16

The National Security Council includes all of the following actors EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the vice president. 
B) the head of the CIA. 
C) the secretary of state. 
D) the chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 
A) the vice president. 
B) the head of the CIA. 
C) the secretary of state. 
D) the chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Question 17

What did Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz mean when he called war
"politics by other means"?

Accepted Answer

A) Nations should never use force because it is a violation of political norms. 
B) Nations use force to achieve their foreign policy goals and not simply to demonstrate their capacity for violence. 
C) Nations can only use force once they have widespread consensus in their domestic politics. 
D) War inevitably causes strong political disagreements. 
A) Nations should never use force because it is a violation of political norms. 
B) Nations use force to achieve their foreign policy goals and not simply to demonstrate their capacity for violence. 
C) Nations can only use force once they have widespread consensus in their domestic politics. 
D) War inevitably causes strong political disagreements.

Question 18

Which of the following is the most important actor in the conduct of American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress 
B) the president 
C) the Department of State 
D) the Department of Defense 
A) Congress 
B) the president 
C) the Department of State 
D) the Department of Defense

Question 19

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in

Accepted Answer

A) 1898. 
B) 1917. 
C) 1949. 
D) 1963. 
A) 1898. 
B) 1917. 
C) 1949. 
D) 1963.

Question 20

American diplomacy with North Korea has often been difficult because North Korea's major Backer and trading partner,________,will not cooperate with any effort by the United States to undermine the North Korean regime.

Accepted Answer

A) the European Union 
B) China 
C) South Korea 
D) Iran 
A) the European Union 
B) China 
C) South Korea 
D) Iran

The UN General Assembly

The Axis alliance during World War II consisted of

The world's wealthiest nation is

Currently,the United Nations has ________ member states.

The UN Security Council has permanent members and elected members.

The United States spends

A ________ nation is one with unstable leadership,whose policies are driven by ideology Rather than by economic or human costs and benefits.

Which president made prevention the centerpiece of his foreign policy?

The growing use of executive agreements by presidents over time has had the effect of

When did the Cold War begin?

ISIS stands for

Foreign aid is an economic ; sanctions are an economic .

The Department of Defense was created in

A policy of deterrence may fail against terrorist groups because

The National Security Council includes all of the following actors EXCEPT

What did Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz mean when he called war "politics by other means"?

Which of the following is the most important actor in the conduct of American foreign policy?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in

American diplomacy with North Korea has often been difficult because North Korea's major Backer and trading partner,________,will not cooperate with any effort by the United States to undermine the North Korean regime.

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 14: Foreign Policy

The UN General Assembly

The Axis alliance during World War II consisted of

The world's wealthiest nation is

Currently,the United Nations has ________ member states.

The UN Security Council has ________ permanent members and ________ elected members.

The United States spends

A ________ nation is one with unstable leadership,whose policies are driven by ideology Rather than by economic or human costs and benefits.

Which president made prevention the centerpiece of his foreign policy?

The growing use of executive agreements by presidents over time has had the effect of

When did the Cold War begin?

ISIS stands for

Foreign aid is an economic ________; sanctions are an economic ________.

The Department of Defense was created in

A policy of deterrence may fail against terrorist groups because

The National Security Council includes all of the following actors EXCEPT

What did Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz mean when he called war "politics by other means"?

Which of the following is the most important actor in the conduct of American foreign policy?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in

American diplomacy with North Korea has often been difficult because North Korea's major Backer and trading partner,________,will not cooperate with any effort by the United States to undermine the North Korean regime.

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Filters

The UN Security Council has permanent members and elected members.

Foreign aid is an economic ; sanctions are an economic .