Question 1

What is an international organization,and how is it different from a nongovernmental organization?

Accepted Answer

An international organization is a type

Question 2

Nearly 50 percent of the United States' budget is spent on national defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In his study of Joint Chiefs' advice to presidents,what did scholar Richard Betts discover?

Accepted Answer

A) The Joint Chiefs are far more likely than civilian advisers to push an aggressive military policy. 
B) The Joint Chiefs are much more hesitant than civilian advisers to push an aggressive military policy. 
C) The Joint Chiefs are no more likely than civilian advisers to push an aggressive military policy. 
D) The Joint Chiefs' advice is mostly ignored by presidents. 
E) The Joint Chiefs' advice is always the most important advice in shaping presidents' military policies. 
A) The Joint Chiefs are far more likely than civilian advisers to push an aggressive military policy. 
B) The Joint Chiefs are much more hesitant than civilian advisers to push an aggressive military policy. 
C) The Joint Chiefs are no more likely than civilian advisers to push an aggressive military policy. 
D) The Joint Chiefs' advice is mostly ignored by presidents. 
E) The Joint Chiefs' advice is always the most important advice in shaping presidents' military policies.

Question 4

Who was the first American president to visit communist China?

Accepted Answer

A) George H. W. Bush 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) Jimmy Carter 
D) Gerald Ford 
E) Richard Nixon 
A) George H. W. Bush 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) Jimmy Carter 
D) Gerald Ford 
E) Richard Nixon

Question 5

In 1946,who warned that the Russians had sealed off Eastern Europe with an "iron curtain"?

Accepted Answer

A) Winston Churchill 
B) Franklin Roosevelt 
C) Harry Truman 
D) George Kennan 
E) George Marshall 
A) Winston Churchill 
B) Franklin Roosevelt 
C) Harry Truman 
D) George Kennan 
E) George Marshall

Question 6

The threat posed by terrorist groups and hostile states supporting them caused America to

Accepted Answer

A) reconsider basic principles of its foreign policy. 
B) recall many of its senior diplomats from the Middle East. 
C) emphasize the principles of deterrence and containment in foreign policy. 
D) make dramatic cuts in domestic expenditures to pay for the new war on terrorism. 
E) shift back to isolationism. 
A) reconsider basic principles of its foreign policy. 
B) recall many of its senior diplomats from the Middle East. 
C) emphasize the principles of deterrence and containment in foreign policy. 
D) make dramatic cuts in domestic expenditures to pay for the new war on terrorism. 
E) shift back to isolationism.

Question 7

The Warsaw Pact,NATO,and the European Union are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A) multinational corporations. 
B) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). 
C) global government. 
D) regional organizations. 
E) treaties. 
A) multinational corporations. 
B) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). 
C) global government. 
D) regional organizations. 
E) treaties.

Question 8

Congress' role in foreign policy includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the power to declare war. 
B) the ability to raise and organize the armed forces. 
C) the appropriation of funds for national security activities. 
D) the ability to sign treaties with foreign countries. 
E) None of these; all are powers held by Congress. 
A) the power to declare war. 
B) the ability to raise and organize the armed forces. 
C) the appropriation of funds for national security activities. 
D) the ability to sign treaties with foreign countries. 
E) None of these; all are powers held by Congress.

Question 9

The trade-off between defense and social spending is often referred to as a choice between

Accepted Answer

A) guns and butter. 
B) war and peace. 
C) bread and butter. 
D) guns and bread. 
E) bombs and books. 
A) guns and butter. 
B) war and peace. 
C) bread and butter. 
D) guns and bread. 
E) bombs and books.

Question 10

As commander in chief,the president has the power to declare war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Conservatives,critical of government spending in general,advocate for decreases in defense spending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first country to use nuclear weapons,inaugurating a new era in warfare,was

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union. 
B) the United States. 
C) Japan. 
D) North Korea. 
E) North Vietnam. 
A) the Soviet Union. 
B) the United States. 
C) Japan. 
D) North Korea. 
E) North Vietnam.

Question 13

The United Nations has its headquarters in

Accepted Answer

A) Madrid. 
B) Brussels. 
C) New York. 
D) San Francisco. 
E) Washington D.C. 
A) Madrid. 
B) Brussels. 
C) New York. 
D) San Francisco. 
E) Washington D.C.

Question 14

Since the war in Afghanistan,

Accepted Answer

A) al Qaeda has transformed itself into a umbrella organization that provides inspiration for loosely affiliated terrorist groups in dozens of countries across the globe. 
B) al Qaeda has been significantly weakened,following a "decapitation" strategy,which eliminated a small group of senior figures in the original al Qaeda network. 
C) al Qaeda has been increasingly centralized in Afghanistan and the surrounding region. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) al Qaeda has transformed itself into a umbrella organization that provides inspiration for loosely affiliated terrorist groups in dozens of countries across the globe. 
B) al Qaeda has been significantly weakened,following a "decapitation" strategy,which eliminated a small group of senior figures in the original al Qaeda network. 
C) al Qaeda has been increasingly centralized in Afghanistan and the surrounding region. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 15

To counter NATO,the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies formed the Warsaw Pact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Congress appropriates less than 1 percent of the federal budget for economic and humanitarian aid.Is that enough? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The appropriating of less than 1 percent

Question 17

Karl von Clausewitz famously characterized war as

Accepted Answer

A) "hell." 
B) "the thing which governments must avoid at all costs." 
C) "the greatest threat to civilization as we know it." 
D) "the breakdown of politics." 
E) "continuation of politics by other means." 
A) "hell." 
B) "the thing which governments must avoid at all costs." 
C) "the greatest threat to civilization as we know it." 
D) "the breakdown of politics." 
E) "continuation of politics by other means."

Question 18

The United Nations was created in

Accepted Answer

A) 1789. 
B) 1865. 
C) 1919. 
D) 1945. 
E) 1967. 
A) 1789. 
B) 1865. 
C) 1919. 
D) 1945. 
E) 1967.

Question 19

Describe the multiple ways that the United States distributes foreign aid.

Accepted Answer

The United States distributes foreign ai

Question 20

Richard Nixon was the first American president to visit communist China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is an international organization,and how is it different from a nongovernmental organization?

Nearly 50 percent of the United States' budget is spent on national defense.

In his study of Joint Chiefs' advice to presidents,what did scholar Richard Betts discover?

Who was the first American president to visit communist China?

In 1946,who warned that the Russians had sealed off Eastern Europe with an "iron curtain"?

The threat posed by terrorist groups and hostile states supporting them caused America to

The Warsaw Pact,NATO,and the European Union are all examples of

Congress' role in foreign policy includes all of the following EXCEPT

The trade-off between defense and social spending is often referred to as a choice between

As commander in chief,the president has the power to declare war.

Conservatives,critical of government spending in general,advocate for decreases in defense spending.

The first country to use nuclear weapons,inaugurating a new era in warfare,was

The United Nations has its headquarters in

Since the war in Afghanistan,

To counter NATO,the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies formed the Warsaw Pact.

Congress appropriates less than 1 percent of the federal budget for economic and humanitarian aid.Is that enough? Why or why not?

Karl von Clausewitz famously characterized war as

The United Nations was created in

Describe the multiple ways that the United States distributes foreign aid.

Richard Nixon was the first American president to visit communist China.

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 Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

Filters

Exam 17: National Security Policymaking

What is an international organization,and how is it different from a nongovernmental organization?

Nearly 50 percent of the United States' budget is spent on national defense.

In his study of Joint Chiefs' advice to presidents,what did scholar Richard Betts discover?

Who was the first American president to visit communist China?

In 1946,who warned that the Russians had sealed off Eastern Europe with an "iron curtain"?

The threat posed by terrorist groups and hostile states supporting them caused America to

The Warsaw Pact,NATO,and the European Union are all examples of

Congress' role in foreign policy includes all of the following EXCEPT

The trade-off between defense and social spending is often referred to as a choice between

As commander in chief,the president has the power to declare war.

Conservatives,critical of government spending in general,advocate for decreases in defense spending.

The first country to use nuclear weapons,inaugurating a new era in warfare,was

The United Nations has its headquarters in

Since the war in Afghanistan,

To counter NATO,the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies formed the Warsaw Pact.

Congress appropriates less than 1 percent of the federal budget for economic and humanitarian aid.Is that enough? Why or why not?

Karl von Clausewitz famously characterized war as

The United Nations was created in

Describe the multiple ways that the United States distributes foreign aid.

Richard Nixon was the first American president to visit communist China.

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 Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

Filters