Question 1

In the sphere of foreign policy, which of the following is not a constitutional power possessed by Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  declaring war 
B)  regulating commerce with foreign nations 
C)  confirming foreign ambassadors 
D)  negotiating treaties on behalf of the United States 
E)  confirming the president's nominations of cabinet members 
A)  declaring war 
B)  regulating commerce with foreign nations 
C)  confirming foreign ambassadors 
D)  negotiating treaties on behalf of the United States 
E)  confirming the president's nominations of cabinet members

Question 2

Which president established preemption as the centerpiece of his foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Creation of a better world is one of the three main goals of U.S. foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The World Trade Organization was founded in 1995. 
B)  The World Trade Organization is a forum for enforcing international rules promoting free trade. 
C)  The United States dropped out of the World Trade Organization in 2004 over a disagreement about steel tariffs. 
D)  The World Trade Organization has had multiple controversies over agricultural subsidies. 
E)  The World Trade Organization grew out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 
A)  The World Trade Organization was founded in 1995. 
B)  The World Trade Organization is a forum for enforcing international rules promoting free trade. 
C)  The United States dropped out of the World Trade Organization in 2004 over a disagreement about steel tariffs. 
D)  The World Trade Organization has had multiple controversies over agricultural subsidies. 
E)  The World Trade Organization grew out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Question 5

Why did the United States fight wars in Korea and Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vital interests for the United States were at stake. 
B)  They both involved humanitarian efforts. 
C)  Policy makers believed that if we didn't fight, it would embolden the communists. 
D)  We had NATO obligations. 
E)  Vietnam and Korea had invaded our allied countries. 
A)  Vital interests for the United States were at stake. 
B)  They both involved humanitarian efforts. 
C)  Policy makers believed that if we didn't fight, it would embolden the communists. 
D)  We had NATO obligations. 
E)  Vietnam and Korea had invaded our allied countries.

Question 6

The fact that the United States remains silent in the face of human rights violations by countries like Saudi Arabia illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States has been pursuing a policy of isolationism since the end of World War II. 
B)  promoting human rights is less important to American foreign policy than security concerns and economic interests. 
C)  the president has only limited power in determining American foreign policy. 
D)  Congress has only limited power in determining American foreign policy.
E, deterrence greatly influences American foreign policy. 
A)  the United States has been pursuing a policy of isolationism since the end of World War II. 
B)  promoting human rights is less important to American foreign policy than security concerns and economic interests. 
C)  the president has only limited power in determining American foreign policy. 
D)  Congress has only limited power in determining American foreign policy.
E, deterrence greatly influences American foreign policy.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about who really makes American foreign policy is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Except for the president, the influence of players and makers varies from case to case. 
B)  It is best to evaluate other actors and factors as they interact with the president. 
C)  The reason influence varies from case to case is that each case arises under different conditions and with different time constraints. 
D)  Foreign policy experts will usually disagree about the level of influence any player or type of player has on policy making. 
E)  The influence or power of the president varies depending on which particular country or group of countries the United States is dealing with. 
A)  Except for the president, the influence of players and makers varies from case to case. 
B)  It is best to evaluate other actors and factors as they interact with the president. 
C)  The reason influence varies from case to case is that each case arises under different conditions and with different time constraints. 
D)  Foreign policy experts will usually disagree about the level of influence any player or type of player has on policy making. 
E)  The influence or power of the president varies depending on which particular country or group of countries the United States is dealing with.

Question 8

According to the text, which of the following is not an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  organized ethnic groups 
B)  economic interest groups 
C)  diplomats from foreign nations 
D)  human rights interest groups 
E)  environmental groups 
A)  organized ethnic groups 
B)  economic interest groups 
C)  diplomats from foreign nations 
D)  human rights interest groups 
E)  environmental groups

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  five; five 
B)  ten; ten 
C)  five; ten 
D)  ten; twenty-five 
E)  ten; five 
A)  five; five 
B)  ten; ten 
C)  five; ten 
D)  ten; twenty-five 
E)  ten; five

Question 10

When a nation is granted "most favored nation" status with the United States, it means the nation

Accepted Answer

A)  is to be offered the lowest tariff rates. 
B)  is to be recognized and ambassadors are exchanged. 
C)  will be part of a binational security pact with the United States. 
D)  will not need special visas for their citizens who visit the United States. 
E)  will receive military assistance from the United States if they are attacked. 
A)  is to be offered the lowest tariff rates. 
B)  is to be recognized and ambassadors are exchanged. 
C)  will be part of a binational security pact with the United States. 
D)  will not need special visas for their citizens who visit the United States. 
E)  will receive military assistance from the United States if they are attacked.

Question 11

The United States spends nearly as much on its military each year than the rest of the world combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In a crisis, which of the following has the greatest foreign policy influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the president 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Senate 
D)  the Supreme Court 
E)  the public 
A)  the president 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Senate 
D)  the Supreme Court 
E)  the public

Question 13

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that executive agreements were an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the Persian Gulf War, allies of the United States paid for what percentage of the war's costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  75 percent 
E)  90 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  75 percent 
E)  90 percent

Question 15

Which of the following goals has traditionally been of lowest priority in U.S. foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic interests 
B)  human rights 
C)  national security 
D)  globalization 
E)  international trade 
A)  economic interests 
B)  human rights 
C)  national security 
D)  globalization 
E)  international trade

Question 16

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

Accepted Answer

A)  did not include any provisions to limit carbon emissions. 
B)  did not require other countries to protect basic human rights. 
C)  would threaten American national security. 
D)  would be too harmful to American national economic interests. 
E)  did not go far enough in limiting carbon emissions. 
A)  did not include any provisions to limit carbon emissions. 
B)  did not require other countries to protect basic human rights. 
C)  would threaten American national security. 
D)  would be too harmful to American national economic interests. 
E)  did not go far enough in limiting carbon emissions.

Question 17

Protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in recent years were prompted by

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of debt relief for Third World nations. 
B)  the perception that the WTO was not paying enough attention to developing countries. 
C)  American military and economic hegemony. 
D)  opening trade relations with China. 
E)  the U.S. invasion of Iraq. 
A)  the lack of debt relief for Third World nations. 
B)  the perception that the WTO was not paying enough attention to developing countries. 
C)  American military and economic hegemony. 
D)  opening trade relations with China. 
E)  the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Question 18

Dispute arbitration occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  a dispute turns into a military conflict but is not officially declared a war by the legislative branch. 
B)  an international disagreement is referred to a neutral third party for resolution. 
C)  a treaty is made between two or more nations. 
D)  an agreement is made between the presidents of two countries but the terms are not legally binding. 
E)  the United Nations votes on a resolution compelling two countries at war to stop all military actions. 
A)  a dispute turns into a military conflict but is not officially declared a war by the legislative branch. 
B)  an international disagreement is referred to a neutral third party for resolution. 
C)  a treaty is made between two or more nations. 
D)  an agreement is made between the presidents of two countries but the terms are not legally binding. 
E)  the United Nations votes on a resolution compelling two countries at war to stop all military actions.

Question 19

The Monroe doctrine refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II. 
B)  the policy that the United States will launch a preemptive attack on any country harboring nonstate actors that threaten its national security. 
C)  the idea that foreign powers should not meddle in the Western Hemisphere. 
D)  the theory that the United States needed to have twice as many nuclear weapons as the Soviet Union's in order to remain secure. 
E)  the treaty signed at the end of the War of 1812. 
A)  the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II. 
B)  the policy that the United States will launch a preemptive attack on any country harboring nonstate actors that threaten its national security. 
C)  the idea that foreign powers should not meddle in the Western Hemisphere. 
D)  the theory that the United States needed to have twice as many nuclear weapons as the Soviet Union's in order to remain secure. 
E)  the treaty signed at the end of the War of 1812.

Question 20

Deterrence assumes the ______ of the U.S. response and the ______ of an adversary.

Accepted Answer

A)  rationality; certainty 
B)  certainty; rationality 
C)  power; weakness 
D)  weakness; power 
E)  timeliness; delay 
A)  rationality; certainty 
B)  certainty; rationality 
C)  power; weakness 
D)  weakness; power 
E)  timeliness; delay

Exam 18: Foreign Policy and Democracy

In the sphere of foreign policy, which of the following is not a constitutional power possessed by Congress?

Which president established preemption as the centerpiece of his foreign policy?

Creation of a better world is one of the three main goals of U.S. foreign policy.

Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is incorrect?

Why did the United States fight wars in Korea and Vietnam?

The fact that the United States remains silent in the face of human rights violations by countries like Saudi Arabia illustrates that

Which of the following statements about who really makes American foreign policy is false?

According to the text, which of the following is not an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

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

When a nation is granted "most favored nation" status with the United States, it means the nation

The United States spends nearly as much on its military each year than the rest of the world combined.

In a crisis, which of the following has the greatest foreign policy influence?

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that executive agreements were an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers.

During the Persian Gulf War, allies of the United States paid for what percentage of the war's costs?

Which of the following goals has traditionally been of lowest priority in U.S. foreign policy?

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

Protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in recent years were prompted by

Dispute arbitration occurs when

The Monroe doctrine refers to

Deterrence assumes the ______ of the U.S. response and the ______ of an adversary.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

The Texas Constitution

Parties and Elections in Texas

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Texas Legislature

The Texas Executive Branch

The Texas Judiciary

Local Government in Texas

Public Policy in Texas

Filters

The UN Security Council has permanent members and elected members.

Deterrence assumes the of the U.S. response and the of an adversary.