Question 1

For the first 150 years of American history,Congress's role in foreign policy was limited because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court had ruled that Congress had no authority to make foreign policy under the Constitution 
B)  the United States' role in world affairs was very limited 
C)  countless protest events communicated to Congress that the public wanted them to avoid taking an active role in foreign policy 
D)  the House of Representatives and the Senate could not agree on a unified approach to foreign policy and blocked each other from acting 
E)  Congress did not have the authority to pass a budget until World War II 
A)  the Supreme Court had ruled that Congress had no authority to make foreign policy under the Constitution 
B)  the United States' role in world affairs was very limited 
C)  countless protest events communicated to Congress that the public wanted them to avoid taking an active role in foreign policy 
D)  the House of Representatives and the Senate could not agree on a unified approach to foreign policy and blocked each other from acting 
E)  Congress did not have the authority to pass a budget until World War II

Question 2

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 3

A ______ nation is one with unstable leadership,whose polices are driven by ideology rather than by economic or human costs and benefits.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Why has Congress become a major foreign policy maker since World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution gives most of the foreign policy authority to Congress. 
B)  Congress is regularly called upon to approve financing of foreign policies. 
C)  Since the beginning of the Cold War, the president has delegated large amounts of foreign policy authority to Congress. 
D)  The extensive use of executive agreements in foreign policy requires Senate approval. 
E)  Congress is the only branch that can declare war. 
A)  The Constitution gives most of the foreign policy authority to Congress. 
B)  Congress is regularly called upon to approve financing of foreign policies. 
C)  Since the beginning of the Cold War, the president has delegated large amounts of foreign policy authority to Congress. 
D)  The extensive use of executive agreements in foreign policy requires Senate approval. 
E)  Congress is the only branch that can declare war.

Question 5

What was the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  the original blueprint for the United Nations 
B)  an early attempt to establish a military alliance between North America and western Europe 
C)  the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II 
D)  aid to rebuild the Japanese economy along capitalist lines after World War II 
E)  aid to rebuild the Iraqi economy after the Persian Gulf War 
A)  the original blueprint for the United Nations 
B)  an early attempt to establish a military alliance between North America and western Europe 
C)  the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II 
D)  aid to rebuild the Japanese economy along capitalist lines after World War II 
E)  aid to rebuild the Iraqi economy after the Persian Gulf War

Question 6

Which of the following nations does NOT have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  Russia 
C)  Germany 
D)  the United Kingdom 
E)  China 
A)  the United States 
B)  Russia 
C)  Germany 
D)  the United Kingdom 
E)  China

Question 7

The most important institution in formulating and executing American foreign policy is Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The nineteenth-century policy of ______ was based on the geographic distance of the United States from other countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  idealism 
B)  isolationism 
C)  internationalism 
D)  sovereign dominance 
E)  deterrence 
A)  idealism 
B)  isolationism 
C)  internationalism 
D)  sovereign dominance 
E)  deterrence

Question 9

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 10

In 2005,which of the following set off a new set of power struggles in Washington,DC,over control of the intelligence community?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of the Department of Homeland Security 
B)  the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as the Secretary of Defense 
C)  the appointment of a National Intelligence "Czar" 
D)  the placing of the FBI and the CIA into the same federal department 
E)  the firing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 
A)  the creation of the Department of Homeland Security 
B)  the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as the Secretary of Defense 
C)  the appointment of a National Intelligence "Czar" 
D)  the placing of the FBI and the CIA into the same federal department 
E)  the firing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

Question 11

Which official is not a major actor in American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  director of the CIA 
B)  secretary of the treasury 
C)  secretary of defense 
D)  secretary of Veterans Affairs 
E)  national security adviser 
A)  director of the CIA 
B)  secretary of the treasury 
C)  secretary of defense 
D)  secretary of Veterans Affairs 
E)  national security adviser

Question 12

The International Monetary Fund:

Accepted Answer

A)  provides loans and facilitates a short-flow of money to countries in need 
B)  sets a single monetary instrument that governs international monetary exchange 
C)  was dismantled in 1965 
D)  is limited in its ability to loan money to developing countries 
E)  was set up to provide for long-term money flow to developing countries 
A)  provides loans and facilitates a short-flow of money to countries in need 
B)  sets a single monetary instrument that governs international monetary exchange 
C)  was dismantled in 1965 
D)  is limited in its ability to loan money to developing countries 
E)  was set up to provide for long-term money flow to developing countries

Question 13

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 14

According to the text,which of the following does NOT describe the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  a very large and unwieldy institution 
B)  has few powers 
C)  has no armed forces 
D)  lacks enforcement power to implement it rules and resolutions 
E)  the United States never contributes to the United Nations' peacekeeping efforts 
A)  a very large and unwieldy institution 
B)  has few powers 
C)  has no armed forces 
D)  lacks enforcement power to implement it rules and resolutions 
E)  the United States never contributes to the United Nations' peacekeeping efforts

Question 15

The old adage "politics stops at the water's edge" means:

Accepted Answer

A)  debates about irrigation policy should be settled by making reference to the Constitution, not by voting in Congress 
B)  that all Americans will suffer if we fail to work together to protect our nation's political, economic, and security interests in the wider world 
C)  the United States should not have policy disagreements with other countries 
D)  Democrats and Republicans should only disagree with each other on foreign policy issues and not on matters of domestic policy 
E)  the American public should not worry about political events or developments overseas and should, instead, focus all of their attention on problems in the United States 
A)  debates about irrigation policy should be settled by making reference to the Constitution, not by voting in Congress 
B)  that all Americans will suffer if we fail to work together to protect our nation's political, economic, and security interests in the wider world 
C)  the United States should not have policy disagreements with other countries 
D)  Democrats and Republicans should only disagree with each other on foreign policy issues and not on matters of domestic policy 
E)  the American public should not worry about political events or developments overseas and should, instead, focus all of their attention on problems in the United States

Question 16

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 17

Of which collective security organization is the United States NOT a member?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization 
B)  the Warsaw Pact 
C)  the Organization of American States 
D)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
E)  the Australia, New Zealand, and United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) 
A)  the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization 
B)  the Warsaw Pact 
C)  the Organization of American States 
D)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
E)  the Australia, New Zealand, and United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)

Question 18

Which of the following statements about foreign policy is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution gives the president no role to play whatsoever in determining American foreign policy. 
B)  The Constitution gives Congress no role to play whatsoever in determining American foreign policy. 
C)  The system of checks and balances created in the Constitution means that presidents and members of Congress are equally important in determining American foreign policy. 
D)  The institutional powers of the presidency give presidents an advantage over political forces based in Congress when determining American foreign policy. 
E)  The institutional powers of Congress give members of Congress an advantage over presidents when determining American foreign policy. 
A)  The Constitution gives the president no role to play whatsoever in determining American foreign policy. 
B)  The Constitution gives Congress no role to play whatsoever in determining American foreign policy. 
C)  The system of checks and balances created in the Constitution means that presidents and members of Congress are equally important in determining American foreign policy. 
D)  The institutional powers of the presidency give presidents an advantage over political forces based in Congress when determining American foreign policy. 
E)  The institutional powers of Congress give members of Congress an advantage over presidents when determining American foreign policy.

Question 19

Currently,the United Nations has ______ member states.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  192 
C)  350 
D)  435 
E)  630 
A)  40 
B)  192 
C)  350 
D)  435 
E)  630

Question 20

What is the main job of the director of national intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  to head the National Intelligence Agency 
B)  to act as the primary adviser to the president on foreign policy matters 
C)  to act as the primary adviser to Congress on foreign policy matters 
D)  to serve as a mediator between the CIA, FBI, and National Security Council 
E)  to collate and coordinate intelligence coming in from multiple sources and to report this to the president 
A)  to head the National Intelligence Agency 
B)  to act as the primary adviser to the president on foreign policy matters 
C)  to act as the primary adviser to Congress on foreign policy matters 
D)  to serve as a mediator between the CIA, FBI, and National Security Council 
E)  to collate and coordinate intelligence coming in from multiple sources and to report this to the president

For the first 150 years of American history,Congress's role in foreign policy was limited because:

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

A ______ nation is one with unstable leadership,whose polices are driven by ideology rather than by economic or human costs and benefits.

Why has Congress become a major foreign policy maker since World War II?

What was the Marshall Plan?

Which of the following nations does NOT have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?

The most important institution in formulating and executing American foreign policy is Congress.

The nineteenth-century policy of ______ was based on the geographic distance of the United States from other countries.

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

In 2005,which of the following set off a new set of power struggles in Washington,DC,over control of the intelligence community?

Which official is not a major actor in American foreign policy?

The International Monetary Fund:

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

According to the text,which of the following does NOT describe the United Nations?

The old adage "politics stops at the water's edge" means:

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

Of which collective security organization is the United States NOT a member?

Which of the following statements about foreign policy is most accurate?

Currently,the United Nations has ______ member states.

What is the main job of the director of national intelligence?

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Exam 14: Foreign Policy

For the first 150 years of American history,Congress's role in foreign policy was limited because:

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

A ______ nation is one with unstable leadership,whose polices are driven by ideology rather than by economic or human costs and benefits.

Why has Congress become a major foreign policy maker since World War II?

What was the Marshall Plan?

Which of the following nations does NOT have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?

The most important institution in formulating and executing American foreign policy is Congress.

The nineteenth-century policy of ______ was based on the geographic distance of the United States from other countries.

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

In 2005,which of the following set off a new set of power struggles in Washington,DC,over control of the intelligence community?

Which official is not a major actor in American foreign policy?

The International Monetary Fund:

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

According to the text,which of the following does NOT describe the United Nations?

The old adage "politics stops at the water's edge" means:

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

Of which collective security organization is the United States NOT a member?

Which of the following statements about foreign policy is most accurate?

Currently,the United Nations has ______ member states.

What is the main job of the director of national intelligence?

Introduction: The Citizen and the 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