Question 1

What is the role of the International Monetary Fund?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is charged with managing the debt from third-world countries. 
B)  It is charged with financing projects to assist economic development and poverty reduction. 
C)  It is charged with lowering or eliminating tariffs on most traded goods. 
D)  It is charged with monitoring the effects of globalization. 
E)  It is charged with rectifying and preventing currency collapses.

Question 2

The president relies on the National Security Council for getting day-to-day foreign policy information and for carrying out diplomatic activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

President Bush's aspirations to improve the world by spreading American values, such as democracy and free enterprise, echo the goals of

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Woodrow Wilson. 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt. 
D)  John F. Kennedy. 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

Asymmetric war is

Accepted Answer

A)  Unconventional tactics used by a combatant against an enemy with superior conventional military capabilities.  
B)  anxiety about the United States' shift toward unilateralism in foreign policy. 
C)  anti-Americanism in the war on terrorism. 
D)  used increasingly by U.S. troops in Iraq. 
E)  an important component to the preemptive theory of foreign policy.

Question 5

Which of the following was a consequence of the Iraq war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donald Rumsfeld was replaced by Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. 
B)  Republicans took control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections. 
C)  President Bush has continued to gain in public support. 
D)  The public has increasingly supported the war in Iraq. 
E)  The preemptive theory of foreign policy has proven to be a success.

Question 6

Opening more markets to American agricultural products and services was address during

Accepted Answer

A)  the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 
B)  the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 
C)  recent developments of the World Trade Organization. 
D)  the agricultural readjustment negotiations of the European Union. 
E)  a free trade negotiation between the United States and Colombia.

Question 7

President Bush's aspirations to improve the world by spreading American values, such as democracy and free enterprise, echo the goals of

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Woodrow Wilson. 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt. 
D)  John F. Kennedy. 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

Which agency was created in 1947 to coordinate all U.S. intelligence agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  The National Security Agency 
C)  The Homeland Security Department 
D)  The National Reconnaissance Office 
E)  The Joint Chiefs of Staff

Question 9

________ is the belief that the United States should obtain the approval of its historic allies before engaging in military actions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the belief that the United...

Question 10

Which foreign policy concerns disappeared with the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist takeovers of Third World countries 
B)  Global terrorist attacks 
C)  Weapons of mass destruction held by rogue states 
D)  The tinderbox of the Middle East 
E)  Nuclear proliferation

Question 11

The preemptive theory is relatively new doctrine in foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The European Union is

Accepted Answer

A)  a military alliance that backs NATO. 
B)  a common market formed to allow free trade among its members. 
C)  an example of an international organization that is federalist in its structure. 
D)  a world trade organization, much like the WTO. 
E)  incapable of fostering free trade among its members.

Question 13

Which foreign policy concerns disappeared with the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist takeovers of Third World countries 
B)  Global terrorist attacks 
C)  Weapons of mass destruction held by rogue states 
D)  The tinderbox of the Middle East 
E)  Nuclear proliferation

Question 14

Americans are not powerless in influencing foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ is also known as the spread of a country's values, ideology, and way of life to other nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multilateral power 
B)  Authoritative power 
C)  Cultural power 
D)  Hard power 
E)  Soft power

Question 16

Many Americans believe companies ought to provide drugs for AIDS and malaria at low prices or allow poor countries to find or produce generic substitutes despite the patent protections of Western pharmaceutical companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which president promised a form of foreign aid called Millennium Challenge Accounts

Accepted Answer

A)  Bush 
B)  Clinton 
C)  Reagan 
D)  Carter 
E)  Nixon

Question 19

The spread of nuclear weapons is also called

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear armament. 
B)  a nuclear freeze. 
C)  nuclear proliferation. 
D)  weapons of mass destruction. 
E)  a hegemon.

Question 20

Which of the following is a common market formed in order to allow free trade and free population movement among its nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  NAFTA 
B)  GATT 
C)  WTO 
D)  EU 
E)  NATO

Exam 19: Foreign Policy and National Defense

What is the role of the International Monetary Fund?

The president relies on the National Security Council for getting day-to-day foreign policy information and for carrying out diplomatic activity.

President Bush's aspirations to improve the world by spreading American values, such as democracy and free enterprise, echo the goals of

Asymmetric war is

Which of the following was a consequence of the Iraq war?

Opening more markets to American agricultural products and services was address during

President Bush's aspirations to improve the world by spreading American values, such as democracy and free enterprise, echo the goals of

Which agency was created in 1947 to coordinate all U.S. intelligence agencies?

________ is the belief that the United States should obtain the approval of its historic allies before engaging in military actions.

Which foreign policy concerns disappeared with the end of the Cold War?

The preemptive theory is relatively new doctrine in foreign policy.

The European Union is

Which foreign policy concerns disappeared with the end of the Cold War?

Americans are not powerless in influencing foreign policy.

________ is also known as the spread of a country's values, ideology, and way of life to other nations.

Many Americans believe companies ought to provide drugs for AIDS and malaria at low prices or allow poor countries to find or produce generic substitutes despite the patent protections of Western pharmaceutical companies.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war.

Which president promised a form of foreign aid called Millennium Challenge Accounts

The spread of nuclear weapons is also called

Which of the following is a common market formed in order to allow free trade and free population movement among its nations?