Question 1

The Cold War began in the

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

Question 2

The Kyoto Protocol was a(n)

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A)   statement issued by the United Nations on the importance of protecting endangered species.
B)   peace treaty signed by the United States and Japan at the end of World War II.
C)   treaty that created the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) .
D)   agreement setting limits on emissions of greenhouse gases from industrial countries.

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

In foreign policy, the Bush Doctrine refers to

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A)   managing the war on terrorism through multination diplomacy.
B)   the tactic of relying on the United Nations to help achieve U.S. objectives.
C)   increasing the size and scope of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)  forces.
D)   preemptive war.

Question 5

The world's wealthiest nation is ________.

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

Question 6

A policy of deterrence may fail against terrorist groups because

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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 7

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

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

Question 8

ISIS stands for

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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 9

The Department of Homeland Security was established in ________.

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A)   1790
B)   1865
C)   1942
D)   2002

Question 10

In the sphere of foreign policy, which of the following is a constitutional power possessed by Congress?

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A)   declaring war
B)   regulating commerce with foreign nations
C)   confirming foreign ambassadors
D)   declaring war, regulating commerce with foreign nations, and confirming foreign ambassadors.

Question 11

The policy of deterrence and containment pursued by the United States during the Cold War can be viewed as

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A)   an early version of the Bush Doctrine.
B)   no different than a policy of isolationism.
C)   no different than a policy of appeasement.
D)   midway between preventive war and appeasement.

Question 12

Americans have historically asserted that our foreign policies should

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A)   focus on the interests of the United States at the expense of all other nations.
B)   focus on the interests of other nations at the expense of our own personal interests.
C)   have a higher purpose than the pursuit of our own interests and use force only as a last resort.
D)   focus on working with the United Nations to promote democracy around the world.

Question 13

________ is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) .

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A)   Canada
B)   Mexico
C)   Poland
D)   The Czech Republic

Question 14

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called ________.

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A)   multilateralism
B)   alliances
C)   treaty
D)   diplomacy

Question 15

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 role these actors play in determining foreign policy.

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There are two components to this question:
a. Important actors in American foreign policy: The president and his chief advisers are the principal architects of U.S. foreign policy. However, Congress and the bureaucracy also play important roles in this realm. Specific congressional players of note are the foreign policy, military policy, and intelligence committees: in the Senate, these are the Foreign Relations Committee, the Armed Services Committee, and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; in the House, these are the Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees and the Armed Services Committee. The major foreign policy actors in the bureaucracy are the secretaries of State, Defense, and the Treasury; the joint chiefs of staff (JCS), and the director of the CIA. The National Security Council synthesizes all the messages arising out of the bureaucracy and helps the president make his own foreign policy.
b. Constitutional distribution of responsibility: The Constitution assigns the president the power to make treaties, appoint ambassadors, and serve as commander in chief of the army and navy. Congress has the power to declare war. For the first 150 years of American history, Congress's foreign policy role was limited because the United States' role in world affairs was limited. During this time, the Senate was the only important congressional foreign policy player because of its constitutional role in reviewing and approving treaties. The treaty power is still the primary entrée of the Senate into foreign-policy making. But since World War II and the continual involvement of the United States in international security and foreign aid, Congress as a whole has become a major foreign-policy maker because most modern foreign policies require financing, which requires action by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Another aspect of Congress's role in foreign policy is the Senate's power to confirm the president's nominations of cabinet members, ambassadors, and other high-ranking officials. A final constitutional power of Congress is the regulation of "commerce with foreign nations."

Question 16

In 2015, the United States and Iran signed an agreement

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A)   in which the Iranians pledged not to build nuclear weapons in exchange for the United States lifting its economic sanctions against Iran.
B)   that eliminated tariffs on agricultural imports between the two countries.
C)   in which Iranians agreed to share intelligence information about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)  in exchange for the United States lifting its economic sanctions against Iran.
D)   that secured the release of a number of American hostages taken during the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the realist view of foreign policy?

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A)   Foreign policies should be guided by the national interest, even if, from the outside, the leaders of the nation appear cold and ruthless.
B)   Foreign policies should be guided by the mutual interests of one nation with other nations.
C)   Foreign policy should take a backseat to domestic policy since domestic policy affects most citizens more directly.
D)   Foreign policy makers should continually adapt their goals to meet changes in the real world rather than focusing their goals on broad, unchanging philosophies.

Question 18

An agreement between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate's "advice and consent" is called an ________.

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A)   international protocol
B)   executive agreement
C)   executive-congressional agreement
D)   executive order B

Question 19

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

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A)   The Constitution gives most of the foreign policy authority to Congress.
B)   Congress is regularly called on 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)   Congress is the only branch that can declare war.

Question 20

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

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A)   debates about irrigation policy should be settled by making reference to the Constitution, not by voting in Congress.
B)   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.

Exam 18: Foreign Policy and Democracy

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