Question 1

Congress has all of the following powers EXCEPT

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A)  authority to declare war. 
B)  authority to conduct war. 
C)  authority to cut off funding for military operations. 
D)  to hold oversight hearings on presidential policies. 
E)  authority to reject treaties with other nations. 
A)  authority to declare war. 
B)  authority to conduct war. 
C)  authority to cut off funding for military operations. 
D)  to hold oversight hearings on presidential policies. 
E)  authority to reject treaties with other nations.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the U.S. intelligence community is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The failure of different sections of the community to effectively share intelligence with each other is at least partly to blame for the attacks of September 11, 2001. 
B)  Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, surveillance operations by the U.S. government increased dramatically. 
C)  The primary activity of CIA agents is engaging in covert operations designed to undermine hostile regimes. 
D)  A secret court appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court was established in 1978 to authorize certain acts of covert surveillance within American borders. 
E)  The military also has several branches dedicated to intelligence gathering for the purposes of national security. 
A)  The failure of different sections of the community to effectively share intelligence with each other is at least partly to blame for the attacks of September 11, 2001. 
B)  Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, surveillance operations by the U.S. government increased dramatically. 
C)  The primary activity of CIA agents is engaging in covert operations designed to undermine hostile regimes. 
D)  A secret court appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court was established in 1978 to authorize certain acts of covert surveillance within American borders. 
E)  The military also has several branches dedicated to intelligence gathering for the purposes of national security.

Question 3

Current members of the "nuclear club" include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  France. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  China. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  India. 
A)  France. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  China. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  India.

Question 4

Which of the following factors is NOT frequently cited as a source of the terrorist threat the United States faces today?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of radical Islamic fundamentalism 
B)  Islamic opposition to the creation and expansion of Israel 
C)  feelings of powerlessness in Islamic countries 
D)  limited economic opportunities in Islamic countries 
E)  the Middle East's lack of valuable natural resources 
A)  the emergence of radical Islamic fundamentalism 
B)  Islamic opposition to the creation and expansion of Israel 
C)  feelings of powerlessness in Islamic countries 
D)  limited economic opportunities in Islamic countries 
E)  the Middle East's lack of valuable natural resources

Question 5

The National Security Council was created

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A)  by the Washington administration. 
B)  during the Civil War. 
C)  in the months before the U.S. entered World War I. 
D)  shortly after the end of World War II. 
E)  after the intelligence failures that resulted in the attacks of September 11, 2001. 
A)  by the Washington administration. 
B)  during the Civil War. 
C)  in the months before the U.S. entered World War I. 
D)  shortly after the end of World War II. 
E)  after the intelligence failures that resulted in the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Question 6

The Soviet empire collapsed in the early 1990s partly as a result of

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A)  the Soviets' failure to keep pace with America. 
B)  a massive loss of Soviet credibility internationally. 
C)  both the Soviets' failure to keep pace with America and a massive loss of their credibility internationally. 
D)  the refusal of Soviet leadership to attempt a thawing of relations with the United States. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the Soviets' failure to keep pace with America. 
B)  a massive loss of Soviet credibility internationally. 
C)  both the Soviets' failure to keep pace with America and a massive loss of their credibility internationally. 
D)  the refusal of Soviet leadership to attempt a thawing of relations with the United States. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

Which school of foreign policy is concerned with protecting national interests through a strong military as a deterrent and the belief that nations always act in their own self-interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  realism 
B)  neoconservatism 
C)  liberalism 
D)  idealism 
E)  cooperationism 
A)  realism 
B)  neoconservatism 
C)  liberalism 
D)  idealism 
E)  cooperationism

Question 8

At the time of his killing by U.S. troops, Osama bin Laden was living in a mansion near a military school in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Syria 
C)  Iran 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Pakistan 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Syria 
C)  Iran 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Pakistan

Question 9

U.S. support of the Shah of Iran suggests that

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A)  the U.S. is sometimes willing to defer to the will of multilateral institutions over its own interests. 
B)  the U.S. sometimes prioritizes support of allies over support of democracy. 
C)  the U.S. has most consistently followed the liberalist school of foreign policy. 
D)  the U.S. has most consistently followed the idealist school of foreign policy. 
E)  the U.S. is sometimes willing to hurt its own international business interests in pursuit of international stability. 
A)  the U.S. is sometimes willing to defer to the will of multilateral institutions over its own interests. 
B)  the U.S. sometimes prioritizes support of allies over support of democracy. 
C)  the U.S. has most consistently followed the liberalist school of foreign policy. 
D)  the U.S. has most consistently followed the idealist school of foreign policy. 
E)  the U.S. is sometimes willing to hurt its own international business interests in pursuit of international stability.

Question 10

What changes resulted from the Snowden revelations?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dismantling of the NSA 
B)  an expansion of the FISA court to include the power of review over almost all civilian and military intelligence operations 
C)  stricter standards against government telecommunications and Internet surveillance 
D)  recommendations for stricter standards against government surveillance that were ultimately rejected by Congress 
E)  a loosening of restrictions that will allow the NSA and related agencies to surveil Americans more easily 
A)  a dismantling of the NSA 
B)  an expansion of the FISA court to include the power of review over almost all civilian and military intelligence operations 
C)  stricter standards against government telecommunications and Internet surveillance 
D)  recommendations for stricter standards against government surveillance that were ultimately rejected by Congress 
E)  a loosening of restrictions that will allow the NSA and related agencies to surveil Americans more easily

Question 11

Tools of foreign policy include

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A)  military power. 
B)  the presidential will to act. 
C)  powers granted under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  military power. 
B)  the presidential will to act. 
C)  powers granted under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the U.S. and the threat of terrorism is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the 1990s, the United States generally responded to terrorist acts with criminal proceedings rather than military engagements. 
B)  Among the groups that attacked U.S. soldiers in Iraq were foreign jihadists from places like Syria and Saudi Arabia. 
C)  The United States failed to gain broad international support for either its invasion of Afghanistan or its invasion of Iraq. 
D)  In the fifteen years leading up to September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists launched a number of attacks on American targets in the U.S. and abroad. 
E)  Although the U.S. and its allies succeeded in toppling the Taliban regime, they failed to establish lasting internal peace within Afghanistan. 
A)  During the 1990s, the United States generally responded to terrorist acts with criminal proceedings rather than military engagements. 
B)  Among the groups that attacked U.S. soldiers in Iraq were foreign jihadists from places like Syria and Saudi Arabia. 
C)  The United States failed to gain broad international support for either its invasion of Afghanistan or its invasion of Iraq. 
D)  In the fifteen years leading up to September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists launched a number of attacks on American targets in the U.S. and abroad. 
E)  Although the U.S. and its allies succeeded in toppling the Taliban regime, they failed to establish lasting internal peace within Afghanistan.

Question 13

Which of the following was part of Donald Trump's foreign policy pronouncements or initiatives upon entering office?

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire to work to build strong and effective international institutions 
B)  an interest in more frequent use of U.S. military force to occupy hostile countries 
C)  a commitment to the global expansion of democracy 
D)  a preference for bilateral treaties over multilateral agreements if they helped the U.S. more 
E)  a pivot toward stronger containment of newly expansionist Russia 
A)  a desire to work to build strong and effective international institutions 
B)  an interest in more frequent use of U.S. military force to occupy hostile countries 
C)  a commitment to the global expansion of democracy 
D)  a preference for bilateral treaties over multilateral agreements if they helped the U.S. more 
E)  a pivot toward stronger containment of newly expansionist Russia

Question 14

The constellation of military, economic, and ideological concerns about security constitutes what policymakers refer to as a country's

Accepted Answer

A)  legacy. 
B)  dilemma. 
C)  promise. 
D)  national interests. 
E)  foreign policy. 
A)  legacy. 
B)  dilemma. 
C)  promise. 
D)  national interests. 
E)  foreign policy.

Question 15

Since the end of the Cold War,

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States and Russia have attempted to weaken each other through a series of "proxy wars." 
B)  the U.S. has largely shunned involvement in multilateral organizations. 
C)  the international community has meekly acquiesced to American international supremacy. 
D)  NATO has expanded to include a number of former Soviet satellite nations. 
E)  the United States has avoided preemptive actions against perceived hostile countries. 
A)  the United States and Russia have attempted to weaken each other through a series of "proxy wars." 
B)  the U.S. has largely shunned involvement in multilateral organizations. 
C)  the international community has meekly acquiesced to American international supremacy. 
D)  NATO has expanded to include a number of former Soviet satellite nations. 
E)  the United States has avoided preemptive actions against perceived hostile countries.

Question 16

Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

During which conflict did the United States abandon the draft in favor of an all-volunteer military force?

Accepted Answer

A)  World War I 
B)  World War II 
C)  Korean War 
D)  Vietnam War 
E)  First Gulf War 
A)  World War I 
B)  World War II 
C)  Korean War 
D)  Vietnam War 
E)  First Gulf War

Question 18

Presidents Wilson and Carter are primarily associated with which school of foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  realism 
B)  neoconservatism 
C)  liberalism 
D)  idealism 
E)  cooperationism 
A)  realism 
B)  neoconservatism 
C)  liberalism 
D)  idealism 
E)  cooperationism

Question 19

Describe the major schools of thought that have shaped American foreign policy for the past 100 years. Explain the preferred goals and tactics of each one. Which should be used to address the threats faced by the United States today?

Accepted Answer

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Congress has all of the following powers EXCEPT

Which of the following statements about the U.S. intelligence community is LEAST accurate?

Current members of the "nuclear club" include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following factors is NOT frequently cited as a source of the terrorist threat the United States faces today?

The National Security Council was created

The Soviet empire collapsed in the early 1990s partly as a result of

Which school of foreign policy is concerned with protecting national interests through a strong military as a deterrent and the belief that nations always act in their own self-interest?

At the time of his killing by U.S. troops, Osama bin Laden was living in a mansion near a military school in which country?

U.S. support of the Shah of Iran suggests that

What changes resulted from the Snowden revelations?

Tools of foreign policy include

Which of the following statements about the U.S. and the threat of terrorism is LEAST accurate?

Which of the following was part of Donald Trump's foreign policy pronouncements or initiatives upon entering office?

The constellation of military, economic, and ideological concerns about security constitutes what policymakers refer to as a country's

Since the end of the Cold War,

Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

During which conflict did the United States abandon the draft in favor of an all-volunteer military force?

Presidents Wilson and Carter are primarily associated with which school of foreign policy?

Describe the major schools of thought that have shaped American foreign policy for the past 100 years. Explain the preferred goals and tactics of each one. Which should be used to address the threats faced by the United States today?

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Exam 16: Foreign and Defense Policy: Protecting American Interests in the World

Congress has all of the following powers EXCEPT

Which of the following statements about the U.S. intelligence community is LEAST accurate?

Current members of the "nuclear club" include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following factors is NOT frequently cited as a source of the terrorist threat the United States faces today?

The National Security Council was created

The Soviet empire collapsed in the early 1990s partly as a result of

Which school of foreign policy is concerned with protecting national interests through a strong military as a deterrent and the belief that nations always act in their own self-interest?

At the time of his killing by U.S. troops, Osama bin Laden was living in a mansion near a military school in which country?

U.S. support of the Shah of Iran suggests that

What changes resulted from the Snowden revelations?

Tools of foreign policy include

Which of the following statements about the U.S. and the threat of terrorism is LEAST accurate?

Which of the following was part of Donald Trump's foreign policy pronouncements or initiatives upon entering office?

The constellation of military, economic, and ideological concerns about security constitutes what policymakers refer to as a country's

Since the end of the Cold War,

Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

During which conflict did the United States abandon the draft in favor of an all-volunteer military force?

Presidents Wilson and Carter are primarily associated with which school of foreign policy?

Describe the major schools of thought that have shaped American foreign policy for the past 100 years. Explain the preferred goals and tactics of each one. Which should be used to address the threats faced by the United States today?

Citizenship: in Our Changing Democracy

The Constitution: The Foundation of Citizens Rights

Federalism: Citizenship and the Dispersal of Power

Civil Liberties: Citizens Rights Versus Security

Civil Rights: Toward a More Equal Citizenry

Public Opinion

Political Participation: Equal Opportunities and Unequal Voices

Interest Groups in America

Parties and Political Campaigns: Putting Democracy Into Action

Media: Tuning in or Tuning Out

Congress: Doing the Peoples Business

The Presidency: Power and Paradox

Bureaucracy: Citizens As Owners and Consumers

The Courts: Judicial Power in a Democratic Setting

Public Policy: Responding to Citizens

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