Exam 17: Foreign Policy

The War Powers Act requires the president to notify Congress within ________ of ordering military action.

Which of the following terms best describes a state's desire to follow through with its foreign policy interests, regardless of the interests of other countries?

Armenian Americans' recent pressure on U.S. presidents to declare the 1918 massacres "genocide," which may hurt our relationship with Turkey, serves as an important example of ________.

Multilateralism best fits into which philosophy of foreign policy?

________ is an approach to foreign policy that advocates for a country to engage actively with other countries and to become involved in international organizations.

The U.S. Constitution assigns authority to conduct foreign policy to the federal government in order to avoid ________ among the states.

Which of the following best describes American use of military action since 1900?

How does the United States convince other countries to make choices that are compatible with U.S. interests? What are the principal tools of U.S. foreign policy? Which tools are used during the normal course of international relations? Which tools are available during times of crisis?

Belief in the United Nations as an effective venue for the resolution of international conflict is consistent with ________.

Which proposed principle of American foreign policy asserts that the United States should intervene in the domestic affairs of other countries to prevent the development of terrorist threats against the United States, its allies, or interests?

The disjunction between countries' interests in protecting domestic industries through high tariffs and the international community's common interest in preserving a system of free trade among nations creates multiple ________.

The United States invades the nation of Qumar to stop the Qumari government from building weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. government does so without consulting other countries, with the purpose of pursuing American interests. What term best describes the actions of the American government?

The United States freezes the bank accounts of the country of Pottsylvania that are housed within U.S. borders in response to the country's recent refusal to sign onto international human rights treaties. What type of pressure is the United States using against Pottsylvania?

American efforts to support democratization in other countries are often justified by ________, an observed tendency for democratic nations to abstain from military conflict against one another.