Question 1

Germany became a permanent member of the UN Security Council in 1992,after reunification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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 4

The United States withdrew from the 1997

Accepted Answer

A)  Geneva Conventions. 
B)  NAFTA. 
C)  Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  United Nations. 
A)  Geneva Conventions. 
B)  NAFTA. 
C)  Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  United Nations.

Question 5

Promoting human rights has been the chief priority of U.S.foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The traditional American distrust of diplomacy has resulted in which situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The budget and personnel at the State Department has been drastically cut since the end of the Cold War. 
B)  Presidents often use military or political leaders outside the State Department during a crisis. 
C)  The United States has closed down embassies in many nations since the mid-1990s. 
D)  The United States has limited the amount of meetings the president has with foreign ambassadors. 
E)  Foreign ambassadors demand much more from the U.S.president than in the past. 
A)  The budget and personnel at the State Department has been drastically cut since the end of the Cold War. 
B)  Presidents often use military or political leaders outside the State Department during a crisis. 
C)  The United States has closed down embassies in many nations since the mid-1990s. 
D)  The United States has limited the amount of meetings the president has with foreign ambassadors. 
E)  Foreign ambassadors demand much more from the U.S.president than in the past.

Question 7

Why did the United States fight wars in Korea and Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vital interests for the United States were at stake. 
B)  They both involved humanitarian efforts. 
C)  Policy makers believed that if we didn't fight,it would embolden the communists. 
D)  We had NATO obligations. 
E)  Vietnam and Korea had invaded our allied countries. 
A)  Vital interests for the United States were at stake. 
B)  They both involved humanitarian efforts. 
C)  Policy makers believed that if we didn't fight,it would embolden the communists. 
D)  We had NATO obligations. 
E)  Vietnam and Korea had invaded our allied countries.

Question 8

The United Nations was founded in 1920,after World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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)  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 10

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

Accepted Answer

A)  multilateralism. 
B)  alliances. 
C)  treaty. 
D)  diplomacy. 
E)  preemption. 
A)  multilateralism. 
B)  alliances. 
C)  treaty. 
D)  diplomacy. 
E)  preemption.

Question 11

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

Accepted Answer

A)  did not include any provisions to limit carbon emissions. 
B)  did not require other countries to protect basic human rights. 
C)  would threaten American national security. 
D)  would be too harmful to American national economic interests. 
E)  did not go far enough in limiting carbon emissions. 
A)  did not include any provisions to limit carbon emissions. 
B)  did not require other countries to protect basic human rights. 
C)  would threaten American national security. 
D)  would be too harmful to American national economic interests. 
E)  did not go far enough in limiting carbon emissions.

Question 12

The National Security Council includes both the secretary of the treasury and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  the president 
C)  the Department of State 
D)  the Department of Defense 
E)  the CIA 
A)  Congress 
B)  the president 
C)  the Department of State 
D)  the Department of Defense 
E)  the CIA

Question 14

Deterrence assumes the ______ of the U.S.response and the ______ of an adversary.

Accepted Answer

A)  rationality;certainty 
B)  certainty;rationality 
C)  power;weakness 
D)  weakness;power 
E)  timeliness;delay 
A)  rationality;certainty 
B)  certainty;rationality 
C)  power;weakness 
D)  weakness;power 
E)  timeliness;delay

Question 15

According to the text,which of the following is not an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  organized ethnic groups 
B)  economic interest groups 
C)  diplomats from foreign nations 
D)  human rights interest groups 
E)  environmental groups 
A)  organized ethnic groups 
B)  economic interest groups 
C)  diplomats from foreign nations 
D)  human rights interest groups 
E)  environmental groups

Question 16

In 1998,the foreign trade term most favored nation was changed to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  normal trade relations 
B)  equity trading partner 
C)  commercial diplomacy 
D)  not unfavored nation 
E)  favored nation 
A)  normal trade relations 
B)  equity trading partner 
C)  commercial diplomacy 
D)  not unfavored nation 
E)  favored nation

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The UN Security Council has ______ permanent members and ______ elected members.

Accepted Answer

A)  five;five 
B)  ten;ten 
C)  five;ten 
D)  ten;twenty-five 
E)  ten;five 
A)  five;five 
B)  ten;ten 
C)  five;ten 
D)  ten;twenty-five 
E)  ten;five

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Foreign policies should be guided by the national interest,even if from the outside the nation appears 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 "back seat" to domestic policy,since domestic policy affects most citizens more directly. 
D)  Foreign policy should take a "front seat" to domestic policy,since foreign policy has the most global impact on a particular nation. 
E)  Foreign policy makers should continually adapt their goals to meet changes in the "real" world,rather than focusing their goals on broad,unchanging philosophies. 
A)  Foreign policies should be guided by the national interest,even if from the outside the nation appears 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 "back seat" to domestic policy,since domestic policy affects most citizens more directly. 
D)  Foreign policy should take a "front seat" to domestic policy,since foreign policy has the most global impact on a particular nation. 
E)  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 20

When a nation is granted "most favored nation" status with the United States,it means the nation

Accepted Answer

A)  is to be offered the lowest tariff rates. 
B)  is to be recognized and ambassadors are exchanged. 
C)  will be part of a binational security pact with the United States. 
D)  will not need special visas for their citizens who visit the United States. 
E)  will receive military assistance from the United States if they are attacked. 
A)  is to be offered the lowest tariff rates. 
B)  is to be recognized and ambassadors are exchanged. 
C)  will be part of a binational security pact with the United States. 
D)  will not need special visas for their citizens who visit the United States. 
E)  will receive military assistance from the United States if they are attacked.

Germany became a permanent member of the UN Security Council in 1992,after reunification.

The International Monetary Fund

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

The United States withdrew from the 1997

Promoting human rights has been the chief priority of U.S.foreign policy.

The traditional American distrust of diplomacy has resulted in which situation?

Why did the United States fight wars in Korea and Vietnam?

The United Nations was founded in 1920,after World War I.

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

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

The National Security Council includes both the secretary of the treasury and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment?

Deterrence assumes the of the U.S.response and the of an adversary.

According to the text,which of the following is not an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

In 1998,the foreign trade term most favored nation was changed to what?

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

The UN Security Council has permanent members and elected members.

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

When a nation is granted "most favored nation" status with the United States,it means the nation

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Exam 18: Foreign Policy and Democracy

Germany became a permanent member of the UN Security Council in 1992,after reunification.

The International Monetary Fund

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

The United States withdrew from the 1997

Promoting human rights has been the chief priority of U.S.foreign policy.

The traditional American distrust of diplomacy has resulted in which situation?

Why did the United States fight wars in Korea and Vietnam?

The United Nations was founded in 1920,after World War I.

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

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

The National Security Council includes both the secretary of the treasury and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment?

Deterrence assumes the ______ of the U.S.response and the ______ of an adversary.

According to the text,which of the following is not an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

In 1998,the foreign trade term most favored nation was changed to what?

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

The UN Security Council has ______ permanent members and ______ elected members.

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

When a nation is granted "most favored nation" status with the United States,it means the nation

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Filters

Deterrence assumes the of the U.S.response and the of an adversary.

The UN Security Council has permanent members and elected members.