Question 1

The organizational process model

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A)  focuses on organizations competing for power and budgets. 
B)  studies the results of the battles between bureaucracies. 
C)  assumes a rational model of decision making. 
D)  examines the problem-solving procedures adopted by organizations. 
A)  focuses on organizations competing for power and budgets. 
B)  studies the results of the battles between bureaucracies. 
C)  assumes a rational model of decision making. 
D)  examines the problem-solving procedures adopted by organizations. D

Question 2

After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using U.S. Navy SEALs to capture or kill bin Laden, who voted in support of using this option among close advisors to the U.S. President?

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A)  Only a minority of advisors 
B)  Roughly half of all presidential advisors supported the SEAL team's use 
C)  Only Vice President Joe Biden 
D)  It was a unanimous decision. 
A)  Only a minority of advisors 
B)  Roughly half of all presidential advisors supported the SEAL team's use 
C)  Only Vice President Joe Biden 
D)  It was a unanimous decision. A

Question 3

According to the author, the "lesson of Munich" has been used many times, including all of the following except

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A)  Somalia in the 1990s. 
B)  the Korean War. 
C)  the Vietnam War. 
D)  the Iraq War 
A)  Somalia in the 1990s. 
B)  the Korean War. 
C)  the Vietnam War. 
D)  the Iraq War A

Question 4

The groupthink process undermines one of the most important requirements of rational decision making, which is

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A)  reinforcing the teamwork of a group. 
B)  fair and even-handed analysis of all options. 
C)  allowing the leader to assert himself/herself in the decision-making process. 
D)  focusing on the one option that wins all the support of the group. 
A)  reinforcing the teamwork of a group. 
B)  fair and even-handed analysis of all options. 
C)  allowing the leader to assert himself/herself in the decision-making process. 
D)  focusing on the one option that wins all the support of the group.

Question 5

The Department of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence position were created

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A)  as a result of the intelligence failures prior to the September 11 attacks. 
B)  to define the differing responsibilities of national and international intelligence gathering organizations. 
C)  following the failure of international organizations to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. 
D)  to cooperate with British and German agencies to fight terrorism. 
A)  as a result of the intelligence failures prior to the September 11 attacks. 
B)  to define the differing responsibilities of national and international intelligence gathering organizations. 
C)  following the failure of international organizations to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. 
D)  to cooperate with British and German agencies to fight terrorism.

Question 6

Discuss the assumptions of the bureaucratic politics model of decision making. What are the model's main strengths as well as weaknesses? Are you convinced that it helps us to understand why foreign policy decisions are made?

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The bureaucratic politics model of decis

Question 7

Prospect theory asserts that individuals

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A)  seek to uncover all the costs and benefits associated with foreign policy options. 
B)  weigh options based on how the choices are framed. 
C)  misperceive the intentions of others, which bias their decisions. 
D)  are able to learn lessons from history in order to improve their decision-making skills. 
A)  seek to uncover all the costs and benefits associated with foreign policy options. 
B)  weigh options based on how the choices are framed. 
C)  misperceive the intentions of others, which bias their decisions. 
D)  are able to learn lessons from history in order to improve their decision-making skills.

Question 8

In deciding how to kill bin Laden, which was NOT a benefit of using the U.S. Navy SEALs?

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A)  Bystander deaths would be minimized. 
B)  Vital intelligence might be collected. 
C)  Verification of bin Laden's identity and death. 
D)  No chance of unforeseen circumstances. 
A)  Bystander deaths would be minimized. 
B)  Vital intelligence might be collected. 
C)  Verification of bin Laden's identity and death. 
D)  No chance of unforeseen circumstances.

Question 9

The phrase, "where you stand depends on where you sit," is associated with which foreign policy decision-making model?

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A)  Rational action model 
B)  Expected utility model 
C)  Organizational model 
D)  Bureaucratic politics model 
A)  Rational action model 
B)  Expected utility model 
C)  Organizational model 
D)  Bureaucratic politics model

Question 10

What are the sources of misperception in foreign policy decision making? What are some strategies in order to avoid the pitfalls of making a decision based on misperceptions?

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There are several sources of mispercepti

Question 11

The expected utility theory is most useful under all of the following conditions except

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A)  under conditions of uncertainty. 
B)  when not all conditions are known. 
C)  when results of a policy cannot be predicted. 
D)  when the payoff is highest. 
A)  under conditions of uncertainty. 
B)  when not all conditions are known. 
C)  when results of a policy cannot be predicted. 
D)  when the payoff is highest.

Question 12

Since leaders seek to avoid psychological stress after making a decision, leaders hope to convince themselves that the decision actually was the correct one. This psychological concept is called

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A)  appeasement. 
B)  rational action. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  bolstering. 
A)  appeasement. 
B)  rational action. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  bolstering.

Question 13

What part of the U.S. government has the constitutional authority to declare war?

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A)  President 
B)  Congress 
C)  Secretary of State 
D)  Chief Justice 
A)  President 
B)  Congress 
C)  Secretary of State 
D)  Chief Justice

Question 14

In considering our response to the Soviet emplacement of ballistic missiles in Cuba in 1962, why did U.S. military leaders argue for an early strike?

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A)  In order to teach the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, a lesson for being rash 
B)  To strike before Soviet naval forces arrived 
C)  In order to disable the missile sites before they became operational 
D)  To be able to catch the element of surprise from Soviet and Cuban forces 
A)  In order to teach the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, a lesson for being rash 
B)  To strike before Soviet naval forces arrived 
C)  In order to disable the missile sites before they became operational 
D)  To be able to catch the element of surprise from Soviet and Cuban forces

Question 15

Whereas the bureaucratic politics model emphasizes the interaction between agencies, the organizational process model focuses on the

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A)  outcomes of decisions. 
B)  evaluation of the costs and benefits of a decision. 
C)  procedures by which bureaucracies make decisions. 
D)  inputs that lead into a policy decision. 
A)  outcomes of decisions. 
B)  evaluation of the costs and benefits of a decision. 
C)  procedures by which bureaucracies make decisions. 
D)  inputs that lead into a policy decision.

Question 16

When several bureaucratic agencies compete over a policy decision, the outcome often is a

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A)  policy that nobody intended. 
B)  policy that everyone now supports. 
C)  policy that only one side wanted. 
D)  policy that is the most effective. 
A)  policy that nobody intended. 
B)  policy that everyone now supports. 
C)  policy that only one side wanted. 
D)  policy that is the most effective.

Question 17

One version of the rational action model of decision making is expected utility theory. Examine the major tenets of this theory. How are payoffs and probability handled by proponents of this theory?

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Expected utility theory is a key compone

Question 18

Describe the influence of the three branches of U.S. government on U.S. foreign policy. Which one is most influential, and why?

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The three branches of the U.S. governmen

Question 19

The courts' role in foreign policy may be growing as a result of the fact that

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A)  U.S. military forces are involved in more judicial proceedings in the United States and abroad. 
B)  they are taking on more issues of civil liberties and human rights. 
C)  the legislative and executive branches are shying away from resolving many of the more difficult decisions. 
D)  the Constitution is failing to add more powers to the judicial branch. 
A)  U.S. military forces are involved in more judicial proceedings in the United States and abroad. 
B)  they are taking on more issues of civil liberties and human rights. 
C)  the legislative and executive branches are shying away from resolving many of the more difficult decisions. 
D)  the Constitution is failing to add more powers to the judicial branch.

Question 20

Having friends or parents state early in the process of your college selection that a particular college is inappropriate might cause you to exclude that college without much thought. This is an example of what concept in action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bolstering 
B)  Groupthink 
C)  Utility theory 
D)  Cognitive dissonance theory 
A)  Bolstering 
B)  Groupthink 
C)  Utility theory 
D)  Cognitive dissonance theory

The organizational process model

After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using U.S. Navy SEALs to capture or kill bin Laden, who voted in support of using this option among close advisors to the U.S. President?

According to the author, the "lesson of Munich" has been used many times, including all of the following except

The groupthink process undermines one of the most important requirements of rational decision making, which is

The Department of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence position were created

Discuss the assumptions of the bureaucratic politics model of decision making. What are the model's main strengths as well as weaknesses? Are you convinced that it helps us to understand why foreign policy decisions are made?

Prospect theory asserts that individuals

In deciding how to kill bin Laden, which was NOT a benefit of using the U.S. Navy SEALs?

The phrase, "where you stand depends on where you sit," is associated with which foreign policy decision-making model?

What are the sources of misperception in foreign policy decision making? What are some strategies in order to avoid the pitfalls of making a decision based on misperceptions?

The expected utility theory is most useful under all of the following conditions except

Since leaders seek to avoid psychological stress after making a decision, leaders hope to convince themselves that the decision actually was the correct one. This psychological concept is called

What part of the U.S. government has the constitutional authority to declare war?

In considering our response to the Soviet emplacement of ballistic missiles in Cuba in 1962, why did U.S. military leaders argue for an early strike?

Whereas the bureaucratic politics model emphasizes the interaction between agencies, the organizational process model focuses on the

When several bureaucratic agencies compete over a policy decision, the outcome often is a

One version of the rational action model of decision making is expected utility theory. Examine the major tenets of this theory. How are payoffs and probability handled by proponents of this theory?

Describe the influence of the three branches of U.S. government on U.S. foreign policy. Which one is most influential, and why?

The courts' role in foreign policy may be growing as a result of the fact that

Having friends or parents state early in the process of your college selection that a particular college is inappropriate might cause you to exclude that college without much thought. This is an example of what concept in action?

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

The State Society and Foreign Policy

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law Norms and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 6: Bureaucracies Groups and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

The organizational process model

After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using U.S. Navy SEALs to capture or kill bin Laden, who voted in support of using this option among close advisors to the U.S. President?

According to the author, the "lesson of Munich" has been used many times, including all of the following except

The groupthink process undermines one of the most important requirements of rational decision making, which is

The Department of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence position were created

Discuss the assumptions of the bureaucratic politics model of decision making. What are the model's main strengths as well as weaknesses? Are you convinced that it helps us to understand why foreign policy decisions are made?

Prospect theory asserts that individuals

In deciding how to kill bin Laden, which was NOT a benefit of using the U.S. Navy SEALs?

The phrase, "where you stand depends on where you sit," is associated with which foreign policy decision-making model?

What are the sources of misperception in foreign policy decision making? What are some strategies in order to avoid the pitfalls of making a decision based on misperceptions?

The expected utility theory is most useful under all of the following conditions except

Since leaders seek to avoid psychological stress after making a decision, leaders hope to convince themselves that the decision actually was the correct one. This psychological concept is called

What part of the U.S. government has the constitutional authority to declare war?

In considering our response to the Soviet emplacement of ballistic missiles in Cuba in 1962, why did U.S. military leaders argue for an early strike?

Whereas the bureaucratic politics model emphasizes the interaction between agencies, the organizational process model focuses on the

When several bureaucratic agencies compete over a policy decision, the outcome often is a

One version of the rational action model of decision making is expected utility theory. Examine the major tenets of this theory. How are payoffs and probability handled by proponents of this theory?

Describe the influence of the three branches of U.S. government on U.S. foreign policy. Which one is most influential, and why?

The courts' role in foreign policy may be growing as a result of the fact that

Having friends or parents state early in the process of your college selection that a particular college is inappropriate might cause you to exclude that college without much thought. This is an example of what concept in action?

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

The State Society and Foreign Policy

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law Norms and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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