Question 1

With which of the following leaders did President Barack Obama have a particularly warm relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 
B)  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. 
C)  Russian President Vladimir Putin. 
D)  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 
A)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 
B)  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. 
C)  Russian President Vladimir Putin. 
D)  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. D

Question 2

Which of the following characterizes decision-making during crises?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves the collection of large amounts of information by the Departments of State and Defense. 
B)  It relies heavily on historical analogies. 
C)  It relies on a coherent understanding of the national interest. 
D)  It relies increasingly on computers and data collection. 
A)  It involves the collection of large amounts of information by the Departments of State and Defense. 
B)  It relies heavily on historical analogies. 
C)  It relies on a coherent understanding of the national interest. 
D)  It relies increasingly on computers and data collection. B

Question 3

What is the opinion of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt regarding the "Israeli lobby" in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is divided between hawkish supporters of Israel and dovelike opponents of Israeli policies. 
B)  Although it backs Israeli, it rarely gets it way and lacks support in Congress. 
C)  It dominates U.S. policymaking toward Israel. 
D)  It reflects the special relationship between the United States and Israel. 
A)  It is divided between hawkish supporters of Israel and dovelike opponents of Israeli policies. 
B)  Although it backs Israeli, it rarely gets it way and lacks support in Congress. 
C)  It dominates U.S. policymaking toward Israel. 
D)  It reflects the special relationship between the United States and Israel. C

Question 4

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech at the United Nations in which he declared that ________ was approaching the point where it could produce a nuclear weapon and urged Washington to act before it was too late.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a...

Question 5

How did the case of Missouri v. Holland (1920) affect American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ruled that international treaties took precedence over the right of U.S. states. 
B)  It confirmed the supremacy of the government over private corporations in foreign policy. 
C)  It confirmed the requirement that a president seek congressional approval to go to war. 
D)  It ruled that drone strikes and targeted assassinations of U.S. citizens were illegal. 
A)  It ruled that international treaties took precedence over the right of U.S. states. 
B)  It confirmed the supremacy of the government over private corporations in foreign policy. 
C)  It confirmed the requirement that a president seek congressional approval to go to war. 
D)  It ruled that drone strikes and targeted assassinations of U.S. citizens were illegal.

Question 6

Which of the following has a great impact on individual conceptions of their role in the foreign-policy process?

Accepted Answer

A)  The legal requirements of their positions. 
B)  The expectations of their superiors. 
C)  Their personal values and ethical standards. 
D)  Their political beliefs. 
A)  The legal requirements of their positions. 
B)  The expectations of their superiors. 
C)  Their personal values and ethical standards. 
D)  Their political beliefs.

Question 7

Which of the following did Congress require under the War Powers Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  To approve troop commitment of more than 60 days. 
B)  To retaliate for an attack on the United States. 
C)  To maintain a balanced budget during wartime. 
D)  To approve the size of America's defense budget. 
A)  To approve troop commitment of more than 60 days. 
B)  To retaliate for an attack on the United States. 
C)  To maintain a balanced budget during wartime. 
D)  To approve the size of America's defense budget.

Question 8

What did the case of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004) decide?

Accepted Answer

The Court ruled that the gover

Question 9

Which of the following countries is most likely to be highly affected by external events?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  China. 
C)  Singapore. 
D)  The United States. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  China. 
C)  Singapore. 
D)  The United States.

Question 10

Which of the following was not a foreign-policy challenge for the Obama administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  War between Pakistan and India. 
B)  An Ebola epidemic in Africa. 
C)  Russian aggression in Ukraine. 
D)  Civil war in Syria. 
A)  War between Pakistan and India. 
B)  An Ebola epidemic in Africa. 
C)  Russian aggression in Ukraine. 
D)  Civil war in Syria.

Question 11

Which president was widely viewed as being aloof and unlikely to try and form close working relationships with those who worked for him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barack Obama. 
B)  George W. Bush. 
C)  Bill Clinton. 
D)  Harry S. Truman. 
A)  Barack Obama. 
B)  George W. Bush. 
C)  Bill Clinton. 
D)  Harry S. Truman.

Question 12

Which of the following scholars wrote about what he called "social psychiatry"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Carlyle. 
B)  Harold Lasswell 
C)  Irving Janis. 
D)  Garry Wills. 
A)  Thomas Carlyle. 
B)  Harold Lasswell 
C)  Irving Janis. 
D)  Garry Wills.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes Supreme Court rulings in cases dealing with congressional-presidential relations involving foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court avoided ruling in most instances. 
B)  The Court favored Congress in most instances. 
C)  The Court remanded sent most back cases to federal appeals courts in most instances. 
D)  The Court favored the president in most instances. 
A)  The Court avoided ruling in most instances. 
B)  The Court favored Congress in most instances. 
C)  The Court remanded sent most back cases to federal appeals courts in most instances. 
D)  The Court favored the president in most instances.

Question 14

Which of the following factors was most responsible for making America's sub-prime mortgage crisis into a global recession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapidly increasing U.S. unemployment. 
B)  Growing economic interdependence. 
C)  The size of the U.S. budget deficit. 
D)  The rapid increase in U.S. home prices. 
A)  Rapidly increasing U.S. unemployment. 
B)  Growing economic interdependence. 
C)  The size of the U.S. budget deficit. 
D)  The rapid increase in U.S. home prices.

Question 15

What is the essence of democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracies should impose peace on authoritarian states. 
B)  Democracies do not fight one another. 
C)  Democracies should ally with one another to balance the power of aggressive states. 
D)  Democratic publics are anti-war. 
A)  Democracies should impose peace on authoritarian states. 
B)  Democracies do not fight one another. 
C)  Democracies should ally with one another to balance the power of aggressive states. 
D)  Democratic publics are anti-war.

Question 16

Which of the following believed that public opinion was harmful to shaping a coherent foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  John Hancock. 
C)  Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  Alexander Hamilton. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  John Hancock. 
C)  Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  Alexander Hamilton.

Question 17

How did the case of United States v. Curtiss-Wright (1936) affect American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ruled that international treaties took precedence over the right of U.S. states. 
B)  It confirmed the supremacy of the government over private corporations in foreign policy. 
C)  It confirmed the requirement that a president seek congressional approval to go to war. 
D)  It ruled that drone strikes and targeted assassinations of U.S. citizens were illegal. 
A)  It ruled that international treaties took precedence over the right of U.S. states. 
B)  It confirmed the supremacy of the government over private corporations in foreign policy. 
C)  It confirmed the requirement that a president seek congressional approval to go to war. 
D)  It ruled that drone strikes and targeted assassinations of U.S. citizens were illegal.

Question 18

In the case of _____________ (1920), the Supreme Court ruled that international treaties took precedence over states' rights.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the case of _____________ (1920), the...

Question 19

Identify to governmental factors that affect U.S. policymaking

Accepted Answer

checks and balances,

Question 20

To rein in presidential power to go to war, Congress passed _____________________in 1973 by which Congress must approve troop commitments in conflicts lasting over 60 days.

Accepted Answer

the War Po

With which of the following leaders did President Barack Obama have a particularly warm relationship?

Which of the following characterizes decision-making during crises?

What is the opinion of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt regarding the "Israeli lobby" in the United States?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech at the United Nations in which he declared that ________ was approaching the point where it could produce a nuclear weapon and urged Washington to act before it was too late.

How did the case of Missouri v. Holland (1920) affect American foreign policy?

Which of the following has a great impact on individual conceptions of their role in the foreign-policy process?

Which of the following did Congress require under the War Powers Act?

What did the case of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004) decide?

Which of the following countries is most likely to be highly affected by external events?

Which of the following was not a foreign-policy challenge for the Obama administration?

Which president was widely viewed as being aloof and unlikely to try and form close working relationships with those who worked for him?

Which of the following scholars wrote about what he called "social psychiatry"?

Which of the following best describes Supreme Court rulings in cases dealing with congressional-presidential relations involving foreign policy?

Which of the following factors was most responsible for making America's sub-prime mortgage crisis into a global recession?

What is the essence of democratic peace theory?

Which of the following believed that public opinion was harmful to shaping a coherent foreign policy?

How did the case of United States v. Curtiss-Wright (1936) affect American foreign policy?

In the case of _____________ (1920), the Supreme Court ruled that international treaties took precedence over states' rights.

Identify to governmental factors that affect U.S. policymaking

To rein in presidential power to go to war, Congress passed _____________________in 1973 by which Congress must approve troop commitments in conflicts lasting over 60 days.

Competing Currents in Us Foreign Policy

American Military Strategy in an ERA of Power Diffusion

America and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

An American Economic Conundrum: Neo-liberalism or Neo-Mercantilism

Democracy and Human Rights: Legitimate Objectives of American Policy

The US and the Global South: Practicing Intervention, Aid, and Neglect

Energy and the Environment: The Limits of Us Leadership

America and the Palestinian-Israeli Imbroglio

Arab Spring or Arab Winter

America and Radical Islam

The United States and China: Engagement or Containment

America, Europe, and Nato: A Changing Partnership

America and Russia: Values Versus Power

Conclusion: America, a Wary Hegemon

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Exam 1: Sources of American Foreign Policy

With which of the following leaders did President Barack Obama have a particularly warm relationship?

Which of the following characterizes decision-making during crises?

What is the opinion of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt regarding the "Israeli lobby" in the United States?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech at the United Nations in which he declared that ________ was approaching the point where it could produce a nuclear weapon and urged Washington to act before it was too late.

How did the case of Missouri v. Holland (1920) affect American foreign policy?

Which of the following has a great impact on individual conceptions of their role in the foreign-policy process?

Which of the following did Congress require under the War Powers Act?

What did the case of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004) decide?

Which of the following countries is most likely to be highly affected by external events?

Which of the following was not a foreign-policy challenge for the Obama administration?

Which president was widely viewed as being aloof and unlikely to try and form close working relationships with those who worked for him?

Which of the following scholars wrote about what he called "social psychiatry"?

Which of the following best describes Supreme Court rulings in cases dealing with congressional-presidential relations involving foreign policy?

Which of the following factors was most responsible for making America's sub-prime mortgage crisis into a global recession?

What is the essence of democratic peace theory?

Which of the following believed that public opinion was harmful to shaping a coherent foreign policy?

How did the case of United States v. Curtiss-Wright (1936) affect American foreign policy?

In the case of _____________ (1920), the Supreme Court ruled that international treaties took precedence over states' rights.

Identify to governmental factors that affect U.S. policymaking

To rein in presidential power to go to war, Congress passed _____________________in 1973 by which Congress must approve troop commitments in conflicts lasting over 60 days.

Competing Currents in Us Foreign Policy

American Military Strategy in an ERA of Power Diffusion

America and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

An American Economic Conundrum: Neo-liberalism or Neo-Mercantilism

Democracy and Human Rights: Legitimate Objectives of American Policy

The US and the Global South: Practicing Intervention, Aid, and Neglect

Energy and the Environment: The Limits of Us Leadership

America and the Palestinian-Israeli Imbroglio

Arab Spring or Arab Winter

America and Radical Islam

The United States and China: Engagement or Containment

America, Europe, and Nato: A Changing Partnership

America and Russia: Values Versus Power

Conclusion: America, a Wary Hegemon

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