Question 1

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. B

Question 2

In 2005, which of the following set off a new set of power struggles in Washington, D.C., over control of the intelligence community?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of the Department of Homeland Security 
B)  the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as the secretary of Defense 
C)  the appointment of a national intelligence "czar" 
D)  the placing of the FBI and the CIA into the same federal department 
E)  the firing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 
A)  the creation of the Department of Homeland Security 
B)  the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as the secretary of Defense 
C)  the appointment of a national intelligence "czar" 
D)  the placing of the FBI and the CIA into the same federal department 
E)  the firing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld C

Question 3

Describe some of the tools that governments have used to conduct foreign policy. What is the role of diplomacy? What has been the influence of the United Nations since it was created? How has the United States used multilateral treaties and organizations to pursue its foreign policy objectives?

Accepted Answer

Governments have used a variety of tools to conduct foreign policy, including military force, economic sanctions, trade agreements, and diplomatic negotiations. Diplomacy plays a crucial role in foreign policy by facilitating communication and negotiation between countries, helping to resolve conflicts, and promoting cooperation and understanding.

The United Nations, since its creation in 1945, has had a significant influence on global affairs. It serves as a forum for international cooperation, peacekeeping, and humanitarian efforts, and its member states work together to address global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and human rights violations.

The United States has used multilateral treaties and organizations to pursue its foreign policy objectives by forming alliances and partnerships with other countries to address common security and economic interests. For example, the U.S. has been a key member of NATO, the World Trade Organization, and the United Nations, using these platforms to advance its national security and economic goals while also promoting international cooperation and stability.

Overall, governments use a combination of tools, including diplomacy, international organizations, and multilateral agreements, to advance their foreign policy objectives and promote their national interests on the global stage.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about who really makes American foreign policy is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Except for the president, the influence of players and makers varies from case to case. 
B)  It is best to evaluate other actors and factors as they interact with the president. 
C)  The reason influence varies from case to case is that each case arises under different conditions and with different time constraints. 
D)  Foreign policy experts will usually disagree about the level of influence any player or type of player has on policy making. 
E)  The influence or power of the president varies depending on the particular country or group of countries in question. 
A)  Except for the president, the influence of players and makers varies from case to case. 
B)  It is best to evaluate other actors and factors as they interact with the president. 
C)  The reason influence varies from case to case is that each case arises under different conditions and with different time constraints. 
D)  Foreign policy experts will usually disagree about the level of influence any player or type of player has on policy making. 
E)  The influence or power of the president varies depending on the particular country or group of countries in question.

Question 5

Since World War II, ________ has brought together a wide range of nations for regular negotiations designed to reduce barriers to trade.

Accepted Answer

A)  NATO 
B)  NAFTA 
C)  GATT 
D)  the Warsaw Pact 
E)  WTO 
A)  NATO 
B)  NAFTA 
C)  GATT 
D)  the Warsaw Pact 
E)  WTO

Question 6

Which interest group in the United States is more likely to depend on demonstrations and other nontraditional strategies of influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic groups 
B)  economic groups 
C)  environmental groups 
D)  human rights groups 
E)  diplomatic groups 
A)  ethnic groups 
B)  economic groups 
C)  environmental groups 
D)  human rights groups 
E)  diplomatic groups

Question 7

Which official is NOT a major actor in American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  director of the CIA 
B)  secretary of the Treasury 
C)  secretary of Defense 
D)  secretary of Veterans Affairs 
E)  national security adviser 
A)  director of the CIA 
B)  secretary of the Treasury 
C)  secretary of Defense 
D)  secretary of Veterans Affairs 
E)  national security adviser

Question 8

What was the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  the original blueprint for the United Nations 
B)  an early attempt to establish a military alliance between North America and western Europe 
C)  the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II 
D)  aid to rebuild the Japanese economy along capitalist lines after World War II 
E)  aid to rebuild the Iraqi economy after the Persian Gulf War 
A)  the original blueprint for the United Nations 
B)  an early attempt to establish a military alliance between North America and western Europe 
C)  the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II 
D)  aid to rebuild the Japanese economy along capitalist lines after World War II 
E)  aid to rebuild the Iraqi economy after the Persian Gulf War

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Why has Congress become a major foreign policy maker since World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution gives most of the foreign policy authority to Congress. 
B)  Congress is regularly called upon to approve financing of foreign policies. 
C)  Since the beginning of the Cold War, the president has delegated large amounts of foreign policy authority to Congress. 
D)  The extensive use of executive agreements in foreign policy requires Senate approval. 
E)  Congress is the only branch that can declare war. 
A)  The Constitution gives most of the foreign policy authority to Congress. 
B)  Congress is regularly called upon to approve financing of foreign policies. 
C)  Since the beginning of the Cold War, the president has delegated large amounts of foreign policy authority to Congress. 
D)  The extensive use of executive agreements in foreign policy requires Senate approval. 
E)  Congress is the only branch that can declare war.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a component of American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  diplomacy 
B)  security policy 
C)  trade policy 
D)  military policy 
E)  Social Security 
A)  diplomacy 
B)  security policy 
C)  trade policy 
D)  military policy 
E)  Social Security

Question 13

All of the following are elements of a nation-state EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  its citizens must share a common political authority. 
B)  its citizens must share a common cultural experience. 
C)  it must be recognized by other sovereignties as a nation-state. 
D)  it must be a member of the United Nations. 
E)  it must have a government and fixed border. 
A)  its citizens must share a common political authority. 
B)  its citizens must share a common cultural experience. 
C)  it must be recognized by other sovereignties as a nation-state. 
D)  it must be a member of the United Nations. 
E)  it must have a government and fixed border.

Question 14

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 15

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

Some developing countries have accused the United States of hypocrisy because they believe the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  demands democracy from other countries while not allowing true democracy in its own political system. 
B)  claims to support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade but will not support the World Trade Organization. 
C)  pursues a policy of isolationism while also asking other countries to pursue a policy of appeasement. 
D)  preaches against free trade to others while keeping open, unregulated markets at home. 
E)  preaches free trade to others while still offering subsidies to its own farmers. 
A)  demands democracy from other countries while not allowing true democracy in its own political system. 
B)  claims to support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade but will not support the World Trade Organization. 
C)  pursues a policy of isolationism while also asking other countries to pursue a policy of appeasement. 
D)  preaches against free trade to others while keeping open, unregulated markets at home. 
E)  preaches free trade to others while still offering subsidies to its own farmers.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The World Trade Organization was founded in 1995. 
B)  The World Trade Organization is a forum for enforcing international rules promoting free trade. 
C)  The United States dropped out of the World Trade Organization in 2004 over a disagreement about steel tariffs. 
D)  The World Trade Organization has had multiple controversies over agricultural subsidies. 
E)  The World Trade Organization grew out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 
A)  The World Trade Organization was founded in 1995. 
B)  The World Trade Organization is a forum for enforcing international rules promoting free trade. 
C)  The United States dropped out of the World Trade Organization in 2004 over a disagreement about steel tariffs. 
D)  The World Trade Organization has had multiple controversies over agricultural subsidies. 
E)  The World Trade Organization grew out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Question 18

A policy of deterrence is likely to fail against terrorist groups because

Accepted Answer

A)  history has shown that only democratic nation-states respond well to deterrence. 
B)  deterrence has been made illegal under international law. 
C)  terrorist groups are nonstate actors who may believe that their lack of a fixed geographic location prevents their targets from retaliating militarily. 
D)  terrorist groups do not yet have access to nuclear weapons. 
E)  terrorist groups do not typically enter into negotiations with nation-states. 
A)  history has shown that only democratic nation-states respond well to deterrence. 
B)  deterrence has been made illegal under international law. 
C)  terrorist groups are nonstate actors who may believe that their lack of a fixed geographic location prevents their targets from retaliating militarily. 
D)  terrorist groups do not yet have access to nuclear weapons. 
E)  terrorist groups do not typically enter into negotiations with nation-states.

Question 19

The policy of deterrence and containment pursued by the United States during the Cold War can be viewed as

Accepted Answer

A)  an early version of the Bush doctrine. 
B)  no different than a policy of isolationism. 
C)  no different than a policy of preventive war. 
D)  no different than a policy of appeasement. 
E)  midway between preventive war and appeasement. 
A)  an early version of the Bush doctrine. 
B)  no different than a policy of isolationism. 
C)  no different than a policy of preventive war. 
D)  no different than a policy of appeasement. 
E)  midway between preventive war and appeasement.

Question 20

The North American Free Trade Agreement is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  trade treaty between Mexico, Canada, and the United States designed to lower and eliminate tariffs. 
B)  executive agreement between the United States and the other nations of North and Central America, giving one another most favored-nation trade status. 
C)  treaty between the United States, Canada, and Mexico pledging a unified strategy regarding trade with Asia and Europe. 
D)  executive agreement reducing trade and immigration barriers throughout North America. 
E)  trade treaty between the United States and Canada designed to make it easier to sell U.S. products in Canada. 
A)  trade treaty between Mexico, Canada, and the United States designed to lower and eliminate tariffs. 
B)  executive agreement between the United States and the other nations of North and Central America, giving one another most favored-nation trade status. 
C)  treaty between the United States, Canada, and Mexico pledging a unified strategy regarding trade with Asia and Europe. 
D)  executive agreement reducing trade and immigration barriers throughout North America. 
E)  trade treaty between the United States and Canada designed to make it easier to sell U.S. products in Canada.

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

In 2005, which of the following set off a new set of power struggles in Washington, D.C., over control of the intelligence community?

Describe some of the tools that governments have used to conduct foreign policy. What is the role of diplomacy? What has been the influence of the United Nations since it was created? How has the United States used multilateral treaties and organizations to pursue its foreign policy objectives?

Which of the following statements about who really makes American foreign policy is FALSE?

Since World War II, ________ has brought together a wide range of nations for regular negotiations designed to reduce barriers to trade.

Which interest group in the United States is more likely to depend on demonstrations and other nontraditional strategies of influence?

Which official is NOT a major actor in American foreign policy?

What was the Marshall Plan?

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

The International Monetary Fund

Why has Congress become a major foreign policy maker since World War II?

Which of the following is NOT a component of American foreign policy?

All of the following are elements of a nation-state EXCEPT that

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

Which of the following is NOT an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

Some developing countries have accused the United States of hypocrisy because they believe the United States

Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is INCORRECT?

A policy of deterrence is likely to fail against terrorist groups because

The policy of deterrence and containment pursued by the United States during the Cold War can be viewed as

The North American Free Trade Agreement is a(n)

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

Exam 18: Foreign Policy and Democracy

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

In 2005, which of the following set off a new set of power struggles in Washington, D.C., over control of the intelligence community?

Describe some of the tools that governments have used to conduct foreign policy. What is the role of diplomacy? What has been the influence of the United Nations since it was created? How has the United States used multilateral treaties and organizations to pursue its foreign policy objectives?

Which of the following statements about who really makes American foreign policy is FALSE?

Since World War II, ________ has brought together a wide range of nations for regular negotiations designed to reduce barriers to trade.

Which interest group in the United States is more likely to depend on demonstrations and other nontraditional strategies of influence?

Which official is NOT a major actor in American foreign policy?

What was the Marshall Plan?

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

The International Monetary Fund

Why has Congress become a major foreign policy maker since World War II?

Which of the following is NOT a component of American foreign policy?

All of the following are elements of a nation-state EXCEPT that

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

Which of the following is NOT an influential interest group affecting American foreign policy?

Some developing countries have accused the United States of hypocrisy because they believe the United States

Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is INCORRECT?

A policy of deterrence is likely to fail against terrorist groups because

The policy of deterrence and containment pursued by the United States during the Cold War can be viewed as

The North American Free Trade Agreement is a(n)

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