Question 1

According to the textbook, which of the following are among the top three funding request areas for Homeland Security in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (IC
E)  
B)  Transportation Security Administration (TS
A)  
C)  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
D)  Domestic Nuclear Detection Center (DND
C)  
A)  U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (IC
E)  
B)  Transportation Security Administration (TS
A)  
C)  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
D)  Domestic Nuclear Detection Center (DND
C)  C

Question 2

The primary constitutional source of presidential authority in defense policy comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  Article I powers. 
B)  Article II powers. 
C)  Article III powers. 
D)  Article IV powers. 
A)  Article I powers. 
B)  Article II powers. 
C)  Article III powers. 
D)  Article IV powers. B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT part of what is known as the triad system of nuclear weaponry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Submarine weapons launch systems 
B)  Space-based launch vehicles 
C)  Aerial bombardment 
D)  Land-based missiles 
A)  Submarine weapons launch systems 
B)  Space-based launch vehicles 
C)  Aerial bombardment 
D)  Land-based missiles B

Question 4

The National Security Act of 1947 did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Created the Army Chief of Staff position 
B)  Officially established the Soviet Union as our primary enemy 
C)  Ended the Second World War 
D)  Established the Department of Defense 
A)  Created the Army Chief of Staff position 
B)  Officially established the Soviet Union as our primary enemy 
C)  Ended the Second World War 
D)  Established the Department of Defense

Question 5

The Truman Doctrine was

Accepted Answer

A)  a détente policy recognizing the Soviet Union's right to exist. 
B)  an effort to end WWII through the use of atomic weapons. 
C)  a policy of containment designed to limit communist regimes. 
D)  was never part of U.S. defense policy. 
A)  a détente policy recognizing the Soviet Union's right to exist. 
B)  an effort to end WWII through the use of atomic weapons. 
C)  a policy of containment designed to limit communist regimes. 
D)  was never part of U.S. defense policy.

Question 6

Which of the following is a recommendation of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review?

Accepted Answer

A)  Significantly increase the size of the Navy 
B)  Significantly increase nuclear submarine commitment 
C)  Significantly decrease national missile defense 
D)  Significantly decrease foreign involvement 
A)  Significantly increase the size of the Navy 
B)  Significantly increase nuclear submarine commitment 
C)  Significantly decrease national missile defense 
D)  Significantly decrease foreign involvement

Question 7

In an effort to pursue NMD, President George W. Bush pulled the U.S. out of which treaty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 
B)  Partial Test Ban Treaty 
C)  Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 
D)  SALT II Treaty 
A)  Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 
B)  Partial Test Ban Treaty 
C)  Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 
D)  SALT II Treaty

Question 8

According to the textbook, Operation Desert Storm was an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  proxy war. 
B)  Cold War policy. 
C)  containment. 
D)  new interventionism. 
A)  proxy war. 
B)  Cold War policy. 
C)  containment. 
D)  new interventionism.

Question 9

Defense contractors build weapons systems but have no real influence on defense policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the Cold War, so-called "Second World" countries were

Accepted Answer

A)  viewed as allies of the U.S. 
B)  viewed as enemies of the U.S. 
C)  communist regimes. 
D)  both b and c. 
A)  viewed as allies of the U.S. 
B)  viewed as enemies of the U.S. 
C)  communist regimes. 
D)  both b and c.

According to the textbook, which of the following are among the top three funding request areas for Homeland Security in 2008?

The primary constitutional source of presidential authority in defense policy comes from

Which of the following is NOT part of what is known as the triad system of nuclear weaponry?

The National Security Act of 1947 did which of the following?

The Truman Doctrine was

Which of the following is a recommendation of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review?

In an effort to pursue NMD, President George W. Bush pulled the U.S. out of which treaty?

According to the textbook, Operation Desert Storm was an example of

Defense contractors build weapons systems but have no real influence on defense policy.

During the Cold War, so-called "Second World" countries were

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Exam 11: Defense Policy

According to the textbook, which of the following are among the top three funding request areas for Homeland Security in 2008?

The primary constitutional source of presidential authority in defense policy comes from

Which of the following is NOT part of what is known as the triad system of nuclear weaponry?

The National Security Act of 1947 did which of the following?

The Truman Doctrine was

Which of the following is a recommendation of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review?

In an effort to pursue NMD, President George W. Bush pulled the U.S. out of which treaty?

According to the textbook, Operation Desert Storm was an example of

Defense contractors build weapons systems but have no real influence on defense policy.

During the Cold War, so-called "Second World" countries were

Policy and Visions of Governance

Theories of Public Policy -How Choices Are Made

Values and Public Policy

Policy Analysis

Agenda Setting

Policy Formulation

Policy Implementation

Policy Evaluation

Policy Termination

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Public Health Policy

General Social Policy

Education Policy

Criminal Justice Policy

Green Policy

Cost of Policy

Government and Public Policy

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