Question 1

What is the supreme body of the United Nations (UN)?

Accepted Answer

A) UN General Assembly 
B) UN Peacekeeping Taskforce 
C) UN Security Council 
D) UN Charter Group 
E) International House of Delegates 
A) UN General Assembly 
B) UN Peacekeeping Taskforce 
C) UN Security Council 
D) UN Charter Group 
E) International House of Delegates

Question 2

The era of confrontation with the former Soviet Union is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Hundred Years' War. 
B) Soviet War. 
C) Silent War. 
D) Third World War. 
E) Cold War. 
A) Hundred Years' War. 
B) Soviet War. 
C) Silent War. 
D) Third World War. 
E) Cold War.

Question 3

The International Monetary Fund makes loans that are consistent with the interests of the

Accepted Answer

A) world community. 
B) European Union,its primary sponsor. 
C) United Nations,its parent government. 
D) United States,Europe,and Japan,its leading shareholders. 
E) Federal Reserve,its primary sponsor. 
A) world community. 
B) European Union,its primary sponsor. 
C) United Nations,its parent government. 
D) United States,Europe,and Japan,its leading shareholders. 
E) Federal Reserve,its primary sponsor.

Question 4

Which is better foreign policy strategy,unilateralism or multilateralism? Why?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary tremendously.In short,

Question 5

A relatively small but quite influential example of a human-rights interest group is

Accepted Answer

A) Amnesty International. 
B) Global Oppression Watch. 
C) Citizens Against Genocide Conference. 
D) World Commission on Crimes Against Humanity. 
E) Human Rights Watch. 
A) Amnesty International. 
B) Global Oppression Watch. 
C) Citizens Against Genocide Conference. 
D) World Commission on Crimes Against Humanity. 
E) Human Rights Watch.

Question 6

Which of the following is an organization founded in 1945 that acts as a channel for negotiations and a means of settling international disputes peaceably?

Accepted Answer

A) the League of Nations 
B) the International Monetary Fund 
C) the World Bank 
D) the United Nations 
E) the Warsaw Pact 
A) the League of Nations 
B) the International Monetary Fund 
C) the World Bank 
D) the United Nations 
E) the Warsaw Pact

Question 7

What provoked the first formal mobilization of the NATO Alliance?

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary in 1956 
B) the Warsaw Pact's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 
C) the Russian invasion of Chechnya in 1994 
D) Al Qaeda's terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11,2001 
E) the Libyan civil war of 2011 
A) the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary in 1956 
B) the Warsaw Pact's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 
C) the Russian invasion of Chechnya in 1994 
D) Al Qaeda's terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11,2001 
E) the Libyan civil war of 2011

Question 8

What would the framers of the Constitution think of the president's ability to commit U.S.military forces abroad?

Accepted Answer

A) They would prefer that states have discretion over international deployments of state militia detachments. 
B) They would be happy because they intended the president to have full discretion over foreign policy. 
C) They would be surprised because the military is supposed to exercise its own judgment on national security issues. 
D) They would be surprised because the Supreme Court is required to rule on the constitutionality of each military deployment before it occurs. 
E) They would be surprised because Congress was assigned the power to declare war. 
A) They would prefer that states have discretion over international deployments of state militia detachments. 
B) They would be happy because they intended the president to have full discretion over foreign policy. 
C) They would be surprised because the military is supposed to exercise its own judgment on national security issues. 
D) They would be surprised because the Supreme Court is required to rule on the constitutionality of each military deployment before it occurs. 
E) They would be surprised because Congress was assigned the power to declare war.

Question 9

Security includes transportation,infrastructure,and energy supplies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a bilateral treaty?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States enters into an agreement with Canada and most of Western Europe. 
B) The United States enters into a security agreement with other states in the Western Hemisphere. 
C) The United States enters into a security agreement with Israel. 
D) The United States enters into a security agreement with the Philippines,Pakistan,and Thailand 
E) Australia and New Zealand enter into a security agreement with the United States. 
A) The United States enters into an agreement with Canada and most of Western Europe. 
B) The United States enters into a security agreement with other states in the Western Hemisphere. 
C) The United States enters into a security agreement with Israel. 
D) The United States enters into a security agreement with the Philippines,Pakistan,and Thailand 
E) Australia and New Zealand enter into a security agreement with the United States.

Question 11

The Monroe Doctrine is based on which of the following principles?

Accepted Answer

A) appeasement 
B) isolationism 
C) deterrence 
D) prevention 
E) preemption 
A) appeasement 
B) isolationism 
C) deterrence 
D) prevention 
E) preemption

Question 12

The United States supports several international efforts to protect the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has not expanded to include former Warsaw Pact countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Since 1947,a separate unit in the White House has overseen the vast foreign policy establishment and helped the president make sense out of all the messages arising out of the bureaucracy.What is the name of this unit?

Accepted Answer

A) Foreign Service 
B) Office of Diplomacy 
C) Central Planning Board 
D) Intelligence Services Group 
E) National Security Council 
A) Foreign Service 
B) Office of Diplomacy 
C) Central Planning Board 
D) Intelligence Services Group 
E) National Security Council

Question 15

To many Americans,the chief purpose of the nation's foreign policy is protection of America's security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The global war on terror is an expression of which of the following foreign policies?

Accepted Answer

A) nation-state 
B) multilateralism 
C) terrorism 
D) appeasement 
E) preemption 
A) nation-state 
B) multilateralism 
C) terrorism 
D) appeasement 
E) preemption

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of deterrence?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States organizes a global conference to negotiate a treaty formally renouncing warfare between states. 
B) The United States moves to attack the Soviet Union,believing that the Soviet Union is contemplating hostile action. 
C) The United States moves to increase the size of the military to discourage attack. 
D) The United States avoids permanent alliances with foreign powers by remaining neutral. 
E) The United States moves to promote security by establishing trade relations with another country. 
A) The United States organizes a global conference to negotiate a treaty formally renouncing warfare between states. 
B) The United States moves to attack the Soviet Union,believing that the Soviet Union is contemplating hostile action. 
C) The United States moves to increase the size of the military to discourage attack. 
D) The United States avoids permanent alliances with foreign powers by remaining neutral. 
E) The United States moves to promote security by establishing trade relations with another country.

Question 18

An example of a regional trade agreement designed to promote free trade is the

Accepted Answer

A) WTO. 
B) NAFTA. 
C) GATT. 
D) IMF. 
E) NATO. 
A) WTO. 
B) NAFTA. 
C) GATT. 
D) IMF. 
E) NATO.

Question 19

The policy option discussed during the Cold War that the United States should show peaceful intentions in an attempt to placate the Soviet Union is an example of the policy of

Accepted Answer

A) preventative war. 
B) appeasement. 
C) isolationism. 
D) strike warfare. 
E) deterrence. 
A) preventative war. 
B) appeasement. 
C) isolationism. 
D) strike warfare. 
E) deterrence.

Question 20

Has the Bush Doctrine of preemptive war made the world a safer place?

Accepted Answer

The Bush Doctrine is foreign policy base

What is the supreme body of the United Nations (UN)?

The era of confrontation with the former Soviet Union is known as the

The International Monetary Fund makes loans that are consistent with the interests of the

Which is better foreign policy strategy,unilateralism or multilateralism? Why?

A relatively small but quite influential example of a human-rights interest group is

Which of the following is an organization founded in 1945 that acts as a channel for negotiations and a means of settling international disputes peaceably?

What provoked the first formal mobilization of the NATO Alliance?

What would the framers of the Constitution think of the president's ability to commit U.S.military forces abroad?

Security includes transportation,infrastructure,and energy supplies.

Which of the following is an example of a bilateral treaty?

The Monroe Doctrine is based on which of the following principles?

The United States supports several international efforts to protect the environment.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has not expanded to include former Warsaw Pact countries.

Since 1947,a separate unit in the White House has overseen the vast foreign policy establishment and helped the president make sense out of all the messages arising out of the bureaucracy.What is the name of this unit?

To many Americans,the chief purpose of the nation's foreign policy is protection of America's security.

The global war on terror is an expression of which of the following foreign policies?

Which of the following is an example of deterrence?

An example of a regional trade agreement designed to promote free trade is the

The policy option discussed during the Cold War that the United States should show peaceful intentions in an attempt to placate the Soviet Union is an example of the policy of

Has the Bush Doctrine of preemptive war made the world a safer place?

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Exam 14: Foreign Policy

What is the supreme body of the United Nations (UN)?

The era of confrontation with the former Soviet Union is known as the

The International Monetary Fund makes loans that are consistent with the interests of the

Which is better foreign policy strategy,unilateralism or multilateralism? Why?

A relatively small but quite influential example of a human-rights interest group is

Which of the following is an organization founded in 1945 that acts as a channel for negotiations and a means of settling international disputes peaceably?

What provoked the first formal mobilization of the NATO Alliance?

What would the framers of the Constitution think of the president's ability to commit U.S.military forces abroad?

Security includes transportation,infrastructure,and energy supplies.

Which of the following is an example of a bilateral treaty?

The Monroe Doctrine is based on which of the following principles?

The United States supports several international efforts to protect the environment.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has not expanded to include former Warsaw Pact countries.

Since 1947,a separate unit in the White House has overseen the vast foreign policy establishment and helped the president make sense out of all the messages arising out of the bureaucracy.What is the name of this unit?

To many Americans,the chief purpose of the nation's foreign policy is protection of America's security.

The global war on terror is an expression of which of the following foreign policies?

Which of the following is an example of deterrence?

An example of a regional trade agreement designed to promote free trade is the

The policy option discussed during the Cold War that the United States should show peaceful intentions in an attempt to placate the Soviet Union is an example of the policy of

Has the Bush Doctrine of preemptive war made the world a safer place?

Five Principles of Politics

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism and the Separation of Powers

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Congress: the First Branch

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Federal Courts

Public Opinion and the Media

Elections

Political Parties

Groups and Interests

Introduction to Public Policy

Filters