Exam 14: Foreign Policy

What major lesson did U.S.policy makers learn from the U.S.military actions in Korea,Vietnam,and Iraq?

In the post-Cold War era,non-state actors have generally been deterred from action against the United States by the same means that deter nation-state actors.

Why do presidents tend to distrust career diplomats?

An agreement to offer a trading partner the lowest tariff rate given to other trading partners is called

What does a policy of deterrence require?

Until the early twentieth century,the United States rejected the idea of isolationism.

In 1997,the United States withdrew from an agreement that set limits on the emissions of greenhouse gasses from industrialized nations that was known as the

The United States' promotion of human rights is

What is the most visible instrument of foreign policy?

Who can revoke executive agreements?

A terrorist group is an example of a(n)

As a general rule,should the United States act unilaterally or multilaterally in its foreign policy and why?

The United Nations is so large and unwieldy that it is largely useless as a foreign policy tool.

To counter new security threats posed by non-state actors,the United States has shifted from a policy of deterrence to a policy of appeasement.

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to counter the perceived threat of the Soviet Union.

The Bush doctrine asserts that the United States will no longer attack other nations unless the United States is attacked first.

Preemption is another name for preventative war.

Which term describes the desire to avoid involvement in the affairs of other nations?

The primary entrance of the Senate into foreign policy making today is its role in