Question 1

The European Union is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the new coalition of former Soviet-bloc nations of Eastern Europe
B)   a European trading bloc consisting of twenty-eight members
C)   a defense treaty among major Western European nations
D)   a proposal to make a United States of Europe
E)   the new NATO after the end of the Cold War

Question 2

Foreign policy that lays out a country's basic stance toward international actors or issues is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   foreign economic policy
B)   structural defense policy
C)   crisis policy
D)   strategic policy
E)   conflict resolution policy

Question 3

President George W.Bush identified the "axis of evil" as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Syria, Cuba, and Sudan
B)   Iran, Iraq, and Libya
C)   drugs, disease, and despair
D)   Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
E)   Iran, North Korea, and Syria

Question 4

The ______ makes large,long-term loans meant to help build and rebuild the infrastructure of countries.

Accepted Answer

A)   International Monetary Fund
B)   World Trade Organization
C)   World Bank
D)   U.N. Development Fund
E)   World Savings and Loan Association

Question 5

The ______ was Congress's attempt to limit the president's ability to use troops in hostilities without congressional approval.

Accepted Answer

A)   War Powers Act
B)   Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
C)   National Defense Act
D)   Helms-Burton Act
E)   Presidential Limitations Act

Question 6

What is the difference between compellence and deterrence? Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What are weapons of mass destruction?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear,biological,and chemica...

Question 8

The post-Gulf War actions of the United States and its allies in forcing Iraq to stop producing its weapons of mass destruction and to destroy those it may have already had is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   destabilization policy
B)   deterrence policy
C)   containment
D)   weapon evacuation policy
E)   compellence policy

Question 9

The United States is a republic,but what role does the public play in foreign policy? How do interest groups and the media help connect the public to foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

Students should first distinguish among ...

Question 10

Agencies responsible for obtaining and interpreting information about various nations around the world are part of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the intelligence community
B)   the military community
C)   defense agencies
D)   academies
E)   foreign-policy agencies

Question 11

______ is an example of using economic sanctions as a foreign-policy tool.

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The answer of ______ is an example of using economic...

Question 12

What roles in foreign policy does the Constitution assign to the presidency?

Accepted Answer

Students should mention the fo...

Question 13

Crisis policy is most likely formulated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the president and a small group of advisers
B)   the president and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
C)   the military and the Defense Department bureaucracy
D)   the president with the advice and consent of Congress
E)   Congress and interest groups

Question 14

Countries of the world today are more interdependent in terms of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   human rights
B)   economics
C)   militaries
D)   politics
E)   diplomacy

Question 15

The State Department is the executive department charged with managing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   military affairs
B)   foreign affairs
C)   Medicaid and Medicare
D)   parks and forests
E)   relations between the U.S. states

Question 16

Which president used the analogy of the "evil empire" to refer to the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bill Clinton
B)   Ronald Reagan
C)   Richard Nixon
D)   George W. Bush
E)   John Kennedy

Question 17

The U.S.military strategy of having a three-pronged nuclear capability from land,sea,and air is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   mutual mass destruction
B)   the Eisenhower Doctrine
C)   Operation Tripod
D)   the Manhattan Project
E)   the nuclear triad

Question 18

The U.S.response to the September 11 terrorist attacks is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   partisan defense policy
B)   structural defense policy
C)   crisis policy
D)   strategic policy
E)   preemption

Question 19

An economic system in which countries exchange goods without imposing excessive tariffs and taxes is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   free trade
B)   international trade
C)   capitalism
D)   an international monetary system
E)   democratic socialism

Question 20

Nuclear,chemical,and biological weapons are sometimes grouped together and called ______.

Accepted Answer

weapons of...

Exam 18: Foreign Policy

An economic system in which countries exchange goods without imposing excessive tariffs and taxes is known as ______.

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______ is an example of using economic sanctions as a foreign-policy tool.

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The European Union is ______.

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The U.S.response to the September 11 terrorist attacks is an example of ______.

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President George W.Bush identified the "axis of evil" as ______.

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The U.S.military strategy of having a three-pronged nuclear capability from land,sea,and air is known as ______.

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Countries of the world today are more interdependent in terms of ______.

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Foreign policy that lays out a country's basic stance toward international actors or issues is ______.

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Agencies responsible for obtaining and interpreting information about various nations around the world are part of ______.

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Which president used the analogy of the "evil empire" to refer to the Soviet Union?

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Crisis policy is most likely formulated by ______.

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The ______ makes large,long-term loans meant to help build and rebuild the infrastructure of countries.

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What are weapons of mass destruction?

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What is the difference between compellence and deterrence? Give an example of each.

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The post-Gulf War actions of the United States and its allies in forcing Iraq to stop producing its weapons of mass destruction and to destroy those it may have already had is an example of a ______.

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The State Department is the executive department charged with managing ______.

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Nuclear,chemical,and biological weapons are sometimes grouped together and called ______.

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