Question 1

Apply John Mueller's four propositions describing American public opinion concerning foreign policy to each of these U. S. foreign policy actions: 1991 Persian Gulf War, Operation Restore Hope countering widespread famine in Somalia, intervention in Bosnia, and the 2003 intervention in Iraq.

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Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the 1973 War Powers Resolution?

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A)   The president generally cannot wage war without congressional approval.
B)   The president must seek congressional approval no later than 60 days after committing troops in an emergency.
C)   The role as commander in chief of the armed forces was passed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
D)   The president may commit troops to combat in emergency circumstances.
E)   The president must report any hostile military actions directly to Congress.

Question 3

Describe the differences between the ideologies of isolationism, expansionism, pacifism, and internationalism. To which of these does the United States currently tend to gravitate?

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Question 4

Discuss the impact of 9/11 and how it changed American foreign policy.

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The impact of 9/11 on American foreign p...

Question 5

What was an American foreign policy following World War II that restricted Soviet power and resisted efforts to expand Communism?

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A)   Containment
B)   Isolationism
C)   Manifest destiny
D)   De-expansionism
E)   Strategic isolation

Question 6

Though World War I began in Europe in 1914, the United States did not enter the war until 1917. What was the primary reason for this delay?

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A)   The United Nations had forbidden the United States to intervene.
B)   The United States had no allies at the time among the European nations.
C)   The United States advocated a policy of isolationism and neutrality until its shipping was directly attacked by Germany.
D)   The United States saw the war as a European problem and thus stayed clear of intervention.
E)   The United States did not have the military personnel or equipment to fight a major war.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT true of the U. S. intervention in Iraq in 2003?

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A)   There was a failure to unearth "weapons of mass destruction" cited as a partial justification for the war.
B)   Critics of the Iraqi intervention argued that U. S. interests in the region were just as unclear as they had been in Southeast Asia in the 1960s.
C)   The U. S. military failed to contain rebel insurgents even after taking control of Baghdad.
D)   The U. S. tried to interdict the Iranian nuclear program.
E)   President Bush proclaimed that the United States had removed a brutal dictator.

Question 8

What is a foreign policy that is virtually the opposite of isolationism, one that advocates economic and military actions to secure boundaries and interests worldwide?

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A)   Expansionism
B)   Internationalism
C)   Manifest destiny
D)   Secularism
E)   Militarism

Question 9

The October, 1962 tense standoff with the Soviets that nearly ignited a nuclear war was caused by

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A)   the United States airlifting supplies to West Berlin.
B)   U. S. military involvement in the Korean War.
C)   U. S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
D)   JFK's demands for removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
E)   the domino theory applied to Southeast Asia.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a governing body of the UN?

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A)   General Assembly
B)   Secretariat
C)   Supreme Court
D)   Security Council
E)   Economic and Social Council

Question 11

Though the balance of powers between the legislative and executive branches has been the source of controversies, there are positives to having a presidential dominance over foreign policy. Which of the following is such a positive element?

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A)   The president has the ability to act quickly and unilaterally to stop the formation of upstart governments that are hostile to U.S. interests.
B)   A presidential dominance allows for the U.S. government to act immediately and decisively in response to developments abroad.
C)   A large body such as Congress is rarely capable of reaching a suitable solution in the necessary amount of time.
D)   Congress rarely gets beyond partisan politics in making decisions on foreign policy, so a strong president needs to act in the place of Congress.
E)   Allowing Congress to override presidential prerogatives only serves to encumber the process of responding decisively.

Question 12

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  was created by the National Security Act of 1947. Which of the following is NOT an official duty of the CIA?

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A)   Coordinating worldwide intelligence information affecting national security
B)   Performing public relations functions for the U.S. government
C)   Disseminating propaganda on behalf of the U.S. government
D)   Engaging in covert activities at the direction of the president
E)   Assassinating rogue dictators

Question 13

Who or what body has sole authority to ratify treaties with foreign countries?

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A)   The president of the United States
B)   The U.S. House of Representatives with a majority vote
C)   The Secretary of State
D)   The U.S. Senate with a two-thirds majority vote
E)   The U.S. Supreme Court after a majority vote of the Congress

Question 14

Arms limitation treaties and reduced tensions with the Soviet Union in the 1970s gave way to increased tensions and confrontations in the early 1980s. President Reagan outlined a new initiative called the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) . What was the basic goal of SDI?

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A)   The United States, it was later determined, intended to launch preemptive attacks on the Soviet Union from outer space using SDI.
B)   The SDI would take the realm of war into space versus the earth's surface, thus future war would destroy only equipment and not lives.
C)   There would be an antimissile system based on the use of lasers and particle beams to shoot down Soviet nuclear missiles in outer space.
D)   The SDI was to be a military base on the moon that could launch stealth responses to threats on earth.
E)   There would be no need for infantry units, as military actions would be fought from vast distances using virtual technologies.

Question 15

__________ is the term used for the vast network of defense industries in the United States, such as manufacturers of weapons, missiles, aircraft, submarines, and their bureaucratic allies? As a whole, this network maintains a keen interest in foreign policymaking that is concerned with defense and national security.

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A)   Civilian military influence
B)   AFL-CIO
C)   Military-industrial complex
D)   Aerospace industry
E)   Academic/industrial alliance

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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created by the National Security Act of 1947. Which of the following is NOT an official duty of the CIA?

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Which of the following was NOT true of the U. S. intervention in Iraq in 2003?

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Arms limitation treaties and reduced tensions with the Soviet Union in the 1970s gave way to increased tensions and confrontations in the early 1980s. President Reagan outlined a new initiative called the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) . What was the basic goal of SDI?

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