Question 1

The power to raise armies, punish maritime crimes, regulate commerce, and fund wars is the exclusive authority of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the president of the United States
B)   Congress
C)   the state governments
D)   the secretary of state
E)   the secretary of defense

Question 2

What is the presidential advisory group that includes the chief military personnel of all four branches of the armed forces?

Accepted Answer

A)   Joint Chiefs of Staff
B)   President's Cabinet
C)   Homeland Security
D)   Joint Executive High Command
E)   West Point Advisory Team

Question 3

Ideological individuals who advocate that diplomacy rather than military action should be the preferred means of protecting U.S. interests abroad are often referred to as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hawks
B)   republicans
C)   realists
D)   socialists
E)   isolationists

Question 4

__________ 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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The National Security Council (NSC)  was established in 1947. What is its purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)   As an advisory body to the president, it coordinates information about foreign, military, and economic policies that affect national security.
B)   It is an advisory board to the United Nations on issues related to U.S. interests.
C)   It is a division of the Department of Homeland Security that is charged with tracking terrorist cells in the United States.
D)   It consists of the chief officers of the four branches of the armed forces, and delivers the president's orders to the military commands involved in a particular operation.
E)   It is a federal auditing agency that ensures the military is at peak performance and is utilizing resources appropriately.

Question 6

Analyze the operation of each of the parts of the United Nations. Discuss arguments in favor of and opposed to the proposition that the United Nations still serves an important function in global affairs.

Accepted Answer

The United Nations is made up of several...

Question 7

While the president has the power to make treaties with foreign countries, who or what body has sole authority to ratify these treaties?

Accepted Answer

A)   the chief justice of the United States
B)   the U.S. House of Representatives
C)   the secretary of state
D)   the U.S. Senate
E)   the U.S. Supreme Court

Question 8

During the 1980s, Representative Charlie Wilson (D-TX)  worked behind the scenes with the CIA to arm and sustain a rebel group to revolt against occupation by the Soviet Union in which foreign country?

Accepted Answer

A)   Afghanistan
B)   Iran
C)   Russia
D)   Iraq
E)   North Korea

Question 9

By law, which of the following is not a required member of the National Security Council?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​national security advisor
B)   ​secretary of state
C)   ​president
D)   ​secretary of defense
E)   ​vice president

Question 10

In the 1800s and early 1900s, many Americans viewed the nation's defining ideology as acquiring lands and occupying the entire continent from ocean to ocean. What was this ideology commonly called?

Accepted Answer

A)   expansionism
B)   manifest destiny
C)   continentalism
D)   blitzkrieg
E)   isolationism

Question 11

Which of the following is considered a fundamental paradox of the theory of preemption?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​The United States will never be able to use it.
B)   ​It was a Cold War strategy that ceased to be relevant at the end of the Cold War.
C)   ​Members of Congress will not support a declaration of war.
D)   ​It requires use of nuclear weapons and the United States has entered into nuclear reductions treaties.
E)   ​It can be effectively applied only to a country that lacks the capacity to retaliate.

Question 12

Describe the theory of "preemption," and how it was used to craft American foreign policy in the early twenty-first century. What is the fundamental paradox of the doctrine of preemption?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Explain "isolationism" as a theory of foreign relations. How and when did America adopt a theory of isolationism? Include an understanding of the Monroe Doctrine in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Isolationism is a theory of foreign rela...

Question 14

What was a military alliance of Eastern European nations that lay within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Warsaw Pact
B)   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
C)   Alliance of Communism
D)   Strategic Air Command (SA
C)  
E)   Alliance of the Red Star

Question 15

Politicians and presidential advisors who call for aggressive military action wherever hostile forces may be found are often referred to as ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   doves
B)   hawks
C)   realists
D)   precursors
E)   pacifists

Question 16

Which of the following would not be an accurate description of America's isolationist policy prior to its involvement in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)   The United States refrained from all military engagement during this time.
B)   The United States actively opposed imperialist pursuits of other nations.
C)   The United States occupied Haiti in 1915 to prevent German influence over the Republic of Haiti.
D)   The United States intervened in a dispute in 1895 over the boundaries between Venezuela and British Guiana.
E)   The United States fought wars in 1812, 1846, and 1898 on lands that bordered within U.S. boundaries.

Question 17

The five permanent members of the Security Council include ___________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   France, Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and China
B)   China, the United States, France, Great Britain, and the Russian Federation
C)   the Russian Federation, Japan, India, Spain, and South Korea
D)   Japan, Australia, China, North Korea, and Germany
E)   the United States, Spain, Italy, Greece, and France

Question 18

What term is used to encompass all of a nation's activities that are directed at conducting relations with other countries, including military operations and diplomatic activities?

Accepted Answer

A)   international exchange
B)   defense policy
C)   foreign policy
D)   comprehensive policy
E)   state of the union

Question 19

At present, how many member states make up the General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)   5 permanent, 10 nonpermanent members
B)   54 members
C)   192 members
D)   452 members
E)   538 members

Question 20

Describe the differences between the ideologies of isolationism, expansionism, pacifism, and internationalism. Which do you believe would be the best approach for America in its current foreign policy approach? Explain why and provide examples of foreign policy that would help achieve this goal.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 16: American Foreign Policy

The National Security Council (NSC) was established in 1947. What is its purpose?

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The five permanent members of the Security Council include ___________________________________.

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In the 1800s and early 1900s, many Americans viewed the nation's defining ideology as acquiring lands and occupying the entire continent from ocean to ocean. What was this ideology commonly called?

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Analyze the operation of each of the parts of the United Nations. Discuss arguments in favor of and opposed to the proposition that the United Nations still serves an important function in global affairs.

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What is the presidential advisory group that includes the chief military personnel of all four branches of the armed forces?

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Ideological individuals who advocate that diplomacy rather than military action should be the preferred means of protecting U.S. interests abroad are often referred to as ________________.

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During the 1980s, Representative Charlie Wilson (D-TX) worked behind the scenes with the CIA to arm and sustain a rebel group to revolt against occupation by the Soviet Union in which foreign country?

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Explain "isolationism" as a theory of foreign relations. How and when did America adopt a theory of isolationism? Include an understanding of the Monroe Doctrine in your answer.

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Describe the differences between the ideologies of isolationism, expansionism, pacifism, and internationalism. Which do you believe would be the best approach for America in its current foreign policy approach? Explain why and provide examples of foreign policy that would help achieve this goal.

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What was a military alliance of Eastern European nations that lay within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence?

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Describe the theory of "preemption," and how it was used to craft American foreign policy in the early twenty-first century. What is the fundamental paradox of the doctrine of preemption?

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Politicians and presidential advisors who call for aggressive military action wherever hostile forces may be found are often referred to as ______________________.

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The power to raise armies, punish maritime crimes, regulate commerce, and fund wars is the exclusive authority of ___________.

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By law, which of the following is not a required member of the National Security Council?​

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__________ 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.

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At present, how many member states make up the General Assembly?

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Which of the following would not be an accurate description of America's isolationist policy prior to its involvement in World War I?

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Which of the following is considered a fundamental paradox of the theory of preemption?

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While the president has the power to make treaties with foreign countries, who or what body has sole authority to ratify these treaties?

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What term is used to encompass all of a nation's activities that are directed at conducting relations with other countries, including military operations and diplomatic activities?

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