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The use of drones within other countries' borders is consistent with which school of thought?


A) liberal internationalism
B) neoconservativism
C) neo-isolationism
D) grand strategy

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The War Powers Resolution ________.


A) strengthened congressional war powers
B) strengthened presidential war powers
C) affected the presidency and congress equally
D) ultimately had little impact on war-making

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Neoconservativism is an isolationist foreign policy approach of a nation keeping to itself and engaging less internationally.

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -If you were president and wanted to gather support for a new foreign policy initiative, which three U.S. foreign policy actors would you approach and why?

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The best three foreign policy actors to approach are the director of intelligence, the national security adviser, and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The national security adviser is the head of the National Security Council. The director of intelligence receives information from all the national intelligence agencies. The chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest-ranking uniformed military officer. Together they should be the most knowledgeable regarding the state of U.S. foreign policy and any threats to the nation.

Which types of foreign policy outputs have more impact, broadly conceived ones or sharply focused ones? Why?

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The federal budget process matters in foreign policy for all the following reasons except ________.


A) Congress has the power of the purse, so the president needs its approval
B) the budget provides the funding needed to run the foreign policy agencies
C) the budget for every presidential action has to be approved in advance
D) the budget allows political institutions to increase funding in key new areas

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Why do House members and senators tend to be less active on foreign policy matters than domestic ones?


A) Foreign policy matters are more technical and difficult.
B) Legislators do not want to offend certain immigrant groups within their constituency.
C) Constituents are more directly affected by domestic policy topics than foreign ones.
D) Legislators themselves are not interested in foreign policy matters.

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The U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War related to keeping ________.


A) terrorism from spreading
B) rogue countries like North Korea from developing nuclear weapons
C) communism from spreading
D) oil prices from rising

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What are the pros and cons of the neoconservative foreign policy approach followed in recent decades?

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The pros are that the United States is l...

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In terms of formal powers in the realm of foreign policy, ________.


A) the president is entirely in charge
B) the president and Congress share power
C) Congress is entirely in charge
D) decisions are delegated to experts in the bureaucracy

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -Which is more important as an influencer of foreign policy, the president or a cabinet department like the Department of State or Defense? Why?

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President George W. Bush was a proponent of liberal internationalism in his foreign policy.

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -What do you think is the most advantageous school of thought for the United States to follow in foreign policy in the future? Why?

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What are two key differences between domestic policymaking and foreign policymaking?

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Domestic policymaking concerns topics of...

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Which of the following is not a foreign policy type?


A) trade policy
B) intelligence policy
C) war-making
D) bureaucratic oversight

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All the following are examples of sharply focused foreign policy outputs except ________.


A) presidential summits
B) military uses of force
C) emergency spending measures
D) international agreements

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Why are foreign policy issues more complicated than domestic policy issues?


A) They are more specific.
B) They are more complex.
C) The international environment is unpredictable.
D) They are more expensive.

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A sole executive agreement is likely to be in effect longer than is a treaty.

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The goals of U.S. foreign policy include ________.


A) keeping the country safe
B) securing access to foreign markets
C) protecting human rights
D) all the above

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