Question 1

An idealist reason for supporting U.S. action against Syria for human rights violations might be:

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A)   neither major party would object to intervention.
B)   it would be popular with the American public.
C)   it is consistent with U.S. moral principles to defend human rights.
D)   it would benefit American business interests in Syria.
E)   it would keep the price of oil from increasing.

Question 2

Who prepares the president's annual budget proposals for federal agencies and departments with foreign policy responsibilities?

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A)   National Security Council
B)   State Department
C)   Department of Defense
D)   Office of Management and Budget
E)   Central Intelligence Agency

Question 3

What are weapons of mass destruction? What international agreements exist to regulate them? Which countries currently possess them? How far should the United States be willing to go to ensure that a country no longer has nuclear weapons? How would a realist respond to the last question, and how would it differ from an idealist's response?

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Question 4

The authors of the textbook argue that America's early foreign policy was never completely isolationist. All of the following examples support this contention EXCEPT:

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A)   the United States engaged in the Civil War in the 1860s.
B)   the United States had several colonies beyond its borders.
C)   the U.S. Navy often protected U.S. ships beyond U.S. borders.
D)   the United States built the Panama Canal and leased land from Panama.
E)   the United States had significant trading relationships with various European nations.

Question 5

Nuclear bombs, nerve gas, and anthrax are all examples of what?

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A)   fissile materials
B)   weapons of mass destruction
C)   multilateral weapons
D)   globalized agents
E)   nongovernmental tools

Question 6

What foreign policy philosophy contends that it is in the United States' best interests to pursue foreign relations with other nations out of both self-interest and a moral obligation to intervene during international crises?

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A)   internationalism
B)   realism
C)   idealism
D)   isolationism
E)   nationalism

Question 7

What did The Truman Doctrine accomplish?

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A)   the end of colonialism in North and South America
B)   redrawn European borders and the establishment of a Soviet Union-East European bloc
C)   It outlined a containment policy against communism.
D)   It officially brought the United States into the United Nations.
E)   It established a unilateral approach for decisions concerning U.S. foreign policy.

Question 8

When U.S. Navy ships were sent to monitor North Korea's attempt to launch a satellite into orbit or when the United States launches ongoing drone attacks against Al Qaeda, which foreign policy department is most actively involved in the military action?

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A)   the Department of State
B)   the Department of Defense
C)   the Department of Homeland Security
D)   the National Security Council
E)   the Central Intelligence Agency

Question 9

Which of the following would be an isolationist objection to the United States intervening in Syria?

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A)   U.S. action would be unlikely to end the human rights violations in Syria.
B)   The United States should not be interfering in the affairs of other nations.
C)   U.S. action needs to be coordinated with the United Nations.
D)   Syria has weapons of mass destruction that it might use on its own people.
E)   U.S. action would provoke a response from a Syrian ally such as Iran.

Question 10

What are the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security?

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A)   to provide cooperative services such as fingerprint identification and police training for local law enforcement
B)   to order the deployment of military personnel when there is a terrorist threat to the homeland
C)   to maintain peacekeeping efforts at home and abroad
D)   to coordinate intelligence gathering, secure U.S. borders, and prevent terrorist attacks
E)   to serve as the lead agency for gathering intelligence on foreign communications

Question 11

Although the League of Nations was not successful, it led to the creation of:

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A)   the World Trade Organization.
B)   the World Bank.
C)   the Hague.
D)   the United Nations.
E)   the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) .

Question 12

The U.S. economy relies heavily on trade with other nations. What is a negative consequence of this?

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A)   It usually leads to increased taxes and regulation on businesses.
B)   It slows the flow of capital because investments are less secure and more volatile in the global market.
C)   It can lead to consumers paying higher prices for goods because of higher labor costs.
D)   It becomes more difficult to shield the U.S. economy from the effects of another nation's hard times.
E)   It makes it more difficult for the government to sell bonds needed to finance government programs because of increased global competition.

Question 13

An idealist would argue that the United States should remain in Afghanistan because leaving the nation could:

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A)   harm U.S. business interests and investments in the region.
B)   lead to increases in the price of oil, harming the larger U.S. economy.
C)   convey military weakness, emboldening the enemies of the United States.
D)   lead to an anti-American government taking power, resulting in an increasedRisk of another terrorist attack against the United States.
E)   lead to a full-fledged Afghani civil war that results in significant suffering forThe Afghan people.

Question 14

The National Security Council primarily assists the U.S. Congress by keeping the legislative branch informed of national security threats.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The difference between the foreign policies of President George W. Bush and President Obama is that Bush acted as a realist while Obama acted as an idealist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Globalization leads to increases in all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   trade.
B)   travel.
C)   flow of ideas.
D)   tariffs.
E)   exchange of beliefs.

Question 17

The notion that the United States should use military, diplomatic, and economic means to stop the spread of communism is called:

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A)   containment.
B)   isolationism.
C)   mutually assured destruction.
D)   perestroika.
E)   détente.

Question 18

One way that the United States helped to end the Cold War was by:

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A)   encouraging countries to trade with the Soviet Union.
B)   allowing the Soviet Union a spot on the United Nations Security Council.
C)   building up the U.S. military, which helped bankrupt the Soviet Union.
D)   providing arms to rebels within the Soviet Union.
E)   tearing down the Berlin Wall, allowing people to escape Soviet territory.

Question 19

The National Security Agency (NSA) :

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A)   reports directly to the United Nations Security Council.
B)   is a foreign policy agency that gathers intelligence and advises the president.
C)   is a foreign policy agency that works exclusively with senators on the Select Committee on Intelligence.
D)   is a branch of the armed forces.
E)   was a vital part of intelligence gathering during the Cold War but was eliminated by President Clinton after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Question 20

Following World War II, some American politicians and scholars argued that the United States would need to be more involved in world affairs to deter future international conflicts. This argument is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   constructivism.
B)   détente.
C)   internationalism.
D)   nation building.
E)   containment.

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