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Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16
Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16Foreign Policy
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Question 1
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The draft
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was used for the first time during the war in Vietnam.
if started today, would not provide enough men for the U.S. military.
wouldn't prevent troop shortages unless women were drafted too.
requires approval of the Supreme Court.
is forced military conscription.
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Question 2
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Which of the following is true about reinstating a military draft?
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The draft would have no affect on long and repeat deployments for National Guard troops.
Children of wealthy people would be able to buy deferments from the draft.
A draft requires draftees to serve in the military. No civilian assignments would be allowed as substitution for the service requirement.
A draft would decrease the cost of the military because draftees would be paid less than military recruits are paid today.
A draft would provide too many troops and those with no deployments would spend too much time waiting at bases.
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Question 3
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Which of the following statements is true of the terror attacks of 9/11?
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Americans were forced to change their views of national security.
One of the major challenges for U.S. foreign and national security policy became how best to respond to an attack on the United States by China.
Americans found that the attacks on the World Trade Center had been planned and carried out by a terrorist network called al Qaeda.
Americans still knew that regional conflicts in other parts of the world had no direct impact on the United States.
Options A and C are true.
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Question 4
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By foreign policy, we mean
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a nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them.
the formal agreements that are approved by the World Court.
interactions with other countries that are not related to economics.
the treaties that are ratified by the Senate.
the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.
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Question 5
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U.S. foreign policy may be carried out through
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diplomacy.
economic aid.
technical assistance.
military intervention.
All of the above are true.
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Question 6
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Assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nation's products is called
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an in-kind subsidy.
a tariff.
exports.
economic aid.
military aid.
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Question 7
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With regard to national security,
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the National Security Council acts as an advisory body to the president and has become a rival to the State Department in influencing the foreign policy process.
the policy itself is determined by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and a number of other federal agencies.
it is concerned with the defense of the United States against actual or potential future enemies.
it is designed to protect our country's independence and political integrity.
All of the above are true.
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Question 8
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Diplomacy refers to
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a title given to senior members of the State Department.
a philosophy that sees nations as normally willing to cooperate.
formal public meetings held by heads of government.
the settling of disputes and conflicts among nations by peaceful methods.
the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.
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Question 9
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The practice of sending experts with technical skills to aid other nations is called
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an in-kind subsidy.
a tariff.
technical assistance.
exports.
military aid.
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Question 10
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A member of the National Security Council (NSC)
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may advise the president on foreign policy matters.
must serve on a Senate subcommittee on foreign affairs.
may serve as an advisor to foreign diplomats.
also serves as an advisor to the Secretary of the Army.
All of the above are true.
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Question 11
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The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called
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the foreign policy process.
defense policy.
military-industrial policy.
foreign assistance policy.
diplomacy.
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Question 12
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Moral idealism is a philosophy that
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sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct.
mandates noninterference with the internal policies of sovereign nations.
supports steps to establish a single world government.
sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations.
contends that spreading Christianity ought to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.
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Question 13
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Political realism is a philosophy that
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sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct.
mandates noninterference with the internal policies of sovereign nations.
supports steps to establish a single world government.
sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations.
contends that spreading Christianity ought to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.
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Question 14
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At times idealism and realism are at conflict in foreign affairs. Which of the following is true about the Arab Spring?
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During the recent uprisings, the United States had to sustain its longstanding alliance with a dictator in Egypt and ended up on the wrong side when the rebels won.
The King of Saudi Arabia demanded that the United States support the rebels seeking democracy in Egypt and Tunisia.
The United States and European Allies intervened with airpower to assist the rebels in Libya to liberate their country from a long-standing dictatorship.
The United States and European allies intervened with airpower to assist the rebels in Iran to liberate their country from a long-standing dictatorship.
All of the above are true.
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Question 15
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Terrorism
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is a systematic attempt to inspire fear to gain political ends.
typically includes indiscriminate use of violence against noncombatants.
is a term that was coined to refer to radicals who were in control of the government at the height of the French Revolution (1789-1799).
Both options A and B are true.
Options A, B, and C are true.
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Question 16
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Which of the following statements is true regarding terrorism?
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The 911 attacks were the only attacks on civilians by Islamic extremists.
In 2004, Islamic extremists killed nearly 200 people in a railroad bombing in Spain.
Al Qaeda affiliates have not been active in Islamic nations, preferring to focus on western targets.
Al Qaeda's ultimate goals are limited to forcing the United States to withdraw from the Middle East.
The Basque terrorists in Spain have no clear objectives.
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Question 17
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Goals of the al Qaeda terrorist network have apparently included
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getting U. S. forces out of countries in the Middle East.
ending U.S. support for Egypt.
independence for the Basque region of Spain.
getting Turkish forces out of Cyprus.
forcing the United States to withdraw troops from South Korea.
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Question 18
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In 2002, President George W. Bush enunciated a new foreign policy doctrine, the "Bush Doctrine," which held, in part, that
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the United States was prepared to wage preemptive war against perceived threats, with or without allies.
the United States would go to war with any country that attacked it.
Islamists would not be allowed to take power in any additional nations.
America would leave the United Nations if that body did not support its military initiatives.
the United States would no longer participate in the World Trade Organization or in the World Bank.
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Question 19
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Critics of the Bush Doctrine
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believed that a preemptive attack was better than what President Bush had proposed as part of his new doctrine.
cited the damage it would do to the domestic economy.
pointed out that preemptive wars against other nations have traditionally been waged by dictator and rogue states, not democratic nations.
claimed that launching preemptive war would allow the United States to pursue world peace by eliminating terrorism.
believed that by endorsing such a policy, the United States could argue against decisions of other nations to do the same when they felt threatened.
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Question 20
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The first Gulf War
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restored to Iraq a province that had been separated by the British after World War II.
was supported by large-scale demonstrations in Kuwait City.
was undertaken after Hussein reached a diplomatic agreement with Saudi Arabia.
began with Saddam Hussein's annexation of Kuwait in 1990.
remained in effect until George W. Bush initiated the Second Gulf War in 2003.
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