Question 1

Which policy declared the United States the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allied Articles
B)  Western Doctrine
C)  Manifest Articles
D)  Monroe Doctrine
E)  Containment

Question 2

The media has grown in importance as an influence on foreign policy due to the dependence of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign advisors.
B)  crisis spin doctors.
C)  policy determinants.
D)  policy influentials.
E)  interest groups.

Question 3

The president's powers in foreign affairs have steadily been __________ by Congress, the Supreme Court, influential elites, and the American public.

Accepted Answer

A)  constrained
B)  expanded
C)  reduced
D)  enlarged
E)  ignored

Question 4

The National Security Act was instrumental in

Accepted Answer

A)  expanding Congress' role in foreign policy.
B)  preserving the Supreme Court's role in foreign policy.
C)  maintaining the influence of the American public in foreign policy.
D)  expanding the foreign policy bureaucracy under the president's control.
E)  delaying American involvement in World War I.

Question 5

Domestic societal forces that influence foreign policy include a diverse array of interest groups, yet the more general influence exerting pressure on the formulation and implementation of foreign policy is

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign governments.
B)  single interest groups.
C)  international groups.
D)  public opinion.
E)  multinational organizations.

Question 6

Dualism in foreign affairs is understandable because American foreign policy has always been shaped by two basic objectives

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure national security and to serve as a model for other states.
B)  to promote peace and to secure less fortunate regimes.
C)  to serve as a model for other states and to replace military aid with technical assistance.
D)  to ensure national security and support democratic government's efforts to embrace capitalism.
E)  détente and containment.

Question 7

The policy of selective engagement seeks to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction to threatening regimes such as those in Iran and North Korea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The core concept guiding realism is

Accepted Answer

A)  abundance.
B)  superpower status.
C)  anarchy.
D)  internal sources of influence.
E)  money.

Question 9

Compared to President Wilson's utopian liberalism, contemporary liberals are more

Accepted Answer

A)  progressive.
B)  pompous.
C)  pacifistic.
D)  pragmatic.
E)  selective.

Question 10

The Roosevelt era demonstrated that American __________ was giving away to __________ in international affairs.

Accepted Answer

A)  noninterventionism; active involvement
B)  active involvement; isolationism
C)  isolationism; hegemony
D)  military intervention; pacifistic public attitudes
E)  capitalism; isolationism

Question 11

Which one of the following has social science research found with respect to democracies and war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracies do not go to war.
B)  Democracies go to war only against other democracies.
C)  Democracies are more willing to wage war against nondemocratic states.
D)  Democracies go to war only against terrorists.
E)  Democracies do not go to war unilaterally.

Question 12

Liberalism maintains that capitalism and democracy, as well as international institutions, can lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  lasting relations that are based on competition (capitalism)  among nations.
B)  enduring cooperation among nations.
C)  enduring relations based on strength in military regimes that promote unity via force.
D)  communist regimes.
E)  anarchy.

Question 13

Which one of the following is true of U.S.foreign policy in the post-Cold War period?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States is now the sole global superpower, a hegemon dedicated to liberal economic and democratic values.
B)  U.S.foreign policy has not changed significantly from the time of the Cold War
C)  U.S.foreign policy has been devoted mostly to detente and containment.
D)  U.S.foreign policy has been devoted mostly to opening foreign markets to trade and encouraging prosperity.
E)  The United States, Soviet Union, and China share superpower status and communism remains a threat.

Question 14

Which terrorist group is responsible for attacks on U.S.embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  IRA
B)  FARQ
C)  Al Qaeda
D)  PLO
E)  Hezbollah

Question 15

The idea that wealth and power go together and that the nation should pursue policies designed to increase its wealth is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  realism.
B)  idealism.
C)  isolationism.
D)  nationalism.
E)  mercantilism.

Question 16

The use of military power in the prevention of major threats to American security, especially in helping to prevent wars from breaking out among the great powers of the world, is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive engagement.
B)  preventive isolationism.
C)  selective engagement.
D)  intense institutionalists.
E)  containment.

Question 17

The lynchpin to President Wilson's philosophy, that the security of nations would be achieved through membership in an international organization dedicated to maintaining order and cooperation, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  collective bargaining.
B)  collective security.
C)  security liberalism.
D)  idealistic realpolitik.
E)  selective engagement.

Question 18

Which groups appear to have the most influence on foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic and domestic groups
B)  media groups
C)  international human rights groups
D)  economic or business groups
E)  political action committees

Question 19

The Korean War was the first test of the policy of

Accepted Answer

A)  confinement.
B)  containment.
C)  communism.
D)  détente.
E)  Monroe Doctrine.

Question 20

In his farewell address, George Washington warned the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  about the dangers of the military industrial complex.
B)  about the need to reach the Pacific Ocean.
C)  against the dangers posed by the French navy.
D)  against becoming entangled in foreign affairs
E)  against westward expansion.

Exam 14: Foreign Policy

The Roosevelt era demonstrated that American __________ was giving away to __________ in international affairs.

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The core concept guiding realism is

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Liberalism maintains that capitalism and democracy, as well as international institutions, can lead to

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The policy of selective engagement seeks to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction to threatening regimes such as those in Iran and North Korea.

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Which groups appear to have the most influence on foreign policy?

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Which one of the following has social science research found with respect to democracies and war?

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Dualism in foreign affairs is understandable because American foreign policy has always been shaped by two basic objectives

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Domestic societal forces that influence foreign policy include a diverse array of interest groups, yet the more general influence exerting pressure on the formulation and implementation of foreign policy is

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The Korean War was the first test of the policy of

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Which one of the following is true of U.S.foreign policy in the post-Cold War period?

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Which policy declared the United States the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere?

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Compared to President Wilson's utopian liberalism, contemporary liberals are more

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Which terrorist group is responsible for attacks on U.S.embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in the 1990s?

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The idea that wealth and power go together and that the nation should pursue policies designed to increase its wealth is known as

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The president's powers in foreign affairs have steadily been __________ by Congress, the Supreme Court, influential elites, and the American public.

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The use of military power in the prevention of major threats to American security, especially in helping to prevent wars from breaking out among the great powers of the world, is referred to as

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The media has grown in importance as an influence on foreign policy due to the dependence of __________

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The lynchpin to President Wilson's philosophy, that the security of nations would be achieved through membership in an international organization dedicated to maintaining order and cooperation, is called

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In his farewell address, George Washington warned the United States

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The National Security Act was instrumental in

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