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Practice Questions Ch. 18 Foreign Policy

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Multiple choice questions taken directly from Chapter 18 Review practice questions.
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Question 1

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Which of the following is NOT a component of American foreign policy?
Answer
  • diplomacy
  • security policy
  • trade policy
  • military policy
  • Social security

Question 2

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The nineteenth-century policy of _______ was based on the geographic distance of the United States from other counties.
Answer
  • idealism
  • isolationism
  • internationalism
  • sovereign dominance
  • deterrence

Question 3

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When did the Cold War Begin
Answer
  • In the 1940's after WWII
  • In the early 1950's with the Korean War
  • In the late 1950's with American involvement in Vietnam
  • In the early 1960's, with the Cuban Missile Crisis
  • In the late 1970's, after the Vietnam War

Question 4

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The most noteworthy example of the policy of deterrence was
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  • The Vietnam War
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis
  • The Arms Race
  • The Berlin Blockade
  • The First Gulf War

Question 5

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The policy of striking a nation that you fear might be contemplating hostile actions is called
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  • diplomacy
  • appeasement
  • detente
  • preemption
  • deterrence

Question 6

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Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is false?
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  • The WTO was founded in 1995
  • The WTO is a forum for enforcing international rules promoting free trade.
  • The US dropped out of the WTO in 2004 over a disagreement about steel tariffs
  • The WTO has had multiple controversies over agricultural subsidies
  • The WTO grew out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Question 7

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Which of the following goals has traditionally been of the lowest priority in U.S. foreign policy?
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  • economic interests
  • human rights
  • national security
  • globalization
  • international trade

Question 8

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The North American Free Trade Agreement is
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  • a trade treaty between Mexico, Canada and The U.S. designed to lower and eliminate tariffs.
  • an executive agreement between the U.S. and the other nations of North and Central America, giving one another most favored nation trade status.
  • A treaty between the U.S. Canada, and Mexico pledging a unified strategy regarding trade with Asia and Europe
  • An executive agreement in reducing trade and immigration barriers throughout North America
  • A trade treaty between The U.S. and Canada designed to make it easier to sell U.S products in Canada

Question 9

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Which of the following is a central aspect of the Bush Doctrine?
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  • diplomacy
  • economic aid
  • preemptive attack
  • containment
  • deterrence

Question 10

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Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment?
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  • Congress
  • the president
  • The department of state
  • the department of defense
  • the CIA

Question 11

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All of the following are elements of a nation-state EXCEPT?
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  • its citizens must share a common political authority
  • its citizens must share a common cultural experince
  • it must be recognized by other sovereignties as a nation-state
  • it must be a member of the UN
  • it must have a government and fixed border

Question 12

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In a crisis, which of the following has the greatest foreign policy influence?
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  • the president
  • Congress
  • the senate
  • the supreme court
  • the public

Question 13

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The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called?
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  • multilateralism
  • alliances
  • treaty
  • diplomacy
  • preemption

Question 14

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Which of the following terms best describes the American posture toward the world prior to the twentieth century?
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  • interventionist
  • isolationist
  • appeasement
  • none of the above

Question 15

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Shays' Rebellion was a response to?
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  • taxation without representation
  • slavery
  • the unjust demands placed on the colonists by The British
  • The lack of responsiveness on the part of a state government to the needs of its citizens
  • The displacement of Native Americans by Europeans that settled in the original 13 colonies.

Question 16

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The U.S. Constitution replaced the
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  • Articles of Confederation
  • Bill of Rights
  • Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • Rights of Man
  • Declaration

Question 17

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The Legislative branch is governed by which part of the Constitution?
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  • the preamble
  • Federalist #10
  • Article 1
  • Article 7
  • First ammendment

Question 18

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Counting slaves for the purpose of representation in The Congress resulted in the
Answer
  • Preamble to the Constitution
  • Sectional Compromise
  • Connecticut Compromise
  • 3/5 Compromise
  • Great Compromise

Question 19

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The most important contribution of the Anti-federalists was the
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  • Supreme Court
  • Connecticut Comprimise
  • three fifths compromise
  • bill of rights
  • end of slavery

Question 20

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Bicameralism is a constitutional principal that means the
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  • division of national government into two branches
  • division of the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the president and the vice president
  • division of the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the head of state and the head of government
  • division of Congress into two chambers
  • division of the federal court system into two levels: the supreme court and the appellate courts.

Question 21

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The three branches of government created by the consitution are
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  • constitutional, elected, and appointed.
  • executive, legislative, and judicial
  • federal, state, and local
  • military, courts, and bureaucracy
  • economic, political, and social

Question 22

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Procedures on how to amend the constitution are found in Article?
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  • I
  • II
  • III
  • V
  • X
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