American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 17: Foreign Policy and National Security

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Of all the country's policy arenas, foreign policy is the most
A)stable.
B)volatile.
C)elitist.
D)confusing.
2
Tools available to shape and implement foreign policy include
A)military options.
B)diplomacy.
C)trade policies.
D)All these answers are correct.
3
In 2010, the United States has imposed economic sanctions on which of the following countries?
A)Iran
B)Pakistan
C)Afghanistan
D)India
4
As part of the war on terror, the U.S. secretary of state made a case at the United Nations that
A)Iran had directly supported the 9/11 attack.
B)the U.S. had concrete intelligence that Saddam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attack.
C)Iraq was harboring weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
D)the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq had together carried out the 9/11 attack.
5
What is the meaning of the term regime change in foreign policy circles?
A)using diplomacy to convince foreign leaders to change their policies
B)using sanctions and trade policies to force enemy leaders to step down
C)forcing a foreign government to hold new elections
D)ending the reign of an enemy nation's leaders through military action
6
Which of the following is true about American foreign policy in the twenty-first century?
A)The president plays the dominant role in shaping foreign policy.
B)Congress plays the dominant role in shaping foreign policy.
C)Congress and the president play equally important roles in shaping foreign policy.
D)The president's role is slightly more influential than Congress's in shaping foreign policy.
7
Which of the following departments or agencies does NOT play a major role in advising the president on foreign policy?
A)the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
B)the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
C)the Department of State
D)the Department of Defense
8
The independent agency of the federal government responsible for collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and disseminating foreign intelligence is the
A)National Security Agency (NSA).
B)Department of Homeland Security.
C)Securities and Exchange Commission.
D)Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
9
Which of the following statements is true?
A)The Department of State tends to take a long-term approach to issues of foreign policy, while the National Security Council focuses on more short-term objectives.
B)The National Security Council tends to take a long-term approach to issues of foreign policy, while the Department of State focuses on more short-term objectives.
C)The National Security Council tends to have more influence over policy making than does the Department of State.
D)None of these answers is correct.
10
Which of the following statements about the CIA is true?
A)It is an independent agency of the federal government.
B)Concerns about the clandestine nature of the agency's activities abroad led to increased congressional oversight during the 1970s.
C)After the 9/11 attacks, critics of the CIA faulted its inability to anticipate and avert the attacks.
D)All these answers are correct.
11
In describing the "military-industrial complex," President Eisenhower was referring to
A)the Congress and the president.
B)the stockholders of defense corporations and the media industry.
C)the arms industry and the military rank and file members.
D)collusion among the U.S. armed forces, the defense industry, and Congress.
12
Which of the following is NOT an example of the way the media can shape foreign policy?
A)focusing public attention on events in certain parts of the world
B)investigating the implementation of U.S. foreign policy
C)forcing a congressional vote on a particular policy agenda
D)shaping public opinion through films, television programs, and other entertainment vehicles
13
In general, what is the role of public opinion in shaping foreign policy?
A)minimal, because most Americans are not particularly interested in or well informed about foreign policy
B)significant, because most Americans are very interested in and well-informed about foreign policy
C)minimal, because foreign events often move too fast to mobilize public opinion
D)significant, because many Americans choose candidates on the basis of their foreign policy positions
14
In drafting the Constitution, the founders
A)sought to guarantee that the U.S. would be intimately involved in foreign affairs.
B)sought largely to remove the U.S. from international affairs.
C)did not express an opinion about U.S. involvement in foreign affairs.
D)did not address the issue of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs.
15
Early American efforts at international trade were complicated by
A)impressment.
B)piracy.
C)naval inferiority.
D)All these answers are correct.
16
The declaration that European powers were no longer welcome to colonize the Americas is known as
A)the Monroe Doctrine.
B)manifest destiny.
C)the Roosevelt Corollary.
D)isolationism.
17
The completion of the Panama Canal did all of the following EXCEPT
A)allow the U.S. to show off its naval power.
B)improve trade flows.
C)shorten the time necessary for boats to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
D)make the United States a dominant world power.
18
Which of the following answers best describes the idea of collective security?
A)Peace can be achieved through a careful maintenance of the balance of power.
B)Peace can be achieved if nations agree to collectively oppose any nation that attacks another nation.
C)Security can only be achieved if nations go to war simultaneously, which would act as a collective deterrent.
D)Security can only be achieved by a collective promise not to go to war.
19
The United States did not join World War II until two years after it began because of
A)a powerful isolationist movement that opposed intervention in a European war.
B)the legacy of its failures in World War I.
C)its lack of knowledge about the Holocaust.
D)its economic weakness at the end of the Depression.
20
One of the significant shifts in the international community after World War II was the rise of
A)multilateral organizations.
B)superpowers.
C)colonization.
D)genocide.
21
Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in shaping the post-World War II world?
A)the Marshall Plan
B)the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C)the North American Free Trade Agreement
D)the United Nations
22
The Bretton Woods Agreement established two organizations to promote economic stability,
A)the Federal Reserve System and the World Bank.
B)the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
C)the World Trade Organization and the International Bank of Commerce.
D)None of these answers is correct.
23
The principle that if one nation fell to communism, other nations would also succumb is part of what theory?
A)the balance of power theory
B)containment
C)brinkmanship
D)the domino theory
24
The easing of tension between the United States and its communist rivals was called
A)détente.
B)containment.
C)brinkmanship.
D)bilateralism.
25
Which of the following is true about the Obama Doctrine?
A)Its rhetoric is markedly different from the policies of the Bush administration.
B)Its actions are markedly different from the policies of the Bush administration.
C)It has largely carried on the Bush administration's belief in the clash of civilizations thesis.
D)It has maintained the Bush administration's strong rhetoric but toned down its militarist policies.
Harrison: American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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