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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Brazil and Venezuela.
B France and Germany.
C Iran and Iraq.
D Russia and China.
E
F Mexico and Canada.
Question #2
A neo-isolationism.
B constructivism.
C selective engagement.
D neoconservatism.
E liberal internationalism.
Question #3
A a “Cold War.”
B selective engagement.
C a balance of power.
D neo-isolationism.
E a balance of trade.
Question #4
A the armed services consortium.
B the National Security Council.
C the Washington community.
D the intelligence community.
E regulatory agencies.
Question #5
A is not involved in short-term foreign policy.
B directs the country’s international trade agenda.
C is more powerful than the president.
D is directly responsible to Congress.
E is the nation’s chief diplomat and oversees the Foreign Service.
Question #6
A are approved by the president.
B are negotiated by the president.
C all of the choices are correct
D constitute over 90% of international agreements the United States enters into.
E can be reversed by the next president in power.
Question #7
A created a new series of steps to be followed by presidents in waging military conflict with other countries and was undertaken after President Nixon reached a diplomatic agreement with Vietnam.
B was supported by large-scale demonstrations in Saigon and was undertaken after President Nixon reached a diplomatic agreement with Vietnam.
C was Congress’s attempt to reassert itself in war-making and created a new series of steps to be followed by presidents in waging military conflict with other countries.
D was supported by large-scale demonstrations in Saigon and was Congress’s attempt to reassert itself in war-making.
Question #8
A mandates interventionism in nations that have low GDP’s.
B assumes the best in others and sees it as possible for countries to run the world together, with open diplomacy, freedom of trade, and no militaries.
C sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations.
D contends that spreading capitalism ought to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.
E supports steps to move beyond the nation-state framework.
Question #9
A sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations.
B supports steps to establish a single world government.
C contends that spreading Christianity ought to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.
D mandates noninterference with the internal policies of sovereign nations.
E sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct.
Question #10
A a title given to senior members of the State Department.
B a philosophy that sees nations as normally willing to cooperate.
C the establishment and maintenance of a formal relationship between countries that governs their interactions on a diverse array of matters.
D formal public meetings held by heads of government.
E the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.
Question #11
A all of the choices are correct
B technical assistance.
C diplomacy.
D military intervention.
E economic aid.
Question #12
A a nation’s international goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them.
B the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.
C the treaties that are ratified by the Senate.
D the formal agreements that are approved by the World Court.
E interactions with other countries that are not related to economics.
Question #13
A tax rates increase by a set percentage every year.
B all taxpayers pay taxes at the same percentage rate.
C people with higher incomes pay taxes at a lower percentage rate.
D the tax burden consists mostly of property and sales taxes.
E people with higher incomes pay taxes at a higher percentage rate.
Question #14
A decrease taxes.
B expand the rate of growth of the money supply (by lowering interest rates).
C take complete control of the economy.
D decrease the rate of growth of the money supply (by raising interest rates).
E increase taxes.
Question #15
A develop a rational trade policy through the United Nations Trade Information Commission.
B regulate the markets for stocks and bonds.
C seek a balanced trade policy.
D negotiate with Congress in developing a budget.
E implement the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve.
Question #16
A Surplus value; inflationary value
B Debt; deficit
C The marginal costs; the central costs
D Deficit; debt
E The central costs; the marginal costs
Question #17
A AARP
B The Environmental Protection Agency
C NASA
D The National Rifle Association
E AFL-CIO
Question #18
A is a health insurance program for low-income citizens.
B receives no funding from the states.
C is a government program set up for senior citizens and the elderly.
D was created by President Bill Clinton in 1996.
E is not funded through payroll taxes.
Question #19
A was created by President George W. Bush in 2002.
B is a government program set up for senior citizens and the elderly.
C is a government program set up for the poor.
D was created by President Barack Obama in 2010.
E no longer exists.
Question #20
A Policy evaluation leads to other nation-states intervening in the U.S. domestic law making process.
B More often than not, policy evaluation leads to aggressive changes to the law’s original structure.
C Groups inside and outside government conduct studies to determine what actually happens after a policy has been in place for a while.
D After a policy has been implemented, it is often challenged in the Supreme Court.
E After a period of evaluation on a policy, the president implements and executes the law.
Question #21
A when studies are conducted to see what happens after a policy is implemented.
B the process of making the media aware of the issue.
C the discussion of proposals between governmental officials and the public.
D concerned with how policies are carried out by bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual citizens.
E concerned with a specific strategy for the proposal.
Question #22
A policy implementation.
B alternative specification.
C policy meditation.
D policy enactment.
E agenda setting.
Question #23
A making Congress aware that a problem requires congressional action and the process of considering solutions and proposals to address the identified problem.
B concerned with the implementation of policy by bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual citizens and making Congress aware that a problem requires congressional action.
C concerned with the implementation of policy by bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual citizens and the action taken by members of the president’s staff in response to congressional initiatives.
D the process of considering solutions and proposals to address the identified problem. and the action taken by members of the president’s staff in response to congressional initiatives.
Question #24
A all of the choices are correct
B letters from constituents to their members of Congress.
C a crisis occurring.
D reading the local newspaper.
E information provided by policy advocates or interest groups.
Question #25
A is limited to policies that only affect major corporations.
B is related strictly to policies that benefit senior citizens.
C only affects matters concerning law enforcement.
D can be defined as the broad strategy government uses to do its job; the relatively stable set of purposive governmental behaviors that address matters of concern to some part of society.
E can be defined as all policies that affect housing.