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