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