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