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