Question 1

In 1998, the foreign trade term most favored nation was changed to what?

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A)   normal trade relations
B)   equity trading partner
C)   commercial diplomacy
D)   not unfavored nation
E)   favored nation

Question 2

Discuss how security policy has evolved over the course of American history. What were the key policy approaches during the nineteenth century, during the Cold War, and in the post-Cold War era? What events have been important in shifting American security policy? How have other countries reacted to these shifts?

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Question 3

When was NATO formed?

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A)   1919
B)   1941
C)   1942
D)   1949
E)   1956

Question 4

The North American Free Trade Agreement is

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A)   a trade treaty between Mexico, Canada, and the United States designed to lower and eliminate tariffs.
B)   an executive agreement between the United States and the other nations of North and Central America, giving one another most favored nation trade status.
C)   a treaty between the United States, Canada, and Mexico pledging a unified strategy regarding trade with Asia and Europe.
D)   an executive agreement reducing trade and immigration barriers throughout North America.
E)   a trade treaty between the United States and Canada designed to make it easier to sell U.S. products in Canada.

Question 5

The three main goals of American foreign policy are

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A)   democracy, individualism, and isolationism
B)   liberty, fraternity, and equality
C)   freedom, order, and justice for all
D)   security, prosperity, and the creation of a better world
E)   deterrence, appeasement, and peace

Question 6

Describe some of the values that have historically shaped American foreign policy. What were the key values during the nineteenth century? How did World War II affect or change those values? Describe the intermingling between domestic and foreign policy goals.

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Question 7

The policy of striking a nation that you fear might be contemplating hostile actions is called

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A)   diplomacy.
B)   appeasement.
C)   détente.
D)   preemption.
E)   deterrence.

Question 8

In foreign policy, the Bush Doctrine refers to

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A)   managing the war on terrorism through multination diplomacy.
B)   the tactic of relying on the United Nations to help achieve U.S. objectives.
C)   increasing the size and scope of NATO forces.
D)   preemptive war.
E)   waiting for conflicts to come to the United States before getting involved.

Question 9

Foreign aid is an economic ______; sanctions are an economic ______.

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A)   liability; asset
B)   asset; liability
C)   carrot; stick
D)   stick; carrot
E)   policy; regulation

Question 10

The World Trade Organization was originally known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following are elements of a nation-state except that

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A)   its citizens must share a common political authority.
B)   its citizens must share a common cultural experience.
C)   it must be recognized by other sovereignties as a nation-state.
D)   it must be a member of the United Nations.
E)   it must have a government and fixed border.

Question 12

The United States has a distrust of traditional methods of diplomacy in foreign relations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The traditional American distrust of diplomacy has resulted in which situation?

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A)   The budget and personnel at the State Department has been drastically cut since the end of the Cold War.
B)   Presidents often use military or political leaders outside the State Department during a crisis.
C)   The United States has closed down embassies in many nations since the mid-1990s.
D)   The United States has limited the amount of meetings the president has with foreign ambassadors.
E)   Foreign ambassadors demand much more from the U.S. president than in the past.

Question 14

What was the Marshall Plan?

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A)   the original blueprint for the United Nations
B)   an early attempt to establish a military alliance between North America and western Europe
C)   the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II
D)   aid to rebuild the Japanese economy along capitalist lines after World War II
E)   aid to rebuild the Iraqi economy after the Persian Gulf War

Question 15

Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment?

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A)   Congress
B)   the president
C)   the Department of State
D)   the Department of Defense
E)   the CIA

Question 16

A policy of deterrence is likely to fail against terrorist groups because

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A)   history has shown that only democratic nation-states respond well to deterrence.
B)   deterrence has been made illegal under international law.
C)   terrorist groups are nonstate actors who may believe that their lack of a fixed geographic location prevents their targets from retaliating militarily.
D)   terrorist groups do not yet have access to nuclear weapons.
E)   terrorist groups do not typically enter into negotiations with nation-states.

Question 17

The United Nations was founded in 1920, after World War I.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)  is an example of

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A)   mutually assured destruction.
B)   a bilateral treaty.
C)   a multilateral treaty.
D)   the domino theory.
E)   deterrence.

Question 19

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

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A)   multilateralism.
B)   alliances.
C)   treaty.
D)   diplomacy.
E)   preemption.

Question 20

The National Security Council includes both the secretary of the treasury and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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A) True 
 B)False

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