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Foreign and Defense Policymaking
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Country X sponsors international terrorism and is suspected of providing the technology to develop weapons of mass destruction to other countries. Which of the following terms best describes Country X?
Rogue state
Nation-state
Postindustrial society
NGO
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Which of the following is an example of a nation-state?
Greenpeace
United Nations
Iran
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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3
Which of the following is an example of a postindustrial society?
United States
Germany
Japan
All of the above
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Which of the following is NOT an international organization?
United Nations
Doctors without Borders
IMF
WHO
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5
What do Cuba, Iran, and North Korea have in common?
President George W. Bush called the three the Axis of Evil.
They are all postindustrial societies.
The United States does not have diplomatic relations with any of them.
All of the above
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6
Which of the following organizations might loan money to a nation to help it address an economic crisis in that country?
IMF
UN
WHO
WTO
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7
Which of the following was originally a defense alliance?
WHO
UN
WTO
NATO
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8
Which of the following organizations might be called upon to resolve a trade dispute?
WTO
UN
IMF
NATO
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9
Friends of the Earth, Save the Children, and Nature Conservancy are all examples of which of the following?
Postindustrial states
NGOs
Nation-states
Rogue states
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0
Which of the following is NOT part of NAFTA?
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
United States
1
1
The United States enforces a trade embargo against which of the following nations?
China
India
Cuba
Venezuela
1
2
Which of the following nations can most accurately be described as the world’s foremost military and economic power?
China
Russia
India
United States
1
3
Some foreign policy analysts believe that the United States should work closely with allies in order to achieve its foreign policy goals. Which of the following terms best describes this approach to foreign policy?
Internationalist
Unilateralist
Diplomacy
Isolationism
1
4
Which of the following countries is NOT a major recipient of American foreign aid?
Egypt
Iran
Israel
Afghanistan
1
5
What was the theory behind mutual assured destruction (MAD)?
No country would dare attack the United States because it is too powerful militarily.
The United States is too far removed geographically from potential enemies to be seriously threatened.
Neither the United States nor Soviet Union dared to attack the other because of fear that it would be destroyed in a nuclear holocaust.
The United States should strike first against potential enemies before they can develop nuclear weapons.
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6
Country A has the ability to launch a nuclear attack against its adversary, Country B, and wipe out Country B’s ability to retaliate with nuclear weapons. It is said, therefore, that Country A has which of the following?
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
First-strike capability
Second-strike capability
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
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7
Which of the following statements best reflects the concept of deterrence?
The United States should attack any nation that represents a potential threat to American national security.
The United States needs to have a nuclear arsenal capability of surviving an initial strike by an adversary so that it can deliver a terrible counterpunch.
The United States needs to be so strong military that no other nation would dare attack it.
The United States, along with its allies, should negotiate with potential adversaries in order to avoid war.
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8
Which of the following statements best reflects the concept of military preemption?
The United States should attack any nation that represents a potential threat to American national security.
The United States needs to have a nuclear arsenal capability of surviving an initial strike by an adversary so that it can deliver a terrible counterpunch.
The United States needs to be so strong military that no other nation would dare attack it.
The United States, along with its allies, should negotiate with potential adversaries in order to avoid war.
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9
A proponent of a bipartisan foreign policy would advocate which of the following?
The United States building up its defense forces to deter an enemy attack
The United States working closely with its international allies on matters of common concern
The Democratic and Republican Parties working closely with one another on foreign policy matters
The United States using military force if necessary to prevent rogue states from acquiring weapons of mass destruction
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0
An opponent of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy would advocate which of the following?
Closing the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. armed forces
Close cooperation and agreement between the two major political parties on foreign policy matters
Controlling the spread of nuclear weapons
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