POLI 2051 Final Exam with precise detailed solutions || || || || || || ||
Which of the following accurately describes the United Nations?
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Select one: ||
a. The UN is an international organization formed immediately after World War I in
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an effort to avoid another world war; it consistently renounces war and respects
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human and economic freedoms. || || ||
b. The UN was created in 1945 as an international peacekeeping organization that,
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over time, has not always succeeded at making or keeping peace.
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c. The UN was formed in the late 1930s as an international peacekeeping organization
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and has remained isolationist from the start.
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d. The UN is composed of fewer than 100 member nations and focuses exclusively on
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peacekeeping operations. - ✔✔b. The UN was created in 1945 as an international || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
peacekeeping organization that, over time, has not always succeeded at making or|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
keeping peace. ||
Why have multinational corporations become forces to be reckoned with in nearly all
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nations?
Select one: ||
a. They routinely use their money to buy government officials' votes.
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b. They better understand the dangers of globalization than do most elected officials.
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c. They encourage isolationist policies in order to get complete control of domestic
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governments and markets. || ||
d. They account for a large portion of the global economy and have voiced strong
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opinions about government and economics. - ✔✔d. They account for a large portion of
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the global economy and have voiced strong opinions about government and
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economics.
,What is the primary responsibility of the secretary of defense?
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Select one: ||
a. homeland security
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b. military policy
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c. terrorism prevention
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d. commander-in-chief of the armed forces - ✔✔b. military policy
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Which of the following organizations contains a broad array of the president's foreign
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policy advisers, including the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, the chair of
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the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the director of national intelligence?
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Select one: ||
a. the Department of Homeland Security
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b. NATO
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c. the National Security Council
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d. the Central Intelligence Agency - ✔✔c. the National Security Council
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Which statement best describes the conflict that has sometimes existed between the
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National Security Council (NSC) and others within the national security
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establishment?
Select one: ||
a. Because the NSC always integrates advice from other cabinet departments, most
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national security analysts see the NSC as having little independent value.
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, b. Because the NSC was created after September 11, 2001, many in the State and
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Defense Departments do not respect the limited experience of the NSC.
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c. The NSC usually works hand-in-hand with the State and Defense Departments in
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covert operations. ||
d. The NSC has sometimes competed with cabinet departments such as State and
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Defense. - ✔✔d. The NSC has sometimes competed with cabinet departments such as
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State and Defense.|| ||
Which of the following is most consistent with the foreign policy of isolationism?
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Select one: ||
a. a country's refusal to intervene in an armed conflict between two other countries
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b. a country's willingness to use diplomatic sanctions to pressure another country to
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address human rights violations || || ||
c. the George W. Bush administration's policy of actively rooting out terrorism before
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a threat has fully developed
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d. multilateral trade agreements - ✔✔a. a country's refusal to intervene in an armed
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conflict between two other countries || || || ||
Who instituted the Marshall Plan and who benefited directly from it?
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Select one: ||
a. The Soviet Union instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Germany.
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b. Germany instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit itself.
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c. The United Nations instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Germany, Italy, and
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Japan.
d. The United States instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Europe. - ✔✔d. The
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United States instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Europe.
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Which of the following accurately describes the United Nations?
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Select one: ||
a. The UN is an international organization formed immediately after World War I in
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an effort to avoid another world war; it consistently renounces war and respects
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
human and economic freedoms. || || ||
b. The UN was created in 1945 as an international peacekeeping organization that,
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over time, has not always succeeded at making or keeping peace.
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c. The UN was formed in the late 1930s as an international peacekeeping organization
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and has remained isolationist from the start.
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d. The UN is composed of fewer than 100 member nations and focuses exclusively on
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peacekeeping operations. - ✔✔b. The UN was created in 1945 as an international || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
peacekeeping organization that, over time, has not always succeeded at making or|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
keeping peace. ||
Why have multinational corporations become forces to be reckoned with in nearly all
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
nations?
Select one: ||
a. They routinely use their money to buy government officials' votes.
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b. They better understand the dangers of globalization than do most elected officials.
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c. They encourage isolationist policies in order to get complete control of domestic
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governments and markets. || ||
d. They account for a large portion of the global economy and have voiced strong
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opinions about government and economics. - ✔✔d. They account for a large portion of
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the global economy and have voiced strong opinions about government and
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economics.
,What is the primary responsibility of the secretary of defense?
|| || || || || || || || ||
Select one: ||
a. homeland security
|| ||
b. military policy
|| ||
c. terrorism prevention
|| ||
d. commander-in-chief of the armed forces - ✔✔b. military policy
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Which of the following organizations contains a broad array of the president's foreign
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
policy advisers, including the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, the chair of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the director of national intelligence?
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Select one: ||
a. the Department of Homeland Security
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b. NATO
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c. the National Security Council
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d. the Central Intelligence Agency - ✔✔c. the National Security Council
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Which statement best describes the conflict that has sometimes existed between the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
National Security Council (NSC) and others within the national security
|| || || || || || || || || ||
establishment?
Select one: ||
a. Because the NSC always integrates advice from other cabinet departments, most
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
national security analysts see the NSC as having little independent value.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
, b. Because the NSC was created after September 11, 2001, many in the State and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Defense Departments do not respect the limited experience of the NSC.
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c. The NSC usually works hand-in-hand with the State and Defense Departments in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
covert operations. ||
d. The NSC has sometimes competed with cabinet departments such as State and
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Defense. - ✔✔d. The NSC has sometimes competed with cabinet departments such as
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State and Defense.|| ||
Which of the following is most consistent with the foreign policy of isolationism?
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Select one: ||
a. a country's refusal to intervene in an armed conflict between two other countries
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b. a country's willingness to use diplomatic sanctions to pressure another country to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
address human rights violations || || ||
c. the George W. Bush administration's policy of actively rooting out terrorism before
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a threat has fully developed
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d. multilateral trade agreements - ✔✔a. a country's refusal to intervene in an armed
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conflict between two other countries || || || ||
Who instituted the Marshall Plan and who benefited directly from it?
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Select one: ||
a. The Soviet Union instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Germany.
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b. Germany instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit itself.
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c. The United Nations instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Germany, Italy, and
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Japan.
d. The United States instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Europe. - ✔✔d. The
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United States instituted the Marshall Plan to benefit Europe.
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