POL-330 Final Exam Questions & Answers.
Which of the following best describes the role of the United States during the Cold War? -
Correct Answer World leader and superpower
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was dominated by - Correct Answer containment
and nuclear deterrence.
CIA covert action during the 1960s raised questions about - Correct Answer the
consistency of U.S. principles in foreign policy.
What was the spirit of bipartisanship? - Correct Answer an era of American foreign policy
during the early Cold War in which policies from a president of one party received strong
support from a Congress controlled by another party
Which of the following is true regarding the McCarthyism of the late 1940s and early
1950s? - Correct Answer It demonstrates that too much consensus in foreign and
domestic policy can have negative consequences.
Which of the following statements most dispels the "water's edge" myth? - Correct Answer
Consensus is not always conducive to sound foreign policy.
Which set of congressional committees has principal jurisdiction regarding war powers? -
Correct Answer Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs
Committee
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the delegation of powers with
regard to foreign commerce? - Correct Answer Congress has principal constitutional
power in the area of foreign commerce, but has delegated some of it to the president.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of the Supreme Court
in foreign policy politics? - Correct Answer The Supreme Court is sometimes involved as a
referee to resolve presidential-congressional conflict over foreign policy power, but isn't
always willing or able to perform this role.
Which of the following is an example of an internationalized domestic policy bureaucratic
actor? - Correct Answer Environmental Protection Agency
Which of the following best describes the role of the United States during the Cold War? -
Correct Answer World leader and superpower
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was dominated by - Correct Answer containment
and nuclear deterrence.
CIA covert action during the 1960s raised questions about - Correct Answer the
consistency of U.S. principles in foreign policy.
What was the spirit of bipartisanship? - Correct Answer an era of American foreign policy
during the early Cold War in which policies from a president of one party received strong
support from a Congress controlled by another party
Which of the following is true regarding the McCarthyism of the late 1940s and early
1950s? - Correct Answer It demonstrates that too much consensus in foreign and
domestic policy can have negative consequences.
Which of the following statements most dispels the "water's edge" myth? - Correct Answer
Consensus is not always conducive to sound foreign policy.
Which set of congressional committees has principal jurisdiction regarding war powers? -
Correct Answer Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs
Committee
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the delegation of powers with
regard to foreign commerce? - Correct Answer Congress has principal constitutional
power in the area of foreign commerce, but has delegated some of it to the president.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of the Supreme Court
in foreign policy politics? - Correct Answer The Supreme Court is sometimes involved as a
referee to resolve presidential-congressional conflict over foreign policy power, but isn't
always willing or able to perform this role.
Which of the following is an example of an internationalized domestic policy bureaucratic
actor? - Correct Answer Environmental Protection Agency
