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Foreign and Defense Policy
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. If you were a critic of realism, you would likely argue that _________.
a. nations should seek cooperation and stability, not power
b. nations are primarily concerned with their own power and success
c. nations should focus on their survival first and foremost
d. nations are not concerned with the importance of ideals or values
Answer: a
Topic: The Constitutional Foundations of Foreign and Defense Policy (Structure)
Learning Objective: 17.1 Understand the constitutional foundations and current
philosophies that guide foreign and defense policy.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Difficult
2. The longest war in American history was the war in __________.
a. Korea
b. Iraq
c. Afghanistan
d. Vietnam
Answer: c
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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,3. Decades after the United States completed its effort to rebuild Europe following World
War II, the United States continues to engage in what?
a. Nation building
b. Containment
c. Mutually assured destruction
d. Isolationism
Answer: a
Topic: Foreign Policy Goals (Impact)
Learning Objective: 17.4 Assess the goals and impacts of America’s foreign policy.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. What is the most serious common threat posed to the United States by both Iran and
North Korea?
a. Fundamentalist ideology
b. Trade wars
c. Weapons of mass destruction
d. Communism
Answer: c
Topic: Defense Policy Goals (Impact)
Learning Objective: 17.5 Assess the goals and impacts of America’s defense policy.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
5. Which is a role of the National Security Advisor?
a. to provide the president with information that reinforces the president’s foreign
policy positions
b. to act as a liaison between government departments
c. to lead the Department of Homeland Security
d. to brief the president on the international situation every morning
Answer: d
Topic: Administering Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.3 Outline the structure of the foreign and defense policy
bureaucracy.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6. Who serves on the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
a. The cabinet secretaries
b. The heads of the military
c. The president’s foreign policy advisers
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, d. The secretaries of defense and homeland security
Answer: b
Topic: Administering Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.3 Outline the structure of the foreign and defense policy
bureaucracy.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Which international organization was established in 1945 by the victors of World War II?
a. The League of Nations
b. The United Nations
c. The World Trade Organization
d. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Answer: b
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Americans’ views about
foreign aid?
a. The United States spends too much on foreign aid.
b. The United States should focus more on economic development than military aid.
c. The United States can use trade as an alternative to aid.
d. The United States spends much less on foreign aid than do other Western
democracies.
Answer: a
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
9. For much of its history, the United States avoided engaging in foreign wars, in what has
been labeled as __________.
a. multilateralism
b. isolationism
c. internationalism
d. idealism
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, Answer: b
Topic: The Constitutional Foundations of Foreign and Defense Policy (Structure)
Learning Objective: 17.1 Understand the constitutional foundations and current
philosophies that guide foreign and defense policy.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security
Council?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. France
Answer: d
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. What is one of the things that a nation must do once it is free from tyranny?
a. create new democratic institutions
b. prohibit protests
c. enact a spoils system
d. get control of the press
Answer: a
Topic: Foreign Policy Goals (Impact)
Learning Objective: 17.4 Assess the goals and impacts of America’s foreign policy.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
12. Which theory fell out of favor after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989, but has returned
to the forefront of defense planning to deter the use of biological, chemical, and
nuclear weapons by other nations?
a. Isolationism
b. Containment
c. Deterrence
d. Protectionism
Answer: c
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
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appearing first. This change ensures all chapters are included in the test bank.
Complete Chapters Included
Foreign and Defense Policy
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. If you were a critic of realism, you would likely argue that _________.
a. nations should seek cooperation and stability, not power
b. nations are primarily concerned with their own power and success
c. nations should focus on their survival first and foremost
d. nations are not concerned with the importance of ideals or values
Answer: a
Topic: The Constitutional Foundations of Foreign and Defense Policy (Structure)
Learning Objective: 17.1 Understand the constitutional foundations and current
philosophies that guide foreign and defense policy.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Difficult
2. The longest war in American history was the war in __________.
a. Korea
b. Iraq
c. Afghanistan
d. Vietnam
Answer: c
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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,3. Decades after the United States completed its effort to rebuild Europe following World
War II, the United States continues to engage in what?
a. Nation building
b. Containment
c. Mutually assured destruction
d. Isolationism
Answer: a
Topic: Foreign Policy Goals (Impact)
Learning Objective: 17.4 Assess the goals and impacts of America’s foreign policy.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. What is the most serious common threat posed to the United States by both Iran and
North Korea?
a. Fundamentalist ideology
b. Trade wars
c. Weapons of mass destruction
d. Communism
Answer: c
Topic: Defense Policy Goals (Impact)
Learning Objective: 17.5 Assess the goals and impacts of America’s defense policy.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
5. Which is a role of the National Security Advisor?
a. to provide the president with information that reinforces the president’s foreign
policy positions
b. to act as a liaison between government departments
c. to lead the Department of Homeland Security
d. to brief the president on the international situation every morning
Answer: d
Topic: Administering Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.3 Outline the structure of the foreign and defense policy
bureaucracy.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6. Who serves on the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
a. The cabinet secretaries
b. The heads of the military
c. The president’s foreign policy advisers
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, d. The secretaries of defense and homeland security
Answer: b
Topic: Administering Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.3 Outline the structure of the foreign and defense policy
bureaucracy.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Which international organization was established in 1945 by the victors of World War II?
a. The League of Nations
b. The United Nations
c. The World Trade Organization
d. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Answer: b
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Americans’ views about
foreign aid?
a. The United States spends too much on foreign aid.
b. The United States should focus more on economic development than military aid.
c. The United States can use trade as an alternative to aid.
d. The United States spends much less on foreign aid than do other Western
democracies.
Answer: a
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
9. For much of its history, the United States avoided engaging in foreign wars, in what has
been labeled as __________.
a. multilateralism
b. isolationism
c. internationalism
d. idealism
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, Answer: b
Topic: The Constitutional Foundations of Foreign and Defense Policy (Structure)
Learning Objective: 17.1 Understand the constitutional foundations and current
philosophies that guide foreign and defense policy.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security
Council?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. France
Answer: d
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. What is one of the things that a nation must do once it is free from tyranny?
a. create new democratic institutions
b. prohibit protests
c. enact a spoils system
d. get control of the press
Answer: a
Topic: Foreign Policy Goals (Impact)
Learning Objective: 17.4 Assess the goals and impacts of America’s foreign policy.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
12. Which theory fell out of favor after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989, but has returned
to the forefront of defense planning to deter the use of biological, chemical, and
nuclear weapons by other nations?
a. Isolationism
b. Containment
c. Deterrence
d. Protectionism
Answer: c
Topic: The Tools of Foreign and Defense Policy (Action)
Learning Objective: 17.2 Evaluate the options for achieving foreign and defense
policy goals.
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