Foreign policymaking sources within the executive branch include all of the following EXCEPT
a.
the Department of State.
b.
the Department of Defense.
c.
the intelligence community.
d.
the Department of Trade.
e.
the National Security Council.
The key official member of the intelligence community is the
a.
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
b.
National Security Agency.
c.
Drug Enforcement Administration.
d.
Department of Defense.
e.
Central Intelligence Agency.
The country that can exercise the economic leverage that might bring North Korea back to the negotiating table is
a.
the United States.
b.
South Korea.
c.
Japan.
d.
Russia.
e.
China.
A major consequence of the Syrian civil war has been a __________, which has seen__________.
a.
refugee crisis; millions of refugees entering Russia
b.
genocide; the destruction of Syria's Alawite population
c.
refugee crisis; refusal by European states to allow entry to all refugees
d.
refugee crisis; over a million refugees entering Europe
e.
genocide; the destruction of Iraq's Kurdish population
The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003
a.
was an attempt to capture Osama bin Laden.
b.
was a consequence of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
c.
was done with the full backing of the NATO alliance.
d.
was done after failing to get UN Security Council approval for the military action.
e.
included Great Britain, Germany, and France as coalition partners.
A person who sets off a bomb in a crowded place, harming innocent civilians, has engaged in
a.
conventional warfare.
b.
defense policy.
c.
foreign policy.
d.
diplomacy.
e.
terrorism.
The power of the purse means that
a.
the president controls the budget appropriations process.
b.
the Congress retains the constitutional power on spending authority.
c.
the military branch heads determine the budget allocations for defense spending depending on the cost of weapons systems.
d.
the president has the power to raise taxes in time of war.
e.
All of these choices are true.
Intelligence activities
a.
consist mostly of overt information gathering.
b.
are administered by the Department of Education since the main focus is intelligence gathering.
c.
play a rather small role in foreign policy formation.
d.
include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about.
e.
consist mostly of overt information gathering, and include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about.
Which country was NOT part of the group of nations trying to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power?
a.
Britain
b.
China
c.
Iraq
d.
Russia
e.
the United States
