Ch 18 Fed Govt Inquizitive

Which two decision rules does the 15-member UN Security Council use?

A veto by 1 of the permanent members will reject a proposal. A 9-vote majority is required to pass a substantive proposal.

Which of the following are committees in Congress related to foreign policy?

Committee on foreign affairs foreign relations committee

Which federal department is responsible for diplomacy?

Department of State

A trade deficit means a country is exporting more than it is importing.

False

China currently has the world's largest, most expensive military.

False

Most foreign policy analysts expect the United States rivalry with China to provoke conflict within three to five years.

False

Members of the armed forces disproportionately come from the -, while the - has a much smaller percentage of military enlistees than their share of the general population.

South Northeast

In which of the following areas has the Russian military been involved?

Syria The United States Crimea

Place these major moments in the history of American foreign relations in chronological order from earliest to most recent.

Washington Monroe WW2 Cold War 9/11

Which of the following organizations or agreements are primarily related to free trade?

World Trade Organization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

What kinds of foreign policy issues might interest groups get involved in?

environmental activists seeking to promote climate agreements objecting to China's piracy of intellectual property rights Jewish Americans lobbying against a foreign deal that they believe hurts Israel attempting to get the United States to oppose human rights abuses by foreign governments

Match the group or organization on the left with its correct category on the right.

non-state actor:terrorist International Organization:World Trade Organization, United Nations nation-state:Canada

Which of the following are ways in which Congress can check the power of the president in foreign policy?

refuse to confirm a nominee for ambassador provide no funding for a military operation fail to ratify a treaty

According to the graphic, which is the most likely cause for the pattern of U.S. defense spending since 2000? Study the graphic on federal defense spending over time, and then answer the following question.

the war against terrorism prompted an increase in defense spending.

What goals does the International Monetary Fund serve today?

It promotes the structural readjustment of some economies. It facilitates international monetary exchange.

Which of the following statements accurately characterize America's approach to human rights policy?

The United States has a long-standing general commitment to human rights. The United States usually overlooks human rights violations by its major trading partners. The United States typically provides assistance to nations facing crises and emergencies.

Choose all of the following international environmental agreements to which the United States is currently a party.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Montreal Protocol

Economic sanctions can include which of the following actions?

bans on investment trade embargoes

Match the foreign policy tool on the left with the correct example of its use on the right.

collective security:North Atlantic Treaty Organization specifies that Arbitration: nigeria military force:united states economic aid: australia

The (1), located in the (2), is responsible for synthesizing the messages coming out of the foreign policy establishment to help the president make his or her own foreign policy.

1) National Security Council 2) bureaucracy

If the president wants to avoid having to go to the (1) for ratification of a treaty, he can sign an (2) with a foreign nation instead.

1) Senate 2) executive agreement

Match the group, organization, or committee to the part of the United States government to which it belongs.

Executive Office of the President = National Security Council House of Representatives = Committee on Foreign Affairs interest group = American Israel Public Affairs Committee Senate = Foreign Relations Committee

Complete the following statements. An economic "carrot," or incentive, is (1). An economic "stick," or punishment, is (2).

1) foreign aid 2) sanctions

How many permanent countries with a veto are there on the United Nations Security Council?

5 There are five permanent members: the United States, the Russian Federation, France, China and the UnitedKingdom.

Let us say that the nation of Atlantis was trying to develop the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons and the United States did not want them to do so. Order the following possible responses the United States could use, from the one that is likely to be tried first to the one that is likely to be used only as a last resort.

diplomacy sanctions military force

Which of the following trade policies has President Trump imposed in his time as president?

establishing trade sanctions with China withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership