POLS 1101: Chapter 14 - Foreign Policy

Nation-state

Canada

This is the supreme body of the United Nations, with each of the 193 member states having one vote.

General Assmebly

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

Montreal Protocol, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Arbitration

Nigeria asks the International Court of Justice to resolve a long-standing dispute it has with a neighboring country.

Non-state actor

Terrorist

Collective Security

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization specifies that an attack against one country is an attack against all member nations.

Military Force

The United States sends a carrier battle group to conduct flight operations during a crisis with Iran over access to the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States has the world's largest, most expensive military.

True

Which of the following countries have a permanent seat and a veto on the United Nations Security Council?

United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China

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

World Trade Organization, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, North American Free Trade Agreement

Amnesty International, an association that exposes human rights violations and attempts to influence the United States to curb such abuses, is an example of what type of "nonofficial player" in foreign policy issues?

interest group

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

-George Washington gives his Farewell Address. -President Monroe issues his Monroe Doctrine. -The United States enters World War II. -The United States and the Soviet Union engage in the Cold War. -The September 11 terrorist attacks occur.

According to the graphic, which is the most likely cause for the pattern of U.S. defense spending since 2000?

5

Economic Aid

Australia gives Indonesia money to help the Indonesian government provide basic services to its citizens after a typhoon.

When a country is dealing with a rival nation, there are several options for how to approach the situation. One, called _____, involves trying to halt the military and physical expansion of the rival nation. Another, called _____, involves building up one's military to try and discourage the rival nation from attacking.

Containment, deterrence

The foreign policy section of the bureaucracy has changed since the September 11 attacks, including the creation of several new posts. Which of the following posts or departments were part of this expansion?

Department of Homeland Security, director of national intelligence

Which federal department is responsible for diplomacy?

Department of State

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

The threat of massive retaliation is more useful in combating terrorism than in fighting traditional nation-states.

False

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

Foreign Relations Committee, Committee on Foreign Affairs

____ is/are an economic carrot. ____ is/are an economic stick

Foreign aid, Sanctions

Which of the following issues was deemed the most critical threat, regardless of age group:

International Terrorism

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

National Security Council, executive

Which of the following powers does the president have in foreign affairs?

Negotiate treaties, Serve as commander in chief of the armed forces, appoint ambassadors

Since 1949, the United States has had been part of a collective security arrangement with most of Western Europe known as the _____. This is an example of a _____ treaty.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, multilateral

The Klingons are worried that another nation, the Romulans, are building a new weapon that would be capable of wiping out their country. They attack the Romulans before the weapon can be completed, thus stopping a future attack before it can happen. This is an example of what?

Preventive war

If the president wants to avoid having to go to the ____ for ratification of a treaty, he can sign an _____ with a foreign nation instead

Senate, Executive agreement

Economic sanctions can include which of the following actions?

Trade embargoes, Bans on investment

International Organization

World Trade Organization, United Nations

If you were the president of a developing country and you wanted to get a low-interest loan to build some roads as a way of promoting trade, you might go to the _____ . A few years later, imagine you are facing a massive budget deficit and it looks like your nation might be insolvent. Before you get elected out of office, you might go to the _____ for an emergency loan.

World bank, International Monetary Fund

Suppose that the nations of Gondor and Rohan are having a disagreement over farming rights along their border. Gondor has one of its government officials talk with a government official of Rohan about how they might solve their dispute. This is an example of which of the following methods?

diplomacy

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

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

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an example of which of the following kinds of organizations?

international