PLS Chapter 14

Which of the following countries is a member of NATO? Russia China Japan Syria the United States

the United States

Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council? Germany India Spain Italy the United States

the United States

Who heads the U.S. intelligence community? the director of the Central Intelligence Agency the director of National Intelligence the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the vice president the National Security Agency

the director of National Intelligence

Although the Obama administration favors diplomacy in international affairs, it has shown a willingness to use hard power in __________. Afghanistan Iran China North Korea Russia

Afghanistan

Why has the United States taken a keen interest in China in recent years? The United States wants to ensure that China does not fall into communist rule. The United States wants China to be a bastion of democracy in an otherwise volatile area of the world. China has a large supply of oil that can be exported to the United States. China is a large market in an increasingly global economy. China has begun to implement increasingly isolationist foreign and defense policies.

China is a large market in an increasingly global economy.

Even in troubled times, the president does not have absolute authority to act, since Congress has power to influence foreign policy if it disagrees with the president through which of the following? Congress can fire ambassadors who are not executing foreign policy according to Congress's wishes. Congress can reduce appropriations for executing the president's foreign policy. Congress can recognize or refuse to recognize ambassadors from other governments. Congress can change foreign policy with a joint declaration of two-thirds of each chamber, which does not require the president's signature. Congress can negotiate treaties with other countries, even if the president disagrees with them, as long as they are ratified by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

Congress can reduce appropriations for executing the president's foreign policy.

The war in Iraq began under __________ and ended under __________. Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton, George W. Bush George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush George W. Bush, George W. Bush George W. Bush, Barack Obama

George W. Bush, Barack Obama

How has U.S. foreign policy in Iran and North Korea been similar for much of the past decade? It has been largely focused on economic development. It has been largely driven by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It has been largely determined by the wealth of natural resources the countries possess. It has emphasized diplomacy over military action. It has been driven by the threat the countries pose to the United States.

It has been driven by the threat the countries pose to the United States.

Which of the following is an example of the use of public diplomacy during the Cold War? the Voice of America program, established by the Office of War Information, that broadcast pro-U.S. information into Nazi Germany the establishment of an Office of Global Communications, designed to enhance the United States' reputation abroad and counter the image of the United States as the "Great Satan" President Harry Truman's Campaign of Truth that led to the creation of the U.S. Information Agency, which focused on countering negative propaganda from the Soviet Union and communist organizations government-produced posters that encouraged people to reduce waste and grow vegetables in "victory gardens" the distribution of pro-United States bumper stickers by the U.S. Information Agency that began shortly after World War II as part of the Marshall Plan

President Harry Truman's Campaign of Truth that led to the creation of the U.S. Information Agency, which focused on countering negative propaganda from the Soviet Union and communist organizations

Why is it easier for the president to influence foreign and defense policy than it is for Congress to do so? The president has a larger group of foreign and defense policy advisors. The president has unlimited appropriations for foreign and defense policy. The president has the power to approve treaties. The president can pass laws that require Congress to act. The president cannot use the military without prior approval from Congress.

The president has a larger group of foreign and defense policy advisors.

The Bush Doctrine, announced shortly after 9/11, reserved the right of the United States to attack any nation that was considered a threat under which of the following circumstances? only with the support of U.S. allies, without using nuclear weapons even without the support of U.S. allies, using nuclear weapons if needed only with the support of U.S. allies, using nuclear weapons if needed even without the support of U.S. allies, but only after all diplomatic attempts had failed, using nuclear weapons if needed only with the support of U.S. allies and only after all diplomatic attempts failed, using nuclear weapons if needed

even without the support of U.S. allies, using nuclear weapons if needed

During the Cold War, the notion of __________, sometimes called MAD, kept both the United States and the Soviet Union from using their nuclear weapons, but also kept each on constant alert in case the other dared to act first. mutual active deterrence multilateral accord doctrine mutual assured destruction military action detonation minority advance discernment

mutual assured destruction

Which of the following describes the status the United States grants to a country that will allow the president to negotiate favorable trade agreements with that country, even one like China that has a history of violating basic human and democratic rights? permanent trade relations accelerated trade relations global market relations normal trade relations proposed trade relations

normal trade relations

Which of the following would be the type of action taken by a U.S. president who is a realist? asking allies to join the United States in placing economic sanctions on a country that is violating human rights requesting a large increase in defense funding to strengthen the armed forces and build more nuclear weapons in order to protect and secure the nation sending armed forces into a country to overthrow a dictator and help the citizens establish a democracy seeking arms reduction agreements with countries that are producing nuclear weapons asking for an increase in the budget for foreign aid to a country that has suffered severe damage from an earthquake

requesting a large increase in defense funding to strengthen the armed forces and build more nuclear weapons in order to protect and secure the nation

Officials of which department are invariably the most vocal advocates of foreign aid? the Department of Homeland Security the National Security Agency the Office of Global Communications the Department of State the Department of Defense

the Department of State

Which of the following departments is organized around a series of "desks" representing different parts of the world and foreign policy missions? the Department of Homeland Security the Department of State the Immigration and Naturalization Service the Department of Defense the Office of Terrorism and Finance

the Department of State

During a rapidly developing national security crisis, who is the U.S. president most likely to turn to for advice? the House Committee on Foreign Affairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs the United Nations Security Council the National Security Council

the National Security Council

Who has the ultimate authority and control over U.S. foreign and military policy? Congress the president the State Department the National Security Council the Joint Chiefs of Staff

the president

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan? to protect Eastern Europe from undue influence of the Soviet Union in the wake of World War II to help rebuild Europe after World War II so that it would be less vulnerable to communist influences to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction to unstable governments to root out and eliminate potential terrorist threats before they are fully formed to repair relations between the United States and the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War

to help rebuild Europe after World War II so that it would be less vulnerable to communist influences

In which of the following areas is the United States most likely to become embroiled in a dispute with China? trade policy antiterrorism policy military conflict immigration policy environmental policy

trade policy