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Question #1
The War Powers Resolution ________.
A.
ultimately had little impact on war-making
B.
strengthened congressional war powers
C.
strengthened presidential war powers
D.
affected the presidency and congress equally
Question #2
At ____, the total U.S. foreign aid budget for 2013 was sizable, though it represented less than 1% of the entire federal budget.
A.
$909 million
B.
$24 billion
C.
$5 billion
D.
$40 billion
Question #3
In _____ implementation, the federal government dictates the specifics of the policy and each state implements it the exact same way.
A.
top-down
B.
block
C.
state-restrained
D.
mass
E.
bottom-up
Question #4
In terms of formal powers in the realm of foreign policy, ________.
A.
the president is entirely in charge
B.
decisions are delegated to experts in the bureaucracy
C.
Congress is entirely in charge
D.
the president and Congress share power
Question #5
_____ is ultimately responsible for setting the formulas for mandatory payouts.
A.
Congress
B.
The Courts
C.
The president/executive branch
D.
The States
E.
Treaties
Question #6
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed
A.
after the Cold War
B.
after World War I
C.
after the Vietnam War
D.
after World War II
Question #7
____ assume that others will act in their own self-interest and hence cannot be trusted. Thus, a healthy military is necessary.
A.
Liberal internationalists
B.
Rationalists
C.
Isolationists
D.
Realists
Question #8
The ____ is responsible for scoring the spending or revenue impact of all proposed legislation to assess its net effect on the budget.
A.
Congressional Sunshine Office
B.
Executive Revenue Office
C.
Congressional Budget Office
D.
Executive Budget Office
E.
Congressional Revenue Office
Question #9
The federal budget process matters in foreign policy for all the following reasons except ________.
A.
the budget allows political institutions to increase funding in key new areas
B.
the budget for every presidential action has to be approved in advance
C.
the budget provides the funding needed to run the foreign policy agencies
D.
Congress has the power of the purse, so the president needs its approval
Question #10
A presidential summit took place on the island of Malta between
A.
George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev
B.
George W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev
C.
Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin
D.
Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev
Question #11
In 2014, the cost of Medicare was almost
A.
$1 trillion
B.
$597 billion
C.
$902 billion
D.
$542 billion
Question #12
Those who support ____ advocate reducing taxes and regulations to spur economic grow
A.
supply-side economics
B.
Rooseveltian economics
C.
laissez-faire economics
D.
Keynesianism
Question #13
Congress attempted to reassert itself in war-making with the
A.
Congressional War Act
B.
War Powers Resolution
C.
Vietnam Resolution
D.
Anti-Nixon Resolution
Question #14
Robert Gates served under all of the following presidents except
A.
George W. Bush
B.
Bill Clinton
C.
Barack Obama
D.
George H.W. Bush
Question #15
Entitlement (or mandatory) spending is ________.
A.
formula-based spending that goes to individual citizens
B.
focused on children
C.
a program of contracts to aerospace companies
D.
concentrated on education
Question #16
The four stages of the policy process, in order, are
A.
policy enactment, policy implementation, agenda setting, evaluation
B.
evaluation, agenda setting, policy enactment, policy implementation
C.
agenda setting, evaluation, policy implementation, policy enactment
D.
agenda setting, policy enactment, policy implementation, evaluation
Question #17
The aggressive use (or threat) of hard power is the core value of
A.
neoconservatism
B.
neoliberalism
C.
containment
D.
realism
Question #18
A country is said to be engaging in ____ when it does not permit other countries to sell goods and services within its borders or when it charges other countries very high tariffs to do so.
A.
free trade
B.
protectionism
C.
patriotism
D.
covenant trade
Question #19
Why are foreign policy issues more complicated than domestic policy issues?
A.
They are more complex.
B.
They are more expensive.
C.
They are more specific.
D.
The international environment is unpredictable.
Question #20
Collectively these three programs make up the bulk of total federal government spending.
A.
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
B.
Food stamps, Social Security, and Medicare
C.
Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps
D.
Social Security, Medicare, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Question #21
Keynesians prefer ____ tax systems while supply-siders prefer ____ tax systems.
A.
flat; progressive
B.
progressive; regressive
C.
neutral; progressive
D.
flat; regressive
E.
regressive; neutral
Question #22
According to the Department of the Treasury, at the end of 2015, the U.S. was in almost ____ of total debt.
A.
$19 trillion
B.
$12 trillion
C.
$29 trillion
D.
$32 trillion
E.
$9 trillion
Question #23
The treaty process in Article II includes all of the following except
A.
the House consents to the treaty by a three-fourths vote
B.
the Senate consents to the treaty by a two-thirds vote
C.
the president ratifies a treaty
D.
the president negotiates a treaty
Question #24
The use of ____ is termed hard power.
A.
negotiations
B.
military power
C.
economic sanctions
D.
diplomacy
Question #25
These individuals believe government almost always operates less efficiently than the private sector and that government actions should therefore be kept to a minimum.
A.
libertarians
B.
liberals
C.
free riders
D.
conservatives
E.
progressives
Question #26
The four main goals which we can attribute much of what the U.S. government does in the foreign policy realm include all of the following except
A.
the maintenance of access to key resources and markets
B.
the protection of the U.S. and its citizens
C.
the protection of human rights and democracy
D.
the eradication of all non-democratic regimes around the world
E.
the preservation of a balance of power in the world
Question #27
Member nations of the U.N. include _____ nations.
A.
100
B.
196
C.
176
D.
193
Question #28
All the following are examples of sharply focused foreign policy outputs except
A.
military uses of force
B.
international agreements
C.
presidential summits
D.
emergency spending measures
Question #29
Up until the 1930s, most policy advocates supported ____ economics.
A.
Reaganesque
B.
Keynesian
C.
laissez-faire
D.
trickle-down
E.
Rooseveltian
Question #30
A deficit is ________.
A.
the cancellation of an entitlement program
B.
the overall amount owed by government for past borrowing
C.
all pf these
D.
the annual budget shortfall between revenues and expenditures
Question #31
Mandatory spending is earmarked for all of the following except
A.
Medicaid
B.
Social Security
C.
Defense
D.
unemployment insurance
E.
Medicare
Question #32
The Federal Reserve's current roles include all of the following except
A.
supervising and regulating banks
B.
influencing monetary policy
C.
setting tax rates and generating revenue for the federal government
D.
providing banks with financial services like loans
Question #33
The _____ is the relationship between a country's inflow and outflow of goods.
A.
gross domestic product
B.
balance of sales
C.
balance of trade
D.
net spending and taxing
Question #34
Public policy ________.
A.
requires multiple actors and branches to carry out
B.
is more of a theory than a reality
C.
focuses on only a few special individuals
D.
is typically made by one branch of government acting alone
Question #35
After ____, congress must approve military use of force and operations.
A.
90 days
B.
60 days
C.
45 days
D.
30 days
Question #36
The use of drones within other countries’ borders is consistent with which school of thought?
A.
grand strategy
B.
neo-isolationism
C.
liberal internationalism
D.
neoconservativism
Question #37
During the Cold War era, there were ____ superpowers.
A.
two
B.
five
C.
four
D.
three
Question #38
Which stage of the public policy process includes identification of problems in need of fixing?
A.
enactment
B.
evaluation
C.
implementation
D.
agenda setting
Question #39
A.
Collective
B.
Regulatory
C.
Distributive
D.
Bureaucratic
E.
None of the above
Question #40
The North American Free Trade Agreement was implemented in the
A.
2000s
B.
1990s
C.
1980s
D.
1970s
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