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Chapter 17: Foreign Policy

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Chapter 17: Foreign Policy

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17-1 §17.1 source ↗

Why are foreign policy issues more complicated than domestic policy issues?
  1. a.
    They are more specific.
  2. b.
    They are more complex.
  3. c.
    The international environment is unpredictable.
  4. d.
    They are more expensive.

Answer

C. The international environment is unpredictable.

17-3 §17.1 source ↗

The goals of U.S. foreign policy include ________.
  1. a.
    keeping the country safe
  2. b.
    securing access to foreign markets
  3. c.
    protecting human rights
  4. d.
    all the above

Answer

D. all the above

17-5 §17.2 source ↗

A sole executive agreement is likely to be in effect longer than is a treaty.
  1. a.
    true
  2. b.
    false

Answer

B. false

17-7 §17.2 source ↗

The War Powers Resolution ________.
  1. a.
    strengthened congressional war powers
  2. b.
    strengthened presidential war powers
  3. c.
    affected the presidency and congress equally
  4. d.
    ultimately had little impact on war-making

Answer

B. strengthened presidential war powers

17-9 §17.2 source ↗

Which types of foreign policy outputs have more impact, broadly conceived ones or sharply focused ones? Why?

Answer

Broadly conceived foreign policy outputs tend to have a longer impact overall because of their permanence, though sharply focused foreign policy outputs can have more impact in the short term.

17-11 §17.3 source ↗

Why do House members and senators tend to be less active on foreign policy matters than domestic ones?
  1. a.
    Foreign policy matters are more technical and difficult.
  2. b.
    Legislators do not want to offend certain immigrant groups within their constituency.
  3. c.
    Constituents are more directly affected by domestic policy topics than foreign ones.
  4. d.
    Legislators themselves are not interested in foreign policy matters.

Answer

C. Constituents are more directly affected by domestic policy topics than foreign ones.

17-12 §17.4 source ↗

Neoconservativism is an isolationist foreign policy approach of a nation keeping to itself and engaging less internationally.
  1. a.
    true
  2. b.
    false

Answer

B. false

17-14 §17.4 source ↗

The U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War related to keeping ________.
  1. a.
    terrorism from spreading
  2. b.
    rogue countries like North Korea from developing nuclear weapons
  3. c.
    communism from spreading
  4. d.
    oil prices from rising

Answer

C. communism from spreading

17-16 §17.4 source ↗

What are the pros and cons of the neoconservative foreign policy approach followed in recent decades?

Answer

The pros are that the United States is less bogged down in international process and can move more quickly to squelch conflict. The cons are that the United States, in acting alone, might offend other countries that would prefer everyone act together, and that the country might decide to go directly to military-based solutions rather than using diplomacy.

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