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| 1620257825 | Which of the following is NOT a basis of the president's increased power over foreign policy? | Not correct: He can use the "bully pulpit" of the office to communicate policies and generate support for the administration's goals. | 0 | |
| 1620257826 | The power to raise armies, punish maritime crimes, regulate commerce, and fund wars is the exclusive authority of the | d. U.S. Congress. | 1 | |
| 1620257827 | Though the CIA still functions as an intelligence gathering agency, there have been concerns that the CIA is poorly suited to coordinate intelligence from multiple parts of government, as magnified by the attacks of September 11, 2001. How did Congress respond to this lack of intelligence coordination? | a. Created a new cabinet-level office of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) | 2 | |
| 1620257828 | The "new world order" declared by president George H. W. Bush in 1991 referred to | b. numerous nations working together for collective peace, security, and the rule of law. | 3 | |
| 1620257829 | Which of the following refers to the doctrine of increasing the territory or economic influence of one's own country? | b. Manifest destiny | 4 | |
| 1620257830 | The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created by the National Security Act of 1947. Which of the following is NOT an official duty of the CIA? | d. Undertaking the assassinations of rogue dictators | 5 | |
| 1620257831 | The sole authority to ratify treaties with foreign countries rests with the | d. U.S. Senate. | 6 | |
| 1620257832 | The status of the United States as a military superpower has | a. given it far more leverage in its relations with foreign powers. | 7 | |
| 1620257833 | Ideological individuals who advocate that diplomacy rather than military action should be the preferred means of protecting U.S. interests abroad are often referred to as | a. realists. | 8 | |
| 1620257834 | What term is used to describe a nation's activities directed at relations with other countries? | c. Foreign policy | 9 | |
| 1620257835 | The proactive and aggressive action by the United States following World War II to provide $13 billion in aid to help rebuild the nations of Europe was the | c. Marshall Plan | 10 | |
| 1620257836 | Which agency has the primary responsibility for most foreign relations contacts and policy programs? | a. Department of State | 11 | |
| 1620257837 | The National Security Council (NSC) was established in 1947. What is its purpose? | a. It is an advisory body to the president, coordinating information about foreign, military, and economic policies that affect national security. | 12 | |
| 1620257838 | Which political ideology opposes American interventions in distant wars or involvement in permanent military alliances? | c. Isolationism | 13 | |
| 1620257839 | The American foreign policy following World War II that attempted to restrict Soviet power and resist communism expansion was called | c. containment. | 14 | |
| 1620257840 | The presidential proclamation of 1823 that there should be no further attempts to colonize North and South America by European powers is known as the | a. Monroe Doctrine. | 15 | |
| 1620257841 | The "preemption doctrine" can be understood as | d. the right of the U. S. use advance strikes to stop states from developing WMDs. | 16 | |
| 1620257842 | Created in 1949, the alliance that bound the United States and Canada to the military defense of Western Europe was the | b. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. | 17 | |
| 1620257843 | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in 2002. Which of the following federal agencies is NOT subordinate to this department? | c. U.S. Foreign Embassy Service | 18 | |
| 1620257844 | In 1993 Congress enacted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Though politically controversial at times, the purpose of NAFTA is to | a. remove trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico. | 19 | |
| 1620257845 | Politicians and presidential advisors who call for aggressive military action wherever hostile forces may be found are often referred to as | a. hawks. | 20 | |
| 1620257846 | What is the presidential advisory group that includes the chief military personnel of all four branches of the armed forces? | d. Joint Chiefs of Staff | 21 | |
| 1620257847 | The authority to receive ambassadors, negotiate foreign treaties, and serve as commander in chief resides with the | a. president of the United States. | 22 | |
| 1620257848 | What is the executive body that plays a critical role in formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policy through management of the nation's military? | c. Department of Defense | 23 | |
| 1620257849 | The 1970s period of somewhat eased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that led to several strategic arms treaties was referred to as | c. détente. | 24 | |
| 1620257850 | A "tariff" is a form of revenue in which the | d. government levies a tax on certain imports. | 25 | |
| 1620257851 | A set of laws, regulations, and rules that affect the whole of society is referred to as | b. public policy. | 26 | |
| 1620257852 | The term laissez faire refers to an economic doctrine that was popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The French term literally means | c. "leave us alone." | 27 | |
| 1620257853 | Policy that deals with how to raise revenue through taxation and how to spend the revenue generated is called | Not correct: monetary policy. | 28 | |
| 1620257854 | In the policy making process, the formulation stage is one in which the | b. alternative courses for this policy are considered and a preferred course is selected. | 29 | |
| 1620257855 | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) can be described as | a. an index of prices for goods and services regularly traded in the U.S. economy. | 30 | |
| 1620257856 | The total sum of the outstanding financial obligations of the United States government, such as treasury notes and treasury bills is called | a. the national debt. | 31 | |
| 1620257857 | What is an economic theory, widely accepted prior to the 1930s, that sees the economy as a self-adjusting mechanism that works best without government interference of any kind? | d. Laissez-faire theory | 32 | |
| 1620257858 | The Social Security program was created in the | a. 1930s. | 33 | |
| 1620257859 | A "flat tax" is one in which the tax | not correct: exacts a larger percentage of income from lower wage earners than from higher. | 34 | |
| 1620257860 | In the policy making process, the recognition/definition stage is one in which the | not correct: policy is assessed for its worth and effectiveness in meeting its objectives. | 35 | |
| 1620257861 | The American welfare state began in the | b. 1930s. | 36 | |
| 1620257862 | The amount of money spent by the government over and above what it collects in taxes and other revenue in a single year is referred to as | b. budget deficit. | 37 | |
| 1620257863 | An estimate of the total money value of all of the goods and services produced in a given one-year period is the | a. gross domestic product. | 38 | |
| 1620257864 | Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the federal budget? | c. It sets limits on the profitability of key industries and service companies. | 39 | |
| 1620257865 | What is one practical use by the federal government for the Consumer Price Index (CPI)? | d. It helps determines the cost of living increases in federal social security benefits. | 40 | |
| 1620257866 | Approximately how long after the creation of social security were Medicare and Medicaid added to the American social welfare system? | d. 30 years | 41 | |
| 1620257867 | Which of the following is NOT true of an economic recession? | c. The president can dispel adverse economic effects by leadership. | 42 | |
| 1620257868 | Which of the following is NOT true of discretionary spending? | d. It includes entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security. | 43 | |
| 1620257869 | Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare to the | poor | 44 | |
| 1620257870 | In the policy making process, the stage in which the policy under consideration assumes the authority of law through an act of Congress or regulations issued by administrative agencies is called the ________ stage. | not correct: implementation | 45 | |
| 1620257871 | Consistent increases in the prices of goods and services is referred to as | b. inflation. | 46 | |
| 1620257872 | An economic slowdown characterized by higher unemployment, reduced productivity, or some other negative economic indicators is known as | b. recession. | 47 | |
| 1620257873 | The period in which the budget process must be completed from start to finish is | a. the first Monday in February through October 1. | 48 | |
| 1620257874 | Regulation of the money supply and interest rates by a central bank, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, in order to control inflation and stabilize currency is called | not correct: redistributive tax policy. | 49 |
