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ch 20 pretest

Allen Trigger's Final Exam / Chapter 20 Test

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Alexis de Tocqueville suggested that the proper conduct of foreign affairs requires Precisely those qualities most lacking in democratic nations.
Issues regarding a nuclear-test-ban treaty, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance, and a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) agreement are all examples of Majoritarian politics.
Which of the following statements about the president's power in foreign affairs it true? It is greater than his or her power over domestic affairs.
The president usually takes the leading role in foreign policy issues that are matters of Majoritarian politics.
The constitutional power to declare war and to regulate commerce with other nations is vested in the Congress.
Presidential success with Congress on foreign policy matters, compared with presidential success on domestic matters, is Somewhat greater.
When legal issues have arisen out of foreign policy disputes between the president and Congress, the Supreme Court has generally Refused to intervene.
The most important check on what the president can do in foreign affairs is Congressional control over the purse strings.
The War Powers Act of 1973 requires that The president consult with Congress when sending troops into a new conflict.
Coordination of the different agencies that have overseas activities is handled by the National Security Council.
The National Security Council is chaired by the President.
Which of the following statements about public opinion during World War II is correct? It was the most popular war the United States has ever fought.
Elite opinion was at work in the formulation of the strategy of containment by George Kennan.
An example of an elite opinion that dominated U.S. foreign policy for years was George Kennan's article developing the strategy of Containment.
In 1946 ________ delivered the famous Iron Curtain speech in Fulton, Missouri, in which he summed up Soviet policy in Eastern Europe. Winston Churchill.
The Munich worldview stipulated that it would be foolish to Try to answer aggression with appeasement.
The disengagement view of foreign policy differed from previous applications of the containment view because it Grew out of a military and domestic political failure, Vietnam.
The restoration of the Munich(antiappeasement) worldview was signaled by the election of Ronald Reagan.
One effect of the U.S. experience in Vietnam on foreign policy has been to Remove Congress from a decision-making role in foreign policy.
The view that defense policy protects everyone, and that everyone pays for it, would typify defense policy making as Majoritarian politics.
The most expensive part of the defense budget is Personnel.
Female personnel account for approximately ________ percent of the armed forces today. 14
A major reason for the cost overruns in big-ticket items that plague military spending is that The costs of many items are hard to predict.
The tendency of military officials to ask for equipment that will be outstanding in several categories at once is often referred to as Gold plating.
Sole sourcing is the name for the practice of Buying several weapons from the same contractor.
Often, the lowest priority in military budgets is assigned to Readiness.
The desire to ensure civilian control over the military in the United States goes back to the Founding of the Republic.
The National Security Act of 1947 created the Department of Defense.
The 1986 reform of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) helped make that body a more significant one by Designating its chairman as the president's principal military advisor.
Our previous experiences with nation building suggest we should Not leave a country quickly, organize agencies so they can work together, and coordinate civilian and military operations.
 

 



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