Lesson 5.05 Foreign Policy Impact

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Practice the major concepts from the lesson.

1. Terrorism became a major foreign and domestic policy issue as a result of ______________.
   1. the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
   2. George Washington's "Farewell Address" to the American people

   Answer: a. the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001

2. Terrorism is a domestic as well as foreign policy issue in that:
   1. some liberties were curtailed as security was increased
   2. terrorism is contained through the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security, a domestic agency

   Answer: a. some liberties were curtailed as security was increased

3. Which of the following is one aspect of foreign policy designed to protect the independence and the political and economic integrity of the United States?
   1. national security policy
   2. diplomacy

   Answer: a. national security policy

4. Foreign aid may be used to _______.
   1. control Congressional oversight
   2. influence foreign policy

   Answer: b. influence foreign policy

5. The President has a large role in setting foreign policy because the Constitution _______.
   1. granted the President the role of commander in chief
   2. prohibited Congress from making any foreign policy decisions

   Answer: a. granted the President the role of commander in chief

6. Intelligence is gathered regarding the actions of groups and governments abroad by the ________.
   1. Central Intelligence Agency
   2. United States Coast Guard

   Answer: a. Central Intelligence Agency

7. Which of the following principles of foreign policy is based on the idea that most countries want to do the right thing and our goal is to allow the guiding principles of the U.S. to shine onto those countries?
   1. moral idealism
   2. political realism

   Answer: a. moral idealism

8. For many years the United States kept itself separate from the affairs of other countries. This policy is referred to as __________.
   1. internationalism
   2. isolationism

   Answer: b. isolationism

9. This idea, popularized in the mid-twentieth century, holds that the United States should promote the ideals of democracy and freedom around the world.
   1. isolationism
   2. internationalism

   Answer: b. internationalism

10. The policy of controlling the spread of communism is called _________.
    1. containment
    2. internationalism

    Answer: a. containment

11. Numerous countries working together on a given issue is the definition of _________.
    1. multilateralism
    2. internationalism

    Answer: a. multilateralism

12. National security concerns in the United States have which of the following costs?
    1. all of the above
    2. financial costs
    3. political costs
    4. social costs

    Answer: a. all of the above

13. Which of the following meets at the President’s request to advise the President on any matter, foreign, domestic, or military, that affects the nation’s security?
    1. CIA
    2. Department of Defense
    3. National Securtity Council
    4. Department of State

    Answer: c. National Security Council

14. Which of the following serves to coordinate and unify national homeland security efforts to safeguard our country against threats?
    1. Department of Homeland Security
    2. National Securtity Council
    3. Department of Defense
    4. Department of State

    Answer: a. Department of Homeland Security

15. Which of the following is true concerning nuclear proliferation?
    1. both a and b
    2. This poses a threat to U.S. national security in the form of direct attack or supplying these weapons to hostile groups
    3. It is the growth and spread of nuclear weapons
    4. none of the above

    Answer: a. both a and b

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