CHAPTER 19 Foreign and Military Policy

American Government Institutions & Policies 14th Edition by James Q. Wilson

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CHAPTER 19 Foreign and Military Policy

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. This president sent the U.S. navy to fight the Barbary Pirates.
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. George W. Bush
d. Andrew Jackson
e. Abraham Lincoln

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    488                  NOT:   F                      OBJ:    LO1

 

  1. Al Qaeda means
a. the fight.
b. the base.
c. the mission.
d. the war.
e. the martyr.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    488                  NOT:   F                      OBJ:    LO3

 

  1. Alexis de Tocqueville suggested that the proper conduct of foreign affairs requires
a. an equal balance of majoritarian, client, and interest group politics.
b. power that is shared among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
c. sensitivity to culture and the courage to act forcefully.
d. precisely those qualities most lacking in democratic nations.
e. unmitigated allegiance and a stoic disposition.

 

 

ANS:    D                     REF:    489                  NOT:   F                      OBJ:    LO1

 

  1. The majoritarian component of foreign policy includes those decisions that
a. narrowly distribute benefits and cost.
b. narrowly distribute benefits and widely distribute cost.
c. widely distribute benefits and cost.
d. widely distribute benefits and narrowly distribute cost.
e. None of the above is true.

 

ANS:    C                      REF:    489                  NOT:   F                      OBJ:    LO2

 

  1. Issues surrounding a nuclear test ban treaty, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance, and a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) are all examples of __________ politics.
a. neo-institutional.
b. interest group.
c. entrepreneurial.
d. client.
e. majoritarian.

 

 

ANS:    E                      REF:    489                  NOT:   A                     OBJ:    LO2

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