Deck 12: Foreign Policy and Homeland Security

Question 1

Which organization administers trade agreements among nations to settle conflicts over trade disputes?

A) World Trade Organization
B) United Nations
C) International Monetary Fund
D) World Bank

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The implementation of the ______ helped rebuild Europe after the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allied forces.

A) USA PATRIOT Act
B) United Nations
C) Salt II Treaty
D) Marshall Plan

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All of the following are key presidential advisers on issues of foreign policy except the ______.

A) National Security Adviser
B) Secretary of State
C) Attorney General
D) National Security Council

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Over the past several decades, increasing ______ has led to a growing emphasis on economic issues in the U.S. foreign policy.

A) terrorism
B) globalization
C) deterrence
D) the Cold War

Question 5

The ______ is the U.S. government division that distributes and manages the distribution of financial resources directly to other nations.

A) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
B) National Security Council (NSC)
C) U.S. Programs to Support Security (USPSS)
D) UNICEF

Question 6

The policy tool used in foreign policy to provide humanitarian assistance and to help serve the nation's strategic interests is referred to as ______.

A) economic sanctions
B) diplomacy
C) foreign aid
D) trade agreements

Question 7

Which statement accurately describes the case of controversy over the National Security Agency that begins Chapter 12?

A) The government has intruded on the privacy of Americans in order to prevent terrorism.
B) The government provided extensive foreign aid to allies of forces opposing Israel.
C) The government has arrested and continues to hold people that are suspected of terrorism without due process.
D) The director of the NSA has violated certain ethical principles regarding conflict of interest in awarding contracts.

Question 8

The ______, which began after the Korean War and lasted until the 1980s, was a time of confrontation through surrogate nations between the U.S.S.R. and the United States.

A) Marshall War
B) nuclear proliferation phase
C) Cold War
D) NATO Alliance

Question 9

The most important policymaking body of the United Nations, the ______ has a rotating membership of 10 nations that includes five permanent members.

A) Security Council
B) Trade Council
C) World Bank
D) Peace Council

Question 10

Which organization is most likely to raise issues and concerns regarding the potential violations of civil liberties and rights of various antiterrorism policies and surveillance?

A) National Rifle Association
B) Heritage Foundation
C) American Civil Liberties Union
D) The Republican Party

Question 11

What position did Edward Snowden and his supporters take on the U.S. national security?

A) That the National Security Agency (NSA) needs to do more to prevent terrorism.
B) That privacy of American citizens is less important than preventing terrorism.
C) That the NSA employs excessive and illegal domestic surveillance operations.
D) That the Department of Homeland Security and the CIA are duplicating each other's efforts and greater clarity of mission is needed in collecting data.

Question 12

Which organization is a global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity?

A) NATO
B) World Trade Organization
C) United Nations
D) Warsaw Pact

Question 13

The largest percentage of foreign aid today goes to ______.

A) Latin America
B) the Middle East
C) the Asia Pacific
D) Eastern Europe

Question 14

The ______, established after the 2001 terrorist attack, is responsible for transportation security, preventing domestic terrorism, and many other aspects that are focused on security and protection.

A) Department of Defense
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Intelligence
D) Department of Interior

Question 15

The ______ coordinates the U.S. intelligence activities, and its work involves the correlation, evaluation, and dissemination of intelligence information.

A) Central Intelligence Agency
B) UN Security Council
C) National Security Agency
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question 16

The ______ analyzed many failures of the FBI, CIA, and other departments and agencies involved in national security, leading to the most sweeping overhaul of the intelligence functions of government.

A) Blueprint for America's Security
B) 9/11 Commission Report
C) Department of Homeland Security
D) Pentagon

Question 17

The foreign policy area that refers to actions taken by government officials to conduct military affairs.

A) defense
B) diplomacy
C) foreign aid
D) intelligence

Question 18

Which agency was begun during the Korean War and is the most secretive of the intelligence agencies, working on the cutting edge of intelligence data analysis?

A) Federal Emergency Management Agency
B) Central Intelligence Agency
C) National Security Agency
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question 19

This controversial law provided for an increase in the use of surveillance by the U.S. government to prevent terrorism.

A) The Protect America Act
B) The National Security Act
C) The Protect Our Borders Act
D) The USA PATRIOT Act

Question 20

What position was held by whistleblower Edward Snowden in the NSA controversy?

A) National Security Advisor
B) federal government employee
C) private contractor working for a consulting company called Booz Allen
D) customer of the NSA

Question 21

The National Security Council is chaired by the ______.

A) President
B) Vice President
C) Speaker of the House
D) Secretary of Defense

Question 22

In 2019, the United Nations consisted of ______ member states.

A) 190
B)193
C) 197
D)201

Question 23

Foreign aid is defined as ______ and represents ______ of the federal budget.

A) economic or military assistance; a tiny fraction
B) participation in the U.N., World Trade Organization, NATO, and the like; approximately half
C) economic or military assistance; approximately one-fourth
D) financial assistance; approximately one-fourth

Question 24

The United States also placed nuclear weapons in strategic locations throughout Europe in the ______.

A) 1940s/1950s
B) 1950s/1960s
C) 1960s/1970s
D) 1970s/1980s

Question 25

The major thrust of the U.S. foreign policy between the 1950s and early 1990s could be described as ______.

A) a policy of deterrence through military buildup
B) data mining and surveillance practices
C) using diplomacy to rebuild alliances after the Cold War
D) increase in the capacity to address terrorism

Question 26

Comparing the 1950s through the 1970s with the present day, the U.S. national security policy has shifted from an emphasis on ______.

A) prevention to enforcement
B) defense and deterrence to surveillance and prevention
C) reconstruction to surveillance
D) the United Nations to the PATRIOT Act

Question 27

The headquarters for the United Nations are in which of the following cities?

A) Los Angeles
B) New York
C) Chicago
D) Miami

Question 28

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was developed in response to the threat of aggression from whom?

A) Germany
B) Iran
C) China
D) Soviet Union

Question 29

The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in ______.

A) 1995
B) 1997
C) 1999
D) 2001

Question 30

Recent estimates show that more than ______ million federal employees and contractors have security clearance.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 31

Foreign policy is much different from other policy areas in that ______.

A) it is much more costly than other policy areas
B) it has both domestic and foreign audiences to consider
C) there are numerous levels and units of government involved, causing complexity and delays
D) it is implemented by the Department of Foreign Policy at the federal level

Question 32

The ______ includes a range of U.S. military and government officials who advise the President on issues of foreign policy, and other matters.

A) Emergency Management Council
B) National Security Council
C) Panel on Homeland Security
D) National Homeland Security Review Commission

Question 33

Policies to prevent terrorist attacks, such as airline security, must take into account examination of the balance between ______.

A) effectiveness of risk reduction and cost
B) equity and cost
C) equity and risk reduction
D) political acceptability and cost

Question 34

The World Bank was created at about the same time as the United Nations, in ______.

A) 1940
B) 1945
C) 1950
D) 1955

Question 35

With regard to homeland security in the United States, there is ongoing tension between greater safety/security and ______.

A) government
B) business/economic interests
C) safeguarding of civil liberties
D) the large investment it requires

Question 36

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act was signed in ______.

A) 2000
B) 2004
C) 2008
D) 2012

Question 37

Which statement describes the branch(es) of the federal government that is/are most heavily involved in foreign policy?

A) all branches of the federal government
B) congress or the legislative branch
C) executive branch, including cabinet-level departments, councils, and agencies
D) United Nations, National Security Administration, Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security

Question 38

Identify one measure in which the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has been effective.

Question 39

Compared to the Bush administration, the Obama administration has placed a greater emphasis on ______ in foreign policy.

A) deterrence
B) military defense actions
C) cooperation and partnership
D) economic trade policies

Question 40

The National Security Agency (NSA) began operating during which war?

A) Civil War
B) Korean War
C) World War I
D) World War II

Question 41

Explain the purpose of the Marshall Plan.

Question 42

Discuss defense spending in the United States. How has it changed following the end of World War II?

Question 43

Identify the five permanent members of the UN Council.

Question 44

What controversial issue(s) does the Patriot Act or the NSA's domestic surveillance highlight?

Question 45

Discuss the core elements of foreign aid as espoused by the Bush administration.

Question 46

Who created the National Security Agency (NSA)?

Question 47

What is the purpose of the World Bank?

Question 48

In broad terms, discuss the changes in focus of the U.S. foreign policy beginning after World War II. What was the major thrust of activities immediately after World War II, in the 1960s through 1980s, in the 1990s through 2001, and in the modern times? How did the focus and priorities of U.S. policies shift?

Question 49

What is the purpose of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?

Question 50

Identify some of the major players that are a part of the National Security Council (NSC).

Question 51

What were the goals of the Marshall Plan? Was it effective?

Question 52

Define foreign aid.

Question 53

Why was the United Nations established?

Question 54

What were the criticisms of the U.S. intelligence agencies following the 9/11 attacks?

Question 55

Define terrorism.

Question 56

Why does the United States provide foreign aid? What are the goals and challenges of foreign aid provided by the United States?

Question 57

What is defense policy?

Question 58

When did the U.S. war on terrorism begin?

Question 59

What is nuclear proliferation?

Question 60

Explain the five foreign policy activities emphasized by the U.S. government following World War II.