CH 17

Question 1

What is “foreign policy”?

Answer 1

-All of the nations relationship with other nations

Question 2

________ bears chief responsibility in the government for making and conducting foreign policy.

Answer 2

-The President

Question 3

Passports.

Answer 3

A. Allow citizens to be given rights as guaranteed by treat when visiting foreign countries

Question 4

One of the major features that distinguishes US democracy from other more unstable governments around the world is the c_______ control of the military.

Answer 4

-Civilian

Question 5

Give a short description identifying each of the following government agencies dealing with foreign and defense issues. DNI, DHS, CIA, FBI DEA, NSA

Answer 5

DNI: Director of National Intelligence (made due to failure of gov. intel)
DHS: Department of Homeland Security (Coordinates anti-terrorist, protection, and emergency preparation)
CIA: Central Intelligence Agency. (Coordinates foreign info gathering)
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation Coordinates domestic information gathering (Coordinates domestic info gathering)
DEA: Drug Enforcement Agency
NSA: National Security Agency

Question 6

American foreign policy has shifted from 150 years of i________ to the years after World War II of i________

Answer 6

• isolationism

- internationalism

Question 7

All of the following are events or policies that tried to keep the US uninvolved or neutral with other nations except:

Answer 7

D. Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan

Question 8

Describe two new foreign policy principles used by the US once it became a superpower C______ S_______ - D__________ –

Answer 8

• Collective Security: Make alliance with other nations
• Deterrence: The policy of making America and its allies so militarily strong that their very strength will discourage or prevent an attack

Question 9

Describe two events or policies of the US in foreign policy since the end of the Cold War.

Answer 9

• 9/11: War on terrorism
• North Korea & Iran building nuclear arsenal
• Slow nuclear disarmament

Question 10

All of the following statements are true of US foreign aid except:

Answer 10

B. Is distributed through United Nations aid agencies

Question 11

List two security alliances the US is involved in (not including the United Nations.)

Answer 11

• NATO

- ANZUS

Question 12

All of the following statements about the United nations are true except:

Answer 12

A. the Secretary-General of the UN is elected every 10 years

Question 13

Describe the work of the United Nations.

Answer 13

-Peacekeeping
-Help for poor nations
-Promoting world health issues
-Human Rights
Enviornmental concerns

Question 14

What is FEMA? What are its responsibilities?

Answer 14

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

- In charge of disaster preparedness, natural or terrorist

Question 15

Name the permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Answer 15

-US, GB, France, USSR, China