Chapter 17

Question 1

The goals of U.S. foreign policy include

A.	 keeping the country safe.

B.	 securing access to foreign markets.

C.	 protecting human rights.

D.	 all of the above.

Answer 1

all of the above.

Question 2

The phrase that best describes the shift in America’s world position from the pre- to the post-World War II eras is

Answer 2

isolationism to internationalism.

Question 3

_____________ took a historic journey to the People’s Republic of China in 1972.

Answer 3

Richard Nixon

Question 4

In terms of formal powers in the realm of foreign policy,

Answer 4

the president and Congress share power.

Question 5

Free trade removes all barriers to trade between countries.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The effort by the U.S. and its Western European allies to prevent the spread of communism is called protectionism.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

President George W. Bush was a proponent of liberal internationalism in his foreign policy.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

A sole executive agreement is likely to be in effect longer than a treaty.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Neoconservativism is an isolationist foreign policy approach of a nation keeping to itself and engaging less internationally.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The War Powers Resolution ultimately had little impact on war-making.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Why are foreign policy issues more

complicated than domestic policy issues?

Answer 11

The international environment is

unpredictable.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a foreign policy
type?
a. trade policy
b. intelligence policy
c. war-making
d. bureaucratic oversight

Answer 12

bureaucratic oversight

Question 13

All the following are examples of sharply
focused foreign policy outputs except ________.
a. presidential summits
b. military uses of force
c. emergency spending measures
d. international agreements

Answer 13

international agreements

Question 14

The federal budget process matters in foreign
policy for all the following reasons except
________.
a. Congress has the power of the purse, so the
president needs its approval
b. the budget provides the funding needed to
run the foreign policy agencies
c. the budget for every presidential action has
to be approved in advance
d. the budget allows political institutions to
increase funding in key new areas

Answer 14

the budget for every presidential action has

to be approved in advance

Question 15

Which types of foreign policy outputs have
more impact, broadly conceived ones or sharply
focused ones? Why?

Answer 15

Broadly conceived foreign policy outputs tend to have a longer impact overall because of their
permanence, though sharply focused foreign policy outputs can have more impact in the short term.

Question 16

Why do House members and senators tend to
be less active on foreign policy matters than
domestic ones?

Answer 16

Constituents are more directly affected by

domestic policy topics than foreign ones.

Question 17

The U.S. policy of containment during the

Cold War related to keeping ________.

Answer 17

communism from spreading

Question 18

The use of drones within other countries’
borders is consistent with which school of
thought?

Answer 18

neoconservativism

Question 19

What are the pros and cons of the
neoconservative foreign policy approach followed
in recent decades?

Answer 19

The pros are that the United States is less bogged down in international process and can move more quickly to
squelch conflict. The cons are that the United States, in acting alone, might offend other countries that would prefer
everyone act together, and that the country might decide to go directly to military-based solutions rather than using
diplomacy.