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Question 1

Why were the rights of individual states potentially problematic for the foreign policy-making of the early United States?

a) Each state had its own president, potentially leading to friction

b) Each state had its own political culture, potentially leading to friction

c) Each state determined its own external relations, potentially leading to friction

d) There was no problem

Question 2

Why does the Presidency hold primacy in the realm of foreign policy?

a) As a result of its constitutional mandate

b) As a result of the historical evolution of US government

c) As a result of the legacy of British rule

d) Both a and b

Question 3

What is meant by 'executive prerogative'?

a) A set of extra-constitutional powers claimed by the Presidency in times of emergency

b) A set of extra-constitutional powers claimed by the Congress in times of emergency

c) The normal powers assigned to the Presidency by the US constitution

d) The popular authority invested in the President by virtue of being elected to office

Question 4

What is the significance of the Curtiss-Wright judgement?

a) It affirmed congressional primacy in the realm of foreign policy

b) It affirmed presidential primacy in the realm of foreign policy

c) It authorized US entry into Word War II

d) None of the above

Question 5

What is an 'executive agreement'?

a) An agreement between the President and another head of state outside of the formal treaty process

b) An agreement between the President and Congress in the area of foreign policy

c) An agreement reached by the National Security Council

d) An agreement to hold a new presidential election

Question 6

How did Congress seek to assert its role in the foreign policy process in the wake of the Vietnam War?

a) By impeaching the President over the conduct of the war

b) By setting a fixed ceiling on military spending and removing the President's title of Commander in Chief

c) Through increased oversight, budget cuts and the assertion of new war powers

d) It implemented a strategy for an 'imperial Congress'

Question 7

Why do interest groups focus their attention on Congress' role in the foreign policy process?

a) Congress has the power to declare war

b) Congress is itself a sort of interest group

c) Congress now dictates US foreign policy

d) Congress controls the purse-strings

Question 8

Why is the role of the intelligence community in the policy process potentially problematic in terms of open democracy?

a) Intelligence is by its very nature secretive and confidential

b) Not all intelligence agents are elected

c) Intelligence agencies are apolitical

d) Former intelligence officials may run for office

Question 9

In what sense is the US foreign policy process based upon a pluralist ideal?

a) Presidents may only serve two terms in office

b) More than one political party gets to have its say

c) The President is popularly elected

d) Struggle between multiple groups and institutions is supposed to regulate the conduct of foreign policy

Question 10

How have the 'War on Terror' and the Iraq War of 2003 affected perceptions of the US foreign policy process?

a) It has raised questions over the use of intelligence

b) It has raised questions over the application of emergency powers

c) It has raised questions over congressional oversight

d) All of the above

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Chapter 06

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