AP Government Unit 4 Review

All of the following are examples of entitlement programs EXCEPT

• Social Security.

• Medicare.

• defense contracts.

• veteran's benefits

The Social Security program is endangered primarily because

• the U.S. birth rate has increased dramatically over the past decade.

• the number of contributors to the program is growing at a much slower rate than the number of recipients.

• large federal budget deficits have reduced the amount of tax revenue collected in support of the program.

• the program has become more identified with racial minorities.

The elderly fare better than the poor in social welfare budget battles for which of the following reasons?

• The Constitution requires a certain amount of spending for the elderly, but not the poor.

• Most social services for the elderly come from state governments.

• Lobbyists representing the poor are not allowed to make campaign contributions.

• The elderly are more organized and better represented politically than the poor.

Which of the following theories encourages the government to increase spending during a recession to stimulate consumer demand?

• Reaganomics

• Supply-side economics

• Marxist economics

• Keynesian economics

Which of the following is the United Nations' most powerful policymaking entity?

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Security Council

• Organization of American States (OAS)

All of the following contribute directly to the development of U.S. foreign policy EXCEPT

• the United Nations' General Assembly.

• the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

• the State Department.

• the Department of Defense.

Congress exercises influence over foreign policy in which of the following ways?

1. declaring war

2. conforming ambassadors

3. appropriating money

4. ratifying treaties

• 1 only

• 3 only

• 1, 2, and 3 only

• all of the above

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the role regional organization have played in U.S. defense and foreign policy?

• Regional organizations have contributed large sums of money to U.S. defense budgets.

• In times of war, regional organizations have gained complete control over U.S. armed forces.

• Regional organizations have been used to promote economic as well as national security interests.

• Regional organizations have largely been ignored by U.S. presidents.

Which of the following is a true statement about the U.S. and foreign aid?

• The Constitution limits the amount of money that can be spent on such aid.

• The U.S. is the world's largest donor of foreign aid.

• The president can provide such aid without congressional approval.

• The U.S. provides no foreign aid to European countries.

Which of the following is the most important national security issue the United States has faced since the end of the Cold War?

• the spread of terrorism

• a dramatic increase in nuclear proliferation

• an increase isolationist State Department

• the strengthening of Warsaw Alliance's military forces