Foreign and Domestic Policy Quiz One

Which of the following is the main goal of US foreign policy?

• providing aid to foreign countries

• appointing ambassadors

• maintaining a clean environment

• protecting the country

The Marshall Plan helped Western Europe

• improve international defense after WWII.

• improve international trade after WWII.

• rebuild after WWII.

• strengthen its education systems.

The National Security Council officials include the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the

• vice president.

• attorney general.

• secretary of education.

• secretary of the interior.

Which of the following is an argument AGAINST free trade?

• It limits consumer choices.

• It taxes imports.

• It hurts domestic producers.

• It raises prices within the home country.

When a country exports more than it imports, the country has a

• trade deficit

• trade surplus

• strong currency

• weak currency

The Director of National Intelligence is in charge of

• national education plans.

• international economic issues.

• providing security advice to Congress.

• information about other governments.

Which of the following is the BEST example of the president acting as commander-in-chief?

• The president meets with senators to convince them to support a proposed law.

• The president orders American troops to invade another country.

• The president appoints people to serve as ambassadors.

• The president awards medals to the country's heros.

Countries who have free trade agreements with each other do not 

• import and export.

• share exchange rates.

• receive government subsidies.

• pay tariffs on each other's goods.

Protectionism often harms a country's economy because it

• decreases the cost of goods.

• promotes greater competition.

• raises prices of goods.

• increases consumer options.

In 1917, Germany restarted its submarine attacks against unarmed ships, even though it previously pledged to stop. President Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war, and the US entered WWI.

• Foreign Aid

• Military

• Treaty