iCivics Diplomacy Reading Quiz

What is a country's strategy for dealing with other countries called?

• Domestic policy
• Foreign policy
• Social policy
• Economic policy

What is a country's national interest?

• All the things a country believes would be neutral
• All the things a country believes would be for its benefit
• All the things a country believes would be for another country's benefit
• All the things a country believes would be harmful

What is the continuum between isolationism and internationalism?

• A range of attitudes about domestic policy
• A range of attitudes about economic policy
• A range of attitudes about foreign policy
• A range of attitudes about social policy

What makes it harder for countries to practice isolationism?

• Advances in communication
• Advances in transportation
• Advances in technology
• Advances in medicine

Which branch of the US government has most of the power to determine foreign policy?

• All branches have equal power
• Executive branch
• Legislative branch
• Judicial branch

What is a policy?

• A plan that includes an overall goal and the kinds of actions that are okay to take in order to achieve the goal
• A plan that includes actions but no overall goal
• A plan that includes an overall goal and the kinds of actions that are not okay to take in order to achieve the goal
• A plan that includes an overall goal but no actions

What is a country's guideline for making decisions and taking actions?

• Law
• Regulation
• Rule
• Policy

What is a country always trying to act in?

• A neutral interest
• A harmful interest
• Another country's best interest
• Its own best interest

What is all the things a country believes would be for its benefit?

• Economic interest
• National interest
• Domestic interest
• International interest

What is a policy of internationalism?

• A policy where a country focuses on its own problems and does not get involved in other countries' issues
• A policy where a country creates problems
• A policy where a country chooses to get involved in other countries' problems when there is a great need
• A policy where a country ignores all problems