American Foreign Policy Test Review

Who serves as America’s chief diplomat and Commander-in-Chief?

• Secretary of State

• House Speaker

• President

• Vice President

Which is the best example of a flexible American foreign policy? 

• Freedom of the sea

• Supporting democracy

• Relations with the Soviet Union

• Anti-communism

During what period was America’s foreign policy best described as isolationist? 

• After World War 1

• After World War 2

• During the Cold War

• After the 9/11 Attacks

What is an example of Isolationism?

• America remaining neutral through most of WW1

• The United States helping Cuba in the Spanish-American War

• The annexation of Hawaii

• America providing arms to England through the Lend-Lease Act

How do Ambassadors get selected?

• They are elected.

• The president appoints them.

• The Senate appoints them. 

• They pass the foreign service exam.

The cabinet member most responsible for developing American foreign policy is the:

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

• Interior Secretary

• Attorney General

America’s Central Intelligence Agency can only operate –

• within America

• Outside America’s borders

• during wartime

• during peacetime

Which branch can declare war on a country?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• None of the above

America’s diplomats and ambassadors mostly work in overseas -  

• State Departments

• Military bases

• Parliaments 

• Embassies

President William H. Taft’s foreign policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad was known as: 

• Dollar Diplomacy

• The Roosevelt Corollary

• Moral Diplomacy

• The Good Neighbor Policy