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Worksheets4.1 Benchmark on Foreign vs Domestic Policy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
A policy is what?
A rule or law passed by the legislative branch of a government.
A rule or policy passed by an organization in the community.
A rule that private companies put in place to solve a problem.
All of the above.
Domestic Policy refers to which of the following examples?
The president takes a hard line on a foreign country for attacking its neighbor.
The Congress decides to pass a law allowing foreign citizens to vote in US elections.
The United States goes to war with China.
The United States Congress creates a public healthcare system.
The president of the United States signs a treaty with Canada.
Domestic Policy
Foreign Policy
Both
A foreign policy is:
Something that happens inside the country.
Something that happens outside the country.
Something that happens in the state of Florida.
Something that happens in another US state.
Sometimes a person who works in the home is considered to be a what?
Domestic worker
Foreign worker
"The government wants to make sure students are learning what they should be, so it requires standardized testing in certain grades."
This is an example of which of the following:
Foreign policy
Domestic policy
neither domestic or foreign
The residence or office of the ambassador to the United States is called what?
The White House
The Defense Department
An embassy
The Congress
The person who represents the United States in countries around the world and who helps to lead US foreign policy towards other countries is called the:
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Secretary of Housing
Secretary of State
A union between nations for the purpose protecting both nations from an attack by another country is called an?
Pact
Treaty
Alliance
Friendship
Relationships with other countries around the world by the US is also known as?
International Relations
Domestic Relations
US Relations
Complex Relations
"The government decides how much money Americans must pay in federal taxes."
This is an example of what type of policy?
Foreign
Domestic
Both Foreign and Domestic
None of the above
"The government enforces federal laws and sends convicted criminals to jail."
This is an example of what type of policy?
Foreign
Domestic
Foreign and Domestic
All of the above
"The United States provides help to other countries when natural disasters, like earthquakes, occur."
This is an example of what type of policy?
Foreign
Domestic
Both Foreign and Domestic
None of the above
"The United States decides to enter into an economic alliance with Mexico which will increase jobs in both countries and benefit people on both sides of the border."
This is an example of which type of policy?
Foreign
Domestic
Foreign and Domestic
None of the above
"The Countries of the world meet to decide how to handle climate change, and the United States plays a role in the talks."
This is an example of what type of policy?
Foreign
Domestic
Foreign and Domestic
None of the above
Following World War 1, the United States decided not to join the new League of Nations (which was designed to help prevent war) because?
The Cabinet did not ratify the treaty.
The president did not ratify the treaty.
The Senate did not ratify the treaty.
The Secretary of State did not ratify the treaty.
Which action is an example of a domestic policy decision?
The Senate votes to ratify a treaty.
The president nominates an ambassador.
Congress votes to increase income taxes on Americans.
The president asks Congress to declare war.
The statement below was made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a January 23, 2013 Senate hearing.
"It has been one of the great honors of my life to lead the men and women of the State Department … nearly 70,000 serving here in Washington, more than 270 posts around the world. They get up and get to work every day, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances, because they believe, as we believe, the United States is the most extraordinary force for peace and progress the world has ever known."
Based on the statement, which is a goal of U.S. policy?
diplomatic alliances
homeland security
citizen protection
avoiding conflict
Which long term domestic policy goal is reflected in the graph?
career preparation
physical fitness
racial equality
public safety
The difference between something that is a "policy" or an "affair" is that policies are government decisions that ___________ something and an "affair" is when government preforms some sort of _____________ when some event happens in another country.
actions vs create
rule vs a law
create and action
start vs stop
