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The War in Iraq began under ---- and ended under -----

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George W. Bush, Barack Obama.

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One of the primary purposes of the war in Afghanistan was to

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Remove the Taliban-led government.

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Which Cabinet-level department has primary responsibility for U.S. policy?

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Department of State

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What is the primary responsibility of the Department of Defense?

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To implement military policy

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Which international organization was created after World War II at the urging of the United States?

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The United Nations

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Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

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The United States.

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Which of the following countries is a member of Nato?

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The United States

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What event marked the end of the Cold War?

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The collapse of the Soviet Union.

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What was the foreign policy of containment designed to prevent?

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The spread of communism

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Who has the ultimate authority and control over U.S. foreign and military policy?

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President

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What is the primary responsibility of the secretary of state?

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Diplomacy

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Which of the following best describes the United States' policy as a supwerpower since the end of WW II?

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The United States has focused on policies of democratic enlargement to promote expansion of democracies and free markets throughout the world.

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Which of the following countries have posed challenges to the United States in recent years because of their economic growth and global influence?

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China and India

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The Senate can exercise influence over foreign policy through its power to

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Ratify treaties

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Which of the following is comprised of a broad array of the president's foreign policy advisors and is housed within the White House?

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The National Security Council

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Which of the following has its primary responsibility conducting surveillance about the inner workings of countries across the world?

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Central Intelligence Agency

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What is the most common critique of the military-industrial complex?

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Defense industry interest groups have too much influence over U.S. foreign and defense policy.

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Free trade agreements are designed to prevent which of the following?

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Protectionism

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What can Congress do to influence foreign and defense policy if not satisfied with the way the president has handled foreign policy.

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Congress can reduce appropriations for executing the president's foreign and defense policy.

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In which of the following areas is the US most likely to become embroiled in a dispute with China?

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Trade policy

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Terrorists are most likely to target which of the following?

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Civilians.

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During the height of the Cold War, what would the US likely have done if it had discovered that the Societ Union had previously unknown stockpiles of nuclear weapons?

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Stockpile additional nuclear weapons in the United States.

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Why is it difficult to coordinate the work of the various intelligence agencies that comprise the U.S> intelligence community?

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Each agency controls its own budget and does not always share its intelligence with other agencies in the intelligence community.

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How is terrorism different from traditional military force?

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Terrorism is typically designed to instill fear in the general public.

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Why did the United States join the NOrth American Free Trade Agreement.

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To increase the number of markets readily available for American goods.

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Why is diplomacy often preferred over use of the military to settle foreign policy disagreements?

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Diplomacy is less likely to lead to war.

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Why is it easier for the president to influence foreign and defense policy than it is for Congress to do so?

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The president has a large goup of foreign and defense policy advisors.

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Which of the following is most likely to have the greatest influence over U>S> foreign policy?

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Director of National Security Agency.

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Inflation is best understood as the rate at which

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Prices for goods and services increase

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What do economists use gross domestic product to measure?

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The total value of goods and services produced in the economy.

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The Affordable Care Act deals primarily with what policy area?

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Health Care

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Laissez-faire economics holds which of the following to be true?

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The government should not take an active role in the eceonomy.

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Which of the following is true with respect to the Keynesia economic policy?

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Keynesian exonomic policy relies on taxation and expenditures by government to control inflation and unemployment.

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The size of the national debt is

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Rising

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Which of the following is true about Social Security?

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It is a retirmement benefit program for citizens.

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What is the source for the money in the Social Security Trust Fund?

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Payroll taxes

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One of the biggest concerns surrounding the Social Security Trust Fund is that

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there will not be enough money to pay future retirees

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Which of the following strategies does monetary policy dictate in inflationary periods?

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The Federal Reserve should raise interest rates

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What is a government program called that provides benefits to all citizens who meat elegibility requirements?

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An entitlement program.

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Which element of policy making is government recognition that a progblem is worthy of intervention?

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Agenda setting

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Medicare is what type of federal program?

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Social insurance

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Which president helped to create modern welfare policy in the US?

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Frankling Roosevelt

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What is the main purpose of monetary policy?

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To affect how much money is available to businesses and banks.

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The main goal of fiscal policy is

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To use taxes and government spending to help stimulate or slow down economic growth.

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What distinguishes a means-tested program from a social insurance program?

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A social insurance program provides benefits based upon lifetime contributions, while a means tested program provides benefits based upon demonstrated need.

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Why are some safety net programs referred to as entitlements?

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Because benefits are distributed automatically to citizens who qualify, based on a set of guidelines.

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Which of these resulted from PResident Roosevelt's New Deal?

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The federal government created Social SEcurity and Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

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Which of the following is true in the United States of how government handles ensuring health care to the poor and the elderly?

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Medicare provides health care to the elderly, and Medicaid provides health care to the poor.

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The annual shortfall between federal revenues and expenditures is known as which of the following?

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The budget deficit

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Which of the following is true regarding mandatory spending policies?

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They are designed to help states avoid having a budget surplus.

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Which of the following statements regarding the role of the Federal Government in the economy is correct?

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Presidential election outcomes are heavily influenced by the health of the economy.

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Which of these statements best characterizes the effects of the recent economic crisis?

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The overall influence of the federal government in the economy has increased.

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Which of the following provides the greatest source of revenue for the federal government?

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Income taxes

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In an economic slowdown, Keynesian policy would advocate...

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Increasing government spending.

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Which if an argument in favor of federal involvement in public policy?

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The federal government can best deal with some problems or matters of concern.

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Which of the following would indicate that the economy is experiencing inflation?

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Interest rates are increasing.

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What do Medicare, Medicaid, and Social SEcurity have in common?

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They are all entitlement programs.

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Which of the following is accurate with regard to the national debt?

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The national debt as a percentage of GDP has drastically increased in recent years?

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If you support laissez-faire economic policies, you would generally favor...

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A reduction in the amount of economic regulation by the government.

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Health care costs in the United States

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Have risen dramatically in the last few years.

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Why might some businesses lobby for increased regulation by the federal government?

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To protect themselves from domestic and foreign competitors.

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Which of the following best characterizes the federal budget process?

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Complicated

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What is the long-term concern about social Security Trust Fund?

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There will be too few workers contributing to support the increasing number of retirees.

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Which of the following is a possible solution to the long-term problem of solvency in the Social SEcurity Program?

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Increase the minimum retirement age

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Dregulation of which of the following industries was probably the biggest factor contributing to the economic crisis that began in 2008?

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The investment banking industry.

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