[Solved] In 1973, Congress Passed the War Powers Resolution, Which

Q41: The influence of the secretary of state on the president of the United States has A) frequently been weakly exercised. B) been greater than normal for Secretary Hillary Clinton in the Obama administration. C) generally been greater than the National Security Council. D) Options A and B are true. E) Options A, B, and C are true.

Q42: The government agencies that are involved in gathering information about the capabilities and intentions of foreign governments are collectively known as A) the Washington community. B) the armed services consortium. C) the intelligence community. D) the National Security Council. E) regulatory agencies.

Q43: The key official member of the intelligence community is the A) Central Intelligence Agency. B) Department of Defense. C) Federal Bureau of Investigation. D) Drug Enforcement Administration. E) National Security Agency.

Q44: Intelligence activities A) consist mostly of overt information gathering. B) are administered by the Department of Education since the main focus is intelligence gathering. C) play a rather small role in foreign policy formation. D) include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about. E) Options A and D are true.

Q45: The Department of Defense A) is smaller than the State Department. B) was created in 1947, to gather all military activities under one department secretary. C) is headed by the military joint chiefs of staff. D) has consistently grown in size under every president. E) is staffed entirely by uniformed personnel.

Q47: The power of the purse means that A) the president controls the budget appropriations process. B) the Congress retains the constitutional power on spending authority. C) the military branch heads determine the budget allocations for defense spending depending on the cost of weapons systems. D) the president has the power to raise taxes in time of war. E) All of the above are true.

Q48: One potential congressional tool for ending a war is A) cutting funding for the war. B) negotiating peace treaties. C) replacing the secretary of defense. D) canceling weapons system orders. E) sending an ultimatum with unanimous signatures to the president.

Q49: A major determinant of U.S. foreign policy in the formative years was A) that this country was destined to become a very powerful nation. B) that the United States has been very weak militarily. C) the influence of religion. D) the strength of the new navy. E) its interest in the Pacific.

Q50: During the 1800s, the United States generally A) stayed out of European conflicts and politics but pursued an expansionist policy in the western hemisphere. B) pursued an expansionist and activist policy in both European conflicts and matters in this hemisphere. C) pursued an expansionist policy in European conflicts but stayed out of matters in this hemisphere. D) stayed out of both European conflicts and matters in this hemisphere. E) has been characterized as Pax Americana.

Q51: The Monroe Doctrine stated that A) the United States would not accept any new European intervention in the western hemisphere and the United States would not meddle in European affairs. B) the United States had the authority to intervene in the affairs of European nations if American interests were at stake. C) the United States would take action against the Barbary pirates in order to protect American lives and commerce. D) the United States would not wait to be attacked, but rather would take pre-emptive action against clear and present dangers. E) the United States would only conduct business with other nations by employing treaties.