Question 1

Compare and contrast the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.How successful was the United States in these conflicts?

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Question 2

How well are the president's foreign policy powers described in the Constitution? What specific foreign policy powers are enumerated in the Constitution?

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Question 3

How is the European Union similar to and different from the North American Free Trade Agreement?

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Question 4

How is strategic trade policy different from a free trade system? What are the advantages of each? Give an example of U.S.participation in strategic trade policy and an example of U.S.participation in a free trade system.In your opinion,should U.S.foreign policy focus more on strategic trade policy or on promoting a free trade system? Why?

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Question 5

What are three ways in which Congress can exercise influence over the president's foreign policy?

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Question 6

What is diplomacy? Under what circumstances is the president's foreign policy most likely to rely on diplomacy? Under what circumstances is the president most likely to rely on military action instead of diplomacy? Give an example of when the United States has relied on diplomacy and when it has relied on military action.Which U.S.political party is most likely to rely on diplomacy rather than military action when executing foreign policy? Provide a justification for your answer.

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Question 7

How were the Cold War conflicts fundamentally different from more recent conflicts involving terrorism? What were the principal conflicts and where did they take place? Who were the principal combatants? How were these conflicts resolved?

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Question 8

The president has many executive branch advisers to assist with making foreign and defense policy.To what extent is the president's foreign policy strength related to this large cadre of advisers? In what situations would the president be most likely to consult with each of the following: the vice president,the secretary of state,the secretary of defense,the secretary of homeland security,the Director of National Intelligence,the National Security Council,and the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

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Question 9

What are the president's foreign policy powers? What are Congress's foreign policy powers? Who has more foreign policy powers and why? Is the existing balance of power between Congress and the president appropriate,or would the United States be better off if one branch's powers were to increase and the other branch's powers were to decrease? Provide a justification for your answer.

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Question 10

What is the National Security Council? When is the president most likely to convene a meeting of the National Security Council?

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Question 11

How has the United States' approach to foreign policy with China changed over time?

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Question 12

To what extent has recent U.S.foreign policy been isolationist? Illustrate your answer with two recent foreign policy examples.

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Question 13

Outline a possible diplomatic solution to a foreign policy crisis involving North Korea's nuclear program.How difficult would it be for the United States and North Korea to reach such a solution?

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Question 14

How was the Cold War fundamentally different from the war in Afghanistan?

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Question 15

The U.S.National Security Council proposed a "4D strategy" to combat terrorism.Describe some of the tools that can be used as part of this strategy to reduce the threat of terrorism.

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Question 16

Use the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)to illustrate how free trade can both help and hurt a nation's economy.

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Quiz 18: Foreign and Defense Policy