Foreign Policy #5

"...he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices,"

- from Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution

To what body of advisers to the President is the excerpt from the Constitution referring?

• A. 

  Cabinet

• B. 

  Inner Circle

• C. 

  Supreme Court

• D. 

  Joint Chiefs of Staff

In response to public concerns about domestic terrorism, the U.S. government established in 2002

• A. 

  the PATRIOT Act.

• B. 

  the Central Intelligence Agency.

• C. 

  the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• D. 

  the Department of Homeland Security.

Choose three cabinet departments are MOST responsible for national security concerns.

• A. 

  Department of State

• B. 

  Department of Defense

• C. 

  Department of the Interior

• D. 

  Department of the Treasury

• E. 

  Department of Homeland Security

Which statement BEST explains the role of the CIA in foreign policy?

• A. 

  It infiltrates foreign governments to aid in the overthrow of corrupt leaders.

• B. 

  It gathers and analyzes information about other nations.

• C. 

  It carries out the requests of the State Department.

• D. 

  It performs secret functions for the President.

Which term refers to a U.S. foreign policy tool in which the government imposes trade penalties, tariffs, import and export quotas, and trade barriers on other nations?

• A. 

  containment

• B. 

  humanitarian aid

• C. 

  economic sanctions

• D. 

  military intervention