Review US7

Which international organization was formed so that North America and Europe could consult over the field of defense and security, in addition to conducting multinational crisis-management operations?

• United Nations

• World Trade Organization

• International Court of Justice

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which scenario would most likely result in a major change in U.S. foreign policy?

• A freeze causes the United States to import more fruit

• A country threatens the United States with a missile strike

• CCitizens demand more public services from the government

• Budget deficits lead to increased taxes for all income earners

Which scenario would most likely compel the United States to take military action?

• A country has increased the size of its armed forces.

• A country has begun production of nuclear weapons.

• A country has raised tariffs on goods from the United States.

• A country has elected a leader unfriendly to the United States.

What country was the U.S. involved with in the headlines above?

• Canada

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Panama

When it joined this organization, what pledge did the United States make to uphold this idea?

• to combine armed forces for effectiveness

• to use diplomacy to avoid military conflicts

• to promote the destruction of nuclear arms

• to prevent the growth of military dictatorships

Read the following quote from President George H. W. Bush. Some may ask: Why act now? Why not wait? The answer is clear: The world could wait no longer. Sanctions, though having some effect, showed no signs of accomplishing their objective. Sanctions were tried for well over five months, and we and our allies concluded that sanctions alone would not force Saddam from Kuwait. George H. W. Bush said this in response to —

• the Gulf War

• the Iraqi War

• the Kuwait War

• the invasion of Panama

Which example best demonstrates the U.S. desire to remove protective tariffs during the late twentieth century?

• the expansion of credit to foreign businesses

• the increase in the trade deficits with China and Japan

• the approval of a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico

• the enforcement of economic sanctions against competitors

The information below describes a situation that might occur in a totalitarian state. A group of people organize to demand change in the government. The government schedules talks with them. Then the government cancels the talks, and protests occur all over the country. In the next election, the government wins, even though polls show that more people voted for other leaders. What principle of a constitutional government is absent from this country, as described in this example?

• consent of the governed

• checks and balances

• individual rights

• due process

Read the list. - Ruled by a family or dynasty - Leader is the most powerful authority in the country - Leader has unlimited power Which form of government is best described by the list?

• autocracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• theocracy

Under which system of government is power split between independent states and a central government?

• confederal

• federal

• parliamentary

• unitary