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Tools of Foreign Policy Answers

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The four goals of US foreign policy (security, trade, peace, and democracy) are all related.How is promoting peace tied to the goal of maintaining strong international trade?

A
Conflicts in other parts of the world tend to create more international trade.
B
Peace around the world is necessary for trade opportunities.
C
Conflicts in other parts of the world can disrupt international trade.
D
Peace efforts between countries take away from trade opportunities.
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Ambassadors play a very important role in US diplomacy.How do people become US ambassadors to other nations?

A
They are appointed by the leaders of the foreign nations that they will serve.
B
They are appointed by the president and must be approved by Congress.
C
They are appointed by the president and must work within a specific country.
D
They are appointed after running for office and being elected by the public.
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What is the main activity of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)?

A
It negotiates US trade agreements with other countries.
B
It appoints US ambassadors to various nations.
C
It organizes US humanitarian efforts and foreign aid.
D
It works on treaties between the US and other nations.
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National security is one of the main goals of US foreign policy.National security refers to the nation’s ability to

A
keep its people and land safe from harm.
B
provide safe travel for its people abroad.
C
help its people who are struggling financially.
D
ensure jobs and opportunities for its people.
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What happens when the president makes a treaty with another nation?

A
The treaty must be approved by 51 percent of the US population.
B
The treaty must be approved by a two-thirds vote of Congress.
C
The treaty is sent to government agencies for approval.
D
The treaty goes into effect once it is signed by the president.
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Which statement best describes how US citizens respond to a president’s foreign policy decisions?

A
There is often widespread agreement.
B
There is rarely much reaction.
C
There is mostly lack of interest.
D
There is often much criticism.
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Which example demonstrates the US using foreign policy to achieve national interests?

A
The US government passes new voting rights laws to strengthen its democracy.
B
The US government approves an increase in the budget of its military.
C
The US government works with other countries to ease conflicts and maintain trade.
D
The US government sends funds to help a US city clean its drinking water supply.
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Read the quotation from former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger in 1973."No foreign policy—no matter how ingenious—has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of few and carried in the hearts of none.”–Henry Kissinger, August 2, 1973

A
It’s very difficult to get most people to understand US foreign policy.
B
It’s preferable to just let the experts come up with US foreign policy.
C
It’s important to get wide support for US foreign policy decisions.
D
It’s important for all countries to agree with US foreign policy decisions.
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What are national interests?

A
a plan for interacting with other nations
B
an agreement between two nations
C
the ability to keep a country safe
D
the aim of a country’s government
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Who in the US has the power to enter into trade agreements with other nations?

A
Congress
B
voters
C
the president
D
ambassadors

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