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. Why does the Presidency hold primacy in the realm of foreign policy?

As a result of its constitutional mandate correct incorrect

As a result of the historical evolution of US government correct incorrect

As a result of the legacy of British rule correct incorrect

Both a and b correct incorrect

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. What is meant by 'executive prerogative'?

A set of extra-constitutional powers claimed by the Presidency in times of emergency correct incorrect

A set of extra-constitutional powers claimed by the Congress in times of emergency correct incorrect

The normal powers assigned to the Presidency by the US constitution correct incorrect

The popular authority invested in the President by virtue of being elected to office correct incorrect

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. What is the Unitary Executive Theory?

That the President does not need to take any other foreign policy actors into account correct incorrect

That the President has the authority to control the entire executive branch, potentially concentrating decision-making power correct incorrect

That the executive, legislative, and judicial branches should speak with one voice in foreign policy correct incorrect

That the personality of the President determines the foreign policy approach of the executive branch correct incorrect

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. How did Congress seek to assert its role in the foreign policy process in the wake of the Vietnam War?

By impeaching the President over the conduct of the war correct incorrect

By setting a fixed ceiling on military spending and removing the President's title of Commander in Chief correct incorrect

Through increased oversight and the assertion of new war powers correct incorrect

It implemented a strategy for an 'imperial Congress' correct incorrect

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. What is the theory of pluralism in foreign policymaking?

That all participants in the foreign policy-making process have equal power correct incorrect

That US foreign policy should reflect American diversity correct incorrect

That no one has control of US foreign policy correct incorrect

Shared policy-making power in different people and agencies results in a bargaining process that produces policy correct incorrect

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. Which three elites does elitism theorist C. Wright Mills believe the United States has become dominated by?

The military, corporate executives, and the federal executive correct incorrect

Ivy league graduates, the media, and Wall Street correct incorrect

Politicians, donors, and party bosses correct incorrect

Think tank scholars, professors, and civil servants correct incorrect

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. What type of foreign policy is generally supported by the bureaucratic 'foreign policy establishment'?

A cautious approach seeking to avoid foreign policy risks correct incorrect

An exclusive focus on US soft power correct incorrect

Assertive US leadership in the world with a strong internationalist/interventionist outlook correct incorrect

Unquestioned support for the President's foreign policy correct incorrect

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. What is the US 'open door' policy?

The principle that foreign policymaking should be transparent to all citizens correct incorrect

The frequent movement of individuals between government, business, and external policymaking roles. correct incorrect

That all countries should be invited to join the US alliance system correct incorrect

Support for an international economic system that favours free trade and open markets correct incorrect

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. How did Donald Trump challenge the foreign policy establishment during the 2016 Presidential campaign?

His 'America First' approach challenged the global role of the US, and criticized established experts correct incorrect

He called for budget cuts to the Department of Defense and State Department correct incorrect

He called for a new conflict with China and Russia correct incorrect

He used social media to communicate his message correct incorrect

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. What are the US strikes on Syria in April 2017 an example of?

Congressional control over US foreign policy correct incorrect

President Trump's commitment to a US-Russian alliance correct incorrect

President Trump's unpopularity correct incorrect

'Executive prerogative' correct incorrect