6.2.6 Quiz: On Behalf of the People

Question 1

What foreign policy tool focuses on communicating with other nation states?

A. AlliancesB. DiplomacyC. Foreign aidD. War

Question 2

Define the business cycle.

A. A recurring cycle of booms and busts, recoveries and recessions

B. A system of managing the economy by increasing or decreasing the supply of money

C. The preferred mode of transport for ecologically aware business owners

D. A system of managing the economy by increasing or decreasing federal expenditures

Question 3

_____ is the use of government spending as a form of economic policy, especially when managing the business cycle.

A. Monetary policyB. The national debtC. Fiscal policyD. Expenditures

Question 4

In foreign policy, what is meant by the word "preemption"?

A. The policy of preventing war through a strong system of international alliances

B. The technique of undermining another nation's actions by declaring your own policy before they have a chance, as President Monroe did with the Monroe Doctrine

C. An attack made on another nation because it might attack you in the future

D. The use of force to prevent an attack in a situation where immediate action is the only possible option

Question 5

What is Social Security?

A. A collection of social programs put together under President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s to improve life for needy Americans

B. A collection of programs created in 1935, particularly Old-Age, Survivors, Disability, and Hospital Insurance (OASDHI), partially financed by mandatory payroll taxes and provided for older and disabled Americans

C. A collection of social programs put together under President Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s to lessen human misery while ending the economic downturn called the Great Depression

D. A federal department created in the 1950s "to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services"

Question 6

What is the general name for policies that affect the welfare, or well-being, of the people?

A. Social policiesB. Governmental policiesC. Health policiesD. Welfare policies

Question 7

The Bush Doctrine is a foreign policy strategy that incorporates all of the following except:

A. the United States will promote democracy in all parts of the world.

B. the United States will strike preemptively at those nations that mean it harm.

C. there is no distinction between terrorists and the nations that harbor terrorists.

D. the United States will go to war if necessary in order to preserve the freedom of the seas, and to protect neutral shipping from attacks.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a goal of federal economic policy?

A. High savings rateB. GrowthC. Full employmentD. Keynesian economicsE. All of the above

Question 9

How might the Federal Reserve respond to an overheated economy or boom?

A. By decreasing the reserve requirementB. By selling bonds in the open marketC. By decreasing the discount rateD. By buying bonds in the open market

Question 10

Which of the following items is not a major component of Social Security?

A. Old-Age, Survivors, Disability, and Hospital Insurance (OASDHI)

B. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)C. Unemployment InsuranceD. Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs (Medicaid)