Exam 2 Policy

Question 1

Which group is most negatively impacted by climate change

Answer 1

Developing countries

Question 2

Activities that emits greenhouse gases

Answer 2

Driving cars , heating homes , electricity from coal

Question 3

True or false

The average global temperature has started to decline in recent years

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or false

Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide are the highest

Answer 4

True

Question 5

How likely climate change likely impact the environment

Answer 5

More intense frequent heat waves

Question 6

Characteristic of cap and trade program

Answer 6

Allowances can be traded
Emissions are measured and penalties assessed if targets are missed
A limit or cap on emissions is established

Question 7

true or false

EPA’s clean power plan will completely phase out of the use of coal for power generations by 2030

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false

EPA facing legal challenges by several states

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false

The United States congress ratified the Kyoto protocol

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Commitments in Paris climate will be enough to decrease temperatures

True or false

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The USA spends more on military than any other country

True or false

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Challenge facing military

Answer 12

Personnel costs have been rising faster than inflation

Question 13

Which of the following was a concept championed by Clausewitz

Answer 13

The presence of unclear information or the fog of war contributes to friction

Question 14

Eisenhower was concerned about

Answer 14

Growth of military spending

Expenditure

Armaments industry acquiring unwarranted influence in government

Question 15

After 9/11 us military and security expenditures remained roughly the same

True or false

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The USA had very little involvement with Iraq prior to 1990

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Iraq had a history of democracy

Answer 17

False

Question 18

What would be considered a success during us invasion and occupation of Iraq

Answer 18

The surge in 2007

Question 19

What makes Afghanistan play into its reputation as the graveyard of empires

Answer 19

Difficult geography and climate

Question 20

The USA resisted providing support to mujaheen fighters in 1980

True or false

Answer 20

False

Question 21

The USA assembled a large invasion force to topple the taliban regime in 2001

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Isis origins can be traced back to

Answer 22

Iraq

Question 23

Maliki embraced the idea of shiites and sunnis sharing

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Isis gains strength and fighters by taking advantage of civil war in

Answer 24

Syria

Question 25

The Iraq army successful stopped the advance of isis on Mosul True or false

Answer 25

False

Question 26

The threat to .... prompted USA intervention

Answer 26

Erbil

Question 27

According the article by Richard harass which the us president does he consider an idealist in American foreign policy

Answer 27

George w bush

Question 28

A realist

Answer 28

International affairs is a struggle for peer among self interested states

Question 29

An idealist

Answer 29

Foreign policy should be guided by ethical and legal standards

Question 30

Surveys find that Americans are well informed about the amount the USA government spends on foreign aid True or false

Answer 30

False

Question 31

The United States is the most generous nation in the world when considering foreign aid as a percent of gross national income True or false

Answer 31

False

Question 32

The mission of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security and to promote friendly relations between countries True or false

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Which of the following is not a permanent member of the security council

Answer 33

Germany

Question 34

The world bank aims to preserve economic stability True or false

Answer 34

False

Question 35

Countries that make larger financial contributions to the imf have greater voting rights True or false

Answer 35

True

Question 36

UN peacekeeping operations are made up of primarily us soldiers True or false

Answer 36

False