The policy of using preemptive force as the rationale behind attacking Iraq in 2003 is a definition of
a. preemptive force.
b. the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars).
c. the Bush Doctrine.
d. national security.
e. executive orders.
Question -2-Elections held in odd-numbered years that are generally for local and municipal offices rather than major state or federal offices are known as
a. midterm elections.
b. staggered elections.
c. off-year elections.
d. initiatives.
e. general elections.
Question -3-One manifestation of President Clinton's foreign policy goals to expand free trade and offer political assistance to democratizing countries was his
a. desire to improve the power of the United Nations.
b. push to include former Soviet satellite states into NATO.
c. goal to end the collective security policy.
d. call to dismantle the historically weak League of Nations.
e. repeal of the 1996 National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement.
Question -4-The Cold War was a period of
a. ideological battle between the United States and Soviet Union.
b. official war between the United States and Soviet Union.
c. democracy and capitalism vs. communism.
d. Both a and b
e. Both a and c
Question -5-Which candidate won the popular vote in 2000?
a. George Bush
b. Albert Gore
c. John McCain
d. Barack Obama
e. Ronald Reagan