In the early 1900s, the United States intervened in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua, all in pursuance of ________.
A) manifest destiny
B) the Monroe Doctrine
C) pacifism
D) expansionism
E) the Marshall Plan
Q. 2Which is NOT a tool used by interest groups to influence state decision makers?
A) filing suit in court
B) contributing money through PACs
C) recommending that its members vote for a particular candidate
D) nominating candidates for office
Q. 3The presidential proclamation in 1823 that there would be no attempt to colonize North and South America by European powers and that such action would be cause for military action was called ___________________.
A) the War Powers Resolution
B) the Monroe Doctrine
C) the Truman Doctrine
D) the Treaty of Versailles
E) manifest destiny
Q. 4Which of the following statements about interest groups is incorrect?
A) Interest groups nominate candidates for office.
B) Interest groups seek narrower interests than that of political parties.
C) Interest groups seek to influence the government.
D) Interest groups must work with political parties to achieve their goals.
Q. 5Pacifism is a policy that __________.
A) authorized the United States to fight wars in lands that bordered on the nation or lay within U. S. boundaries
B) opposed involvement in permanent alliance
C) refused to sanction any military conflict and opposes all war making
D) opposes intervention in wars outside the Western Hemisphere
E) views the United States as authorized to intervene militarily anywhere in the world because of its exceptional status among nations
Q. 6Which of these groups could be viewed as a mixed or hybrid organization?
A) groups fighting discrimination on the basis of disability
B) a multinational corporation, focused on lowering taxes
C) A group advocating for clean air and water
D) labor unions that seek workers' compensation packages for its members
Q. 7Which political ideology opposes American interventions in distant wars or involvement in permanent military alliances?
A) isolationism
B) pacifism
C) expansionism
D) conservatism
E) containment
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