A policy of military spending, used as a counter-cyclical tool for a slumping economy, is known as
a. defensive strategy. c. imperialism.
b. military Keynesianism. d. market-based militarism.
Which of the following conditions are necessary for the NEC to work well?
a. The issue must be in the interest of the president.
b. The NEC had firm deadlines and action-forcing events that required central decisions.
c. There was a natural lead operating agency.
d. All of the above are true.
In the 1930s, British economist _______________ believed that government spending could be used to compensate for downswings in the business cycle.
a. Lewis F. Richardson c. Kenneth Waltz
b. Winston Churchill d. John Maynard Keynes
Which is the difference between how the NEC and NSC is structured?
a. The NEC coordinates domestic as well as international policy.
b. The NEC's staff is larger than the NSC's.
c. The NEC does not directly advise the president.
d. None of the above is true.
Radical scholars and others have argued that politicians use peacetime defense spending to
a. stimulate the national economy during periods of slow growth.
b. start wars in underdeveloped nations.
c. bolster defense against unknown threats.
d. appease an active and potential aggressive military.
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