A survey of elite opinion in the United States shows that there is
a. still a strong elite consensus on the means by which foreign policy should be pursued and which ends are important.
b. no longer any elite consensus on the means by which foreign policy should be pursued and which ends are important.
c. still strong elite consensus on the means by which foreign policy should be pursued but not which ends are important.
d. no longer any elite consensus on the means by which foreign policy should be pursued, although there is still elite consensus on which ends are important.
A function of the __________ is that foreign service officers tend to be generalists as opposed to specialists. FSO's are regularly rotated to different posts abroad and are often assigned to regions outside of their expertise. The emphasis is to produce well-rounded experts able to fulfill any foreign policy position.
a. pecking order c. Foreign Affairs Restructuring Act (1988)
b. international exchange programs d. foreign service personnel system
___________overwhelmingly believe the United States must use military force to stop aggression; economic sacrifices are not enough.
a. Conservatives c. Libertarians
b. Liberals d. Feminists
Objections by Arab leaders causing officers in State's Middle East bureau to water down ambitious proposals for a U.S. democracy promotion plan in the region is an example of foreign service officers
a. going native. c. old boy network.
b. pecking order. d. public diplomacy
In the United States, the percentage of population that can be considered politically active is about
a. 5 percent. c. 25 percent.
b. 0 percent. d. 40 percent.
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