According to the text, what were the two key concepts that formed the basis of Clinton administration's foreign policy during the early years in office?
a. Free peoples and free societies
b. Free markets and free societies
c. Selective but democratic engagement
d. Democratic engagement, realistic engagement
e. Linkage politics, but engaged politics
Which of the following statements accurately describes policies of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) agreement of 1994?
a. Increasing tariffs on industrial products and lowering them on agricultural products
b. Reducing agricultural subsidies worldwide
c. Maintaining quotas on textile products from developing countries
d. Eliminating global protection for intellectual property rights
e. Allowing Canada to apply to join NAFTA
Which of the following accurately reflects policies enacted by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among Mexico, the United States, and Canada?
a. It eliminated all tariffs among these countries immediately.
b. It called for the national treatment of all investments in the three countries.
c. It did not cover financial services among the three countries.
d. It failed to incorporate side agreements to protect the environment.
e. Both options A and B are true.
According to the text, during the first year of the Clinton administration, its primary foreign policy approach is best described as
a. economic engagement.
b. democratic enlargement and engagement.
c. selective engagement.
d. realistic engagement.
e. Both options A and C are true.
Which of the following accurately characterizes President Clinton and his foreign policy team?
a. President Clinton came to office with considerable foreign policy experience.
b. President Clinton's advisors were initially told to keep foreign policy from becoming a problem and occupying the president's time and attention.
c. President Clinton's foreign policy team was largely composed of those who had served in the George H.W. Bush administration.
d. President Clinton's foreign policy team was largely composed of Carter administration veterans and close friends, especially in the first term.
e. Both options B and D are true.
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