Quiz on the NSC EXAM WITH CORRECT ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
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What are the four categories of tools available to U.S. leaders crafting foreign policy? -
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correct answers✔✔Diplomatic, Economic, Military, and Unconventional
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Ex. of Diplomatic - correct answers✔✔consultations and negotiations, treaties, defense and
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security agreements, resolutions in global and regional bodies such as the United Nations
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(UN), and public diplomacy to promote U.S. views and culture
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Ex. of Economic - correct answers✔✔trade and investment agreements, tariffs, sanctions,
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embargoes and boycotts, bilateral and multilateral development assistance, loans for the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
purchase of U.S. exports, and sales of arms, equipment, and technology ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Ex. of Military - correct answers✔✔missile strikes by manned or unmanned vehicles, nuclear
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deterrence, ground force deployments, ship and submarine patrols, blockades, unilateral or ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
partnered military exercises, foreign military training, and special operations forces
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Ex. of Unconventional - correct answers✔✔training and assisting foreign intelligence services,
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supporting armed nonstate actors, private security contracting, and cyberwarfare
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What prompted the creation of the National Security Council (NSC)? - correct
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answers✔✔Created in 1947 by the National Security Act ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
In light of post-WW2 expansion of American interests and responsibilities, New role on the
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world stage as a superpower, Responsibility as leader of the "free world" on the bilateral
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world stage opposite the Communist Soviets/Chinese, As part of the larger reorganization of
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American intelligence, foreign policy, and military ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, What were the NSCs main objectives? - correct answers✔✔Principle objective is to help the
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President forge policies that advance US interests and security objectives. A comprehensive ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
forum for cooperation to develop policies, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Meant to provide/create a process that allowed the President to receive a full spectrum of
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advice and opinion from various departments. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
How has the NSC's structure evolved over the course of different presidential
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administrations? - correct answers✔✔The NSC process varies according to the preferences of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the President. It has also varied according to the domestic and international challenges of
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the day. NSC Under Different Presidents Varies, Who attends NSC meetings, How often/how
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long the NSC meets, Amt. and Format of Info Shared w President, Tolerance of Disagreement
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/ Demand for Consensus by each President
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What are some notable reforms? - correct answers✔✔NSA position (Pres. Eisenhower 1953),
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Increased importance of depts. at the expense of the NSC staffers under Pres. Reagan, Pres.
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Geo. HW Bush NSD-1 1989 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Est'd the Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and the Policy Coordinating Committees
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- an enduring 3-tiered structure, Pres. Geo. W Bush: Homeland Sec. Council,
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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Est'd position of Director of Nat'l Intelligence
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What is the interagency process and how is it related to the NSC system? - correct
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answers✔✔Various Interagency Committees, A large staff to prepare analysis and coordinate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
policymaking and implementation, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
NSC at the CENTER of the wider interagency process
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What are the various committees in the NSC system? - correct answers✔✔Principals,
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Deputies, and Interagency ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ANSWERS
What are the four categories of tools available to U.S. leaders crafting foreign policy? -
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correct answers✔✔Diplomatic, Economic, Military, and Unconventional
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Ex. of Diplomatic - correct answers✔✔consultations and negotiations, treaties, defense and
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security agreements, resolutions in global and regional bodies such as the United Nations
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(UN), and public diplomacy to promote U.S. views and culture
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Ex. of Economic - correct answers✔✔trade and investment agreements, tariffs, sanctions,
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embargoes and boycotts, bilateral and multilateral development assistance, loans for the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
purchase of U.S. exports, and sales of arms, equipment, and technology ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Ex. of Military - correct answers✔✔missile strikes by manned or unmanned vehicles, nuclear
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deterrence, ground force deployments, ship and submarine patrols, blockades, unilateral or ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
partnered military exercises, foreign military training, and special operations forces
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Ex. of Unconventional - correct answers✔✔training and assisting foreign intelligence services,
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supporting armed nonstate actors, private security contracting, and cyberwarfare
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What prompted the creation of the National Security Council (NSC)? - correct
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answers✔✔Created in 1947 by the National Security Act ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
In light of post-WW2 expansion of American interests and responsibilities, New role on the
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world stage as a superpower, Responsibility as leader of the "free world" on the bilateral
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world stage opposite the Communist Soviets/Chinese, As part of the larger reorganization of
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American intelligence, foreign policy, and military ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, What were the NSCs main objectives? - correct answers✔✔Principle objective is to help the
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President forge policies that advance US interests and security objectives. A comprehensive ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
forum for cooperation to develop policies, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Meant to provide/create a process that allowed the President to receive a full spectrum of
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advice and opinion from various departments. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
How has the NSC's structure evolved over the course of different presidential
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administrations? - correct answers✔✔The NSC process varies according to the preferences of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the President. It has also varied according to the domestic and international challenges of
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the day. NSC Under Different Presidents Varies, Who attends NSC meetings, How often/how
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long the NSC meets, Amt. and Format of Info Shared w President, Tolerance of Disagreement
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/ Demand for Consensus by each President
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What are some notable reforms? - correct answers✔✔NSA position (Pres. Eisenhower 1953),
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Increased importance of depts. at the expense of the NSC staffers under Pres. Reagan, Pres.
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Geo. HW Bush NSD-1 1989 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Est'd the Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and the Policy Coordinating Committees
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- an enduring 3-tiered structure, Pres. Geo. W Bush: Homeland Sec. Council,
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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Est'd position of Director of Nat'l Intelligence
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What is the interagency process and how is it related to the NSC system? - correct
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answers✔✔Various Interagency Committees, A large staff to prepare analysis and coordinate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
policymaking and implementation, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
NSC at the CENTER of the wider interagency process
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What are the various committees in the NSC system? - correct answers✔✔Principals,
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Deputies, and Interagency ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
