Foreign Service Officer Test (Job
Knowledge) Exam 2025 Questions
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The architect Maya Lin is known for designing the - ✔✔Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Washington DC
The Freedom of Information Act, enacted by Congress in 1966, was expanded in
1996 to encompass - ✔✔electronic records
The Council of Economic Advisers advises which of the following on monetary and
fiscal policy? - ✔✔The President of the United States
After a 3 percent raise and a $3,000 bonus, a worker's salary increased to $50,000.
What was the worker's salary before the raise and bonus? - ✔✔$45,631
All of the following are examples of United States products that would typically fail
to be produced to optimal output without government intervention EXCEPT -
✔✔new automobiles
The US constitution forbids national and state governments from enacting which of
the following criminal statues because it is retroactive and would work to the
disadvantage of an individual - ✔✔Ex post facto laws
What are ex post facto laws? - ✔✔A law that makes illegal an act that was legal
when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been
committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.
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, In federal government budgeting, "mandatory" spending differs from "discretionary"
spending in which way? - ✔✔Mandatory spending is not subject to the annual
appropriations process
To justify military action without congressional approval, Presidents Harry S.
Truman, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton relied on a resolution from which of the
following organizations? - ✔✔United Nations Security Council
The cabinet-level agency with primary responsibilities for managing the federal
resources of the US, including national parks and American Indian lands, is the
department of - ✔✔The Interior
The purpose of the South African policy of apartheid was best described as the -
✔✔protection of the economic, political, and social status of Afrikaners
The National Labor Relations Act established - ✔✔Collective bargaining and the
right to organize as national policy
In the early 20th century, reformers committed to using journalism to expose
corporate and urban corruption were commonly known as - ✔✔muckrakers
The test scores for seven students are 90, 90, 70, 40, 80, 90 and 100. What is the
median score for this group? - ✔✔90
Which of the following Web-based international news sources is published by the
Council on Foreign Relations? - ✔✔foreignaffairs.org
Unless told otherwise, a professional journalist will most likely consider anything
said by a source to be - ✔✔on the record
Congress can override a Presidential veto of a congressional bill by - ✔✔passing the
bill again by a two-thirds majority in both houses
In the United States, there are primarily two levels of law: 1.) The U.S. Constitution
and 2.) - ✔✔laws enacted by elected legislators
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Knowledge) Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
The architect Maya Lin is known for designing the - ✔✔Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Washington DC
The Freedom of Information Act, enacted by Congress in 1966, was expanded in
1996 to encompass - ✔✔electronic records
The Council of Economic Advisers advises which of the following on monetary and
fiscal policy? - ✔✔The President of the United States
After a 3 percent raise and a $3,000 bonus, a worker's salary increased to $50,000.
What was the worker's salary before the raise and bonus? - ✔✔$45,631
All of the following are examples of United States products that would typically fail
to be produced to optimal output without government intervention EXCEPT -
✔✔new automobiles
The US constitution forbids national and state governments from enacting which of
the following criminal statues because it is retroactive and would work to the
disadvantage of an individual - ✔✔Ex post facto laws
What are ex post facto laws? - ✔✔A law that makes illegal an act that was legal
when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been
committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.
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, In federal government budgeting, "mandatory" spending differs from "discretionary"
spending in which way? - ✔✔Mandatory spending is not subject to the annual
appropriations process
To justify military action without congressional approval, Presidents Harry S.
Truman, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton relied on a resolution from which of the
following organizations? - ✔✔United Nations Security Council
The cabinet-level agency with primary responsibilities for managing the federal
resources of the US, including national parks and American Indian lands, is the
department of - ✔✔The Interior
The purpose of the South African policy of apartheid was best described as the -
✔✔protection of the economic, political, and social status of Afrikaners
The National Labor Relations Act established - ✔✔Collective bargaining and the
right to organize as national policy
In the early 20th century, reformers committed to using journalism to expose
corporate and urban corruption were commonly known as - ✔✔muckrakers
The test scores for seven students are 90, 90, 70, 40, 80, 90 and 100. What is the
median score for this group? - ✔✔90
Which of the following Web-based international news sources is published by the
Council on Foreign Relations? - ✔✔foreignaffairs.org
Unless told otherwise, a professional journalist will most likely consider anything
said by a source to be - ✔✔on the record
Congress can override a Presidential veto of a congressional bill by - ✔✔passing the
bill again by a two-thirds majority in both houses
In the United States, there are primarily two levels of law: 1.) The U.S. Constitution
and 2.) - ✔✔laws enacted by elected legislators
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