Comparative Government and Foreign Policy
Session 9: Sample Assessment Items

Asterisk (*) indicates correct answer.

1.     Which of the following does the President do when making foreign policy?
A.     Declares war
B.     Applies economic pressure*
C.     Ratifies treaties
D.     Confirms ambassadors

2.     World production is greater when
A.     countries pass tariffs to limit imports.
B.     nations specialize in products they can produce most efficiently.*
C.     countries form cooperatives to prevent competition.
D.     nations slow production of certain products in order to create a higher demand.

3.     The principle that countries should primarily produce goods they can generate at a relatively low cost and purchase goods they cannot is known as
A.     supply and demand policy.
B.     trade interdependence.
C.     comparative advantage.*
D.     national fiscal policy.

4.     A government where powers are shared between the levels of government is known as
A.     Federal system.*
B.     Unitary system.
C.     Parliamentary system.
D.     Oligarchical system.

5.     A government that places unlimited power in one person or a small group is
A.     a democracy.
B.     authoritarian.*
C.     a republic.
D.     unitarian.