Question 1

In the groupthink process, no policymaker or organization is preponderant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Organizational behavior tends to be incremental.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The organizational process model describes the ______ stage of policymaking most powerfully.

Accepted Answer

A)   agenda setting
B)   formulation
C)   evaluation
D)   implementationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 4

In the ______ model, the decision-maker moves through a clear process.

Accepted Answer

A)   rational actor
B)   groupthink
C)   organizational process
D)   governmental politicsE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The implementation of policy ends the policymaking process for any one issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Bureaucratic politics may reflect the bargaining, coalition building, and compromise described by which of the following models?

Accepted Answer

A)   interbranch
B)   rational actor
C)   governmental politics
D)   groupthinkE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following models is considered to be the most decentralized?

Accepted Answer

A)   organizational process
B)   interbranch politics
C)   groupthink
D)   governmental politicsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The central premise of the ______ model stems from its emphasis on the members of Congress, their multiple avenues of influences, and the political factors that prompt their engagement or compliance.

Accepted Answer

A)   interbranch politics
B)   governmental politics
C)   rational actor
D)   groupthinkE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

______ involves legislative-executive or interagency contention.

Accepted Answer

A)   Constructive compromise
B)   Cooperation
C)   Institutional competition
D)   Confrontation and stalemateE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The ______ model provides the illusion of unanimity.

Accepted Answer

A)   rational actor
B)   organizational process
C)   groupthink
D)   governmental politicsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

______ portrays a centralized policymaking process under presidential control.

Accepted Answer

A)   Groupthink
B)   Organizational process
C)   Interbranch politics
D)   Governmental politicsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following was identified as a symptom of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)   deliberating the relevant goals
B)   searching for information
C)   tendency to pressure members toward uniformity
D)   selecting the policy option that maximizes goalsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following models is most helpful in understanding policy formulation for agenda issues that are not important enough to gain presidential attention?

Accepted Answer

A)   rational actor
B)   interbranch politics
C)   organizational process
D)   groupthinkE) A) and B)
F) A) and D) C

Question 14

The ______ model depicts a decentralized government in which the key actors are bureaucratic organizations rather than the president or a group of policymakers.

Accepted Answer

A)   groupthink
B)   rational model
C)   interbranch politics
D)   organizational processE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Most presidential decisions that require implementation are dependent on the bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following stages of the policymaking process is usually dominated by the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   agenda setting
B)   implementation
C)   formulation
D)   evaluationE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Why is the distinction between agenda setting, policy formulation, and policy implementation not as clear-cut as described?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following types of politics prevails when the president and his closet advisors remain relatively uninvolved or are unable to dominate the policymaking process.

Accepted Answer

A)   governmental
B)   interbranch
C)   bureaucratic
D)   presidentialE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following models of congressional foreign policy behavior refers to a Congress whose combination of less activity but greater assertiveness suggest a Congress that selects its battles carefully but is willing to challenge the president when it is interested?

Accepted Answer

A)   competitive
B)   disengaged
C)   strategic
D)   supportiveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 20

Many scholars have concluded that President Kennedy's decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis are an example of which of the following models?

Accepted Answer

A)   governmental politics
B)   organizational process
C)   rational actor
D)   groupthinkE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 10: Explaining the Politics and Processes of Foreign Policymaking

In the groupthink process, no policymaker or organization is preponderant.

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Organizational behavior tends to be incremental.

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The organizational process model describes the ______ stage of policymaking most powerfully.

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In the ______ model, the decision-maker moves through a clear process.

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The implementation of policy ends the policymaking process for any one issue.

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Bureaucratic politics may reflect the bargaining, coalition building, and compromise described by which of the following models?

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Which of the following models is considered to be the most decentralized?

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The central premise of the ______ model stems from its emphasis on the members of Congress, their multiple avenues of influences, and the political factors that prompt their engagement or compliance.

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______ involves legislative-executive or interagency contention.

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The ______ model provides the illusion of unanimity.

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______ portrays a centralized policymaking process under presidential control.

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Which of the following was identified as a symptom of groupthink?

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Which of the following models is most helpful in understanding policy formulation for agenda issues that are not important enough to gain presidential attention?

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The ______ model depicts a decentralized government in which the key actors are bureaucratic organizations rather than the president or a group of policymakers.

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Most presidential decisions that require implementation are dependent on the bureaucracy.

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Which of the following stages of the policymaking process is usually dominated by the bureaucracy?

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Why is the distinction between agenda setting, policy formulation, and policy implementation not as clear-cut as described?

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Which of the following types of politics prevails when the president and his closet advisors remain relatively uninvolved or are unable to dominate the policymaking process.

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Which of the following models of congressional foreign policy behavior refers to a Congress whose combination of less activity but greater assertiveness suggest a Congress that selects its battles carefully but is willing to challenge the president when it is interested?

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Many scholars have concluded that President Kennedy's decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis are an example of which of the following models?

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