Foreign Service Officer Test (Job Knowledge) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

The architect Maya Lin is known for designing the Correct Answer: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC The Freedom of Information Act, enacted by Congress in 1966, was expanded in 1996 to encompass Correct Answer: electronic records The Council of Economic Advisers advises which of the following on monetary and fiscal policy? Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: $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 Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: Ex post facto laws What are ex post facto laws? Correct Answer: 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. In federal government budgeting, "mandatory" spending differs from "discretionary" spending in which way? Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: The Interior The purpose of the South African policy of apartheid was best described as the Correct Answer: protection of the economic, political, and social status of Afrikaners The National Labor Relations Act established Correct Answer: Collective bargaining and the right to organize as national policy